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The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Judicial Branch
The US Constitution
Checks and Balances
100
Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch
Who is Congress
100
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
Who is the President of the United States
100
Who is in charge and what is their main power?
Who is Supreme Court and Interprets the laws
100
Why do we have three branches of government?
What is so no branch becomes too powerful
100
How does Executive check Legislative?
What is veto a bill by Congress
200
What two groups does Congress consist of?
Who is House Representatives and the Senate
200
What is the power of the Executive Branch?
What is Enforce, Execute or carry out the laws
200
Congress has two houses known as
What is bicameral
200
How does Judicial check Executive?
What is Can declare Presidential Acts Unconstitutional?
300
A bill must pass who in order to become a law?
What is both houses
300
What does it mean when the president refuses to sign a bill?
What is veto
300
The Supreme Court is known as
What is the "highest Court in the land"
300
Who declares laws unconstitutional?
Who is Judicial
300
How does Legislative check Executive?
What is override a veto
400
Specific powers of Congress listed in the Constitution such as coin money and declare war.
What is "Enumerated Powers"
400
What is the President's job title of the military
Who is Commander in Chief
400
How many Supreme Court Justice's are there and how long are they in office?
What is 9 and for life
400
When the President nominates and individual to serve as Supreme Court Justice and the Senate must confirm the appointment?
What is checks and balances
400
How does Congress check Judicial?
What is impeach federal judges, override decisions of the Supreme Court, approve judges appointed to the Supreme Court.
500
Congress has whatever other powers it needs to carry out it's enumerated powers.
What is "Necessary and Proper Clause"
500
Name three things the President has the power to do
What is sign bills into law, negotiate treaties, make executive appointments, grant pardons, state of the union address, veto bills
500
What power did the Constitution give to Congress
What is create lower federal courts
500
"To make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Power, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States." is found in what Article and Section?
What is Article 1, Section 8
500
What is the State of the Union Address and why is it delivered to Congress?
What is required by law, given by president to Congress and live tv., covers domestic and foreign affairs and upcoming agenda. Given to Congress because Executive and Legislative branches work together on making the laws.