Vocab 1
Large rooms?
chambers
The combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation?
Armed Forces
A count of the people?
census
What are the 3 branches of our government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What are the 2 houses in the Legislative Branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
Head of the minority party?
minority leader
Head of the majority party?
majority leader
Temporary president?
president pro-tempore
Who has the authority to make all laws?
Congress
Each state has how many Senators?
2
The branch that makes laws and consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Legislative Branch
The branch that carries out and enforces the laws and consists of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet?
Executive Branch
The branch that interprets, or explains the laws and is headed by the Supreme Court?
Judicial Branch
Which state has the most representatives? (Indiana or Rhode Island)
Indiana
Which branch of government enforces and carries out the laws?
Executive
Powers not listed but assumed to exist?
implied powers
Powers clearly defined by the Constitution?
enumerated powers
A system that keeps any one of the three branches from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
The Judicial Branch is headed by the?
Supreme Court
The majority leader is the head of what party?
majority party
Branch of the federal government that is divided into 2 parts - the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Congress
Speaker selected by the members of the House and is usually a member of the majority party?
Speaker of the House
The representatives based on the number of people in the state; referred to as "the House?"
House of Representatives
The two houses (Congress) meet in different ________on opposite sides of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
chambers
Enumerated powers are powers defined by the Constitution? (true or false)
True