Federal Executive Branch
This person is the head of the Executive Branch and is responsible for carrying out our nation’s laws.
A- What is President?
B- What is Justice of the Supreme Court?
What is President?
This part of the government makes laws for the country.
A-What is Congress?
B-What is the Supreme Court?
What is Congress?
This is the main job of federal courts, deciding if laws follow the Constitution and settling disagreements abbout them.
A-What is interpreting the law?
B-What is making laws?
What is interpreting the law?
This president had a pet alligator at the White House.
A-Who is Andrew Jackson?
B-Who is George Washington?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
She was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress.
A-Who is Jeannette Rankin?
B-Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Who is Jeannette Rankin?
This person is first in line to take over if the President can no longer do their job.
A-What is Secratary of State?
B-What is Vice President?
What is Vice President?
Congress is made up of two parts: the Senate and this group.
A-What is Cabinet?
B-What is the House of Representatives?
What is the House of Represenatives?
The highest courst in the United States is called this.
A-What is the District Court?
B-What is the Supreme Court?
What is the Supreme Court?
This president was so tall (6'4") that he was the tallest to ever serve.
A-Who is James Madison?
B-Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
She was the first woman to run for the Presidet of the United States.
A-Who is Hillary Clinton?
B-Who is Victoria Woodhull?
Who is Victoria Woodhull?
This is the name for the group of advisors who lead 15 different departments (like Education or Defense) and help the President make decisions.
A-What is the Cabinet?
B-What is Burgesses?
What is the Cabinet?
Each state has this number of senators in Congress?
A-What is 2?
B-What is 5?
What is 2?
Judges on the Supreme Court are called this.
A-What are Justices?
B-What are Senators?
What are Justices?
This president got stuck in a bathtub because he was so big.
A-Who is William Howard Taft?
B-Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Who is William Howard Taft?
She became the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
A-Who is Nancy Pelosi?
B-Who is Kamala Harris?
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
The President can use this power to reject a bill sent by Congress, but they usually have to explain why they are saying “no”.
A-What is a Sign?
B-What is a Veto?
What is a Veto?
This is how long a U.S Senator serves in 1 term.
A-What is 2 years?
B-What is 6 years?
What is 6 years?
This is how long Supreme Court Justices can serve.
A-What is 4 years?
B-What is lifetime appointment?
What is lifetime appoitment?
This president loved jelly beans so much, he kept jars of them in the White House.
A-Who is John F. Kennedy?
B-Who is Ronald Reagan?
Who is Ronald Reagan?
She was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
A-Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
B-Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This is the name for a rule or command the President issues that has the same power as a law, but doesn’t have to go through congress.
A-What is an Executive Order?
B-What is a Ordinance?
What is an Executive Order?
This person is the leader of the House of Represenatives.
A-What is the Speaker of the House?
B-What is the Vice President?
What is the Speaker of the House?
This document is used by courts to decide if laws follow the rules of the country.
A-What is the Constitution?
B-What is the Declaration of Independance?
What is the Constitution?
This president was sent a Raccoon for Thanksgiving dinner and then decided to adopt it!
A-Who is Calvin Coolidge?
B-Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
She was the first woman to be appointed as U.S. Secrerary of State, serving as the nation's top diplomat.
A-Who is Madeline Albright?
B-Who is Condoleezza Rice?
Who is Madeline Albright?