Name one check the judicial branch has over the legislative branch.
Can declare laws unconstitutional
100
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
9
100
When a bill is introduced into the Senate, what letter, in front of the bill number, represents that?
S.
100
How many executive departments make up the Cabinet?
15
100
He got stuck in the White House bath tub.
William Howard Taft
200
Name one check the judicial branch has over the executive branch
Can declare executive acts unconstitutional
200
Only trial court at the Federal level?
District Court
200
What is it called when all the members of a political party meet on the first day of Congress to elect leaders?
hint: it was the slide with the dog in a hat picture
Party caucus
200
This department's budget is around 480 billion dollars a year.
Department of Defense
200
Had an affair with a slave named Sally Hemmings
Thomas Jefferson
300
Name one check the legislative branch has over the judicial branch.
Congress approves and can impeach judges and justices
300
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Roberts
300
Who was the first President to form a cabinet?
George Washington
300
The department know as the Department of Everything Else.
Department of the Interior
300
Had a pet badger named Josiah.
Theodore Roosevelt
400
Name one check the executive branch has over the legislative branch.
Veto power
400
The term for the jurisdiction of when a court case is first heard.
Original jurisdiction
400
During what months does the Supreme Court meet?
October-July
400
This department aims to end hunger in the United States and provides the free lunch program.
Department of Agriculture
400
The chant, "Ma, Ma, Where's my Pa? He's gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!' Was written about his illegitimate child.
Grover Cleveland
500
Name one power the legislative branch has over the executive branch.
Can over turn a veto and can bring impeachment charges
500
Name the two ends of the judicial philosophy scale.
hint:this was our JDI question last week...
Judicial restraint and judicial activism
500
What is Mrs. McClintock's favorite branch of government?
The Judicial Branch
500
The Coast Guard and the Secret Service were moved under this department in 2003.
Department of Homeland Security
500
His wife was his second cousin, she also had an affair for 30+ years with a female reporter.