What is the Federal System?
division of power between the state and federal government
How many people does each state send to the house and senate?
House: size/population
Senate: 2
What is the superpower of the legislative branch?
impeachment
How long is Sean Patrick Maloney's term?
2 years
Which safeguard focuses on the first 10 amendments
Bill of Rights
What is the name of our current governor?
Kathy Hochul
How long is a term of office for a supreme court justice, a representative and a senator?
Supreme Court:life
Rep: 2 years
Senate: 6 yrs
Who convicts someone who has been impeached?
The Senate
What is the system called that elects the president?
Electoral College
What is an amendment?
Change or addition to the Constitution
Who is Mr. Ley's favorite musical artist?
Taylor Swift
T or F
The Executive Branch makes and vetoes laws.
FALSE: Legislative makes
This term describes when the Judicial Branch finds an action/law unconstitutional
Judicial Review
How many electoral points are there total?
538.
What is the second amendment?
The right to bear arms
All government powers NOT given to the federal government are taken care of by WHOM?
The 50 State Governments
True or False: There are 14 departments each headed by secretaries that make up the President's cabinet?
False! 15!
Name three reasons someone could be impeached
-treason
-high crimes/misdemeanors
-bribery
Which elected official can NOT run as many times as they would like?
President
Explain the 5th Amendment.
"plead the 5th", so self incrimination.
A federal system of government helps prevent the federal government from violating our rights by ____
the powers the federal government has, and reserving all other powers for the _______.
separating, states
Who is responsible for appointing someone to be a justice in the federal courts & who approves them?
President/Senate
If Civil rights leader Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, is hugged before House Democrats passed the Voting Rights Advancement Act to eliminate state and local voter suppression laws at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 2019. This is an example of which safeguard?
Bill of Rights
How many representatives does the state of Texas have?
36
38 points - 2 senators = 36
Which amendment states that even though the Bill of Rights cannot violate our rights, not every right of the people is listed in the Constitution?
9