Vocab
Before it becomes a law.
What is a bill?
These two houses make up Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The bill starts out as this before it becomes a bill.
What is an idea?
(It can be suggested by anyone.)
This person has to be at least 35 years old, must be born in the US, has to be a US citizen, and must have lived in the US for at least 14 years.
Who is the President?
1. Handles foreign affairs and maintains relationships with other countries.
2. Responsible for the health, safety, and well-being of Americans.
3. Handles the finances.
What is the State Department? What is the Health and Human Services Department? What is the Treasury Department?
Where a new idea for a bill goes to for revisions
What are the committees?
The bill starts here and then goes to the next house.
What is the House of Representatives?
After the committee approves the bill it is sent to this to get voted on once more.
What is a Full House?
These Articles of the Constitution discuss the President's job and powers.
What are Articles 1 and 2?
1. Provides funding for schools and helps students.
2. US Military; its mission is to protect the US.
3. Enforces federal laws, prevents crime and punishes people convicted of crimes.
What is the Education Department? What is the Defense Department? What is the Justice Department?
What are filibusters?
The number of seats in the House of Reps. and the Senate.
Where are there 435 and 100 seats?
The House then votes and they can do any one of these things.
What can they pass, fail, change, or send back?
(During this entire process, the bill can be changed and revised multiple times.)
This person is the Commander-in-Chief, can appoint judges for the Supreme Court, issue pardons, sign treaties, receive and appoint ambassadors, is the Chief Diplomat, can veto bills, can sign bills, can propose ideas for bills, and make sure the laws are carried out.
Who is the President?
1. Protects the US against terrorism and makes sure the borders are safe.
2. Addresses energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges.
3. Provides patient care and federal benefits to military veterans and their families.
What is the Homeland Security Department? What is the Energy Department? What is the Veterans' Affairs Department?
These are general plans on how the government will deal with a particular problem.
What are policies?
They represent the desires of the people, must be loyal to their constituents, often are rerunning, have 2-year terms, impeach, quicker, are responsive to changes, control many bills, directly voted by people, and must be at least 25 years old to run.
What is the House of Representatives?
After the House agrees then it goes to this place and they vote again.
What is the Senate?
(However, if the Senate makes any changes it goes back to the House for their vote.)
The President cannot declare war.
Is it true that the President cannot declare war?
1. Supports farmers, make sure the food is safe and gives recommendations about good nutrition.
2. Supports strong communities and quality and affordable housing for all.
3. Provides more opportunity, protects rights, and improves conditions for workers.
What is the Agriculture Department? What is the Housing and Urban Development Department? What is the Labor Department?
The Executive Branch includes the President, Vice President, and these people.
Who are the cabinet members?
They have to be older than 30, mostly serious and dignified, have 6-year terms, confirm public appointments, think more of the nation, are mostly immune to public opinion, be deliberative, ratify treaties, hold impeachment trials, and are generally slower on the process.
What is the Senate?
After both houses agree, it is sent to this person and this person can choose what to do afterward.
Who is the President? What is signing or vetoing the bill?
The President's power comes from this.
Who are the people? What is the Constitution?
1. Responsible for the management and conservation of federal land and natural sources.
2. Responsible for federal highways, the railroads, and driver safety.
3. Creates conditions for economic growth and opportunity.
What is the Interior Department? What is the Transportation Department? What is the Commerce Department?