LEGISLATIVE
How many chambers are in Congress?
What is two?
Who is most associated with being the leader of the Executive Branch?
Who is the President?
What courts are in the Judicial Branch?
What are the Supreme Court and Federal Courts?
What is the opening statement in the US Constitution?
What is We the People of the United States?
Definition: Someone who saw, heard, or knows something important about the case & tells the court what they know
Who is a witness?
What is the job of the legislative branch?
What is making and passing laws?
Who are the three other parts of the Executive Branch?
Who is the Vice President, the Cabinet, and Executive Agencies (FBI, EPA, etc)?
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
What are 9 justices?
What is a preamble?
What is an introductory statement that explains the purpose and underlying philosophy of a document?
Definition: A group of everyday people who listen to the case & decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty
What is a jury?
What is 100 members?
What is the President's role or another title for him in the Executive Branch?
Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?
What does the Supreme Court set through their rulings?
What is precedents?
What is the gift of freedom referred to in the Constitution as?
What are the Blessings of Liberty?
Definition: The person in charge of the courtroom who makes sure the trial is fair & follows the law
Who is a judge?
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435 members?
What is the Executive Branch's main duty (in terms of laws)?
What is enforces laws?
How does the Judicial Branch check the Legislative and Executive Branches?
What is declares something unconstitutional?
What does our Posterity mean in the Constitution?
What are future generations?
Definition: the set of courts and laws we use to decide what's fair, solve problems, & deal with people who break the law
What is the justice system?
How does the legislative branch check the Executive branch?
What is can override vetoes?
How does the Executive Branch check the Judicial Branch?
What is appoints judges?
What does the Judicial Branch do in terms of laws? (Hint: 2 different answers)
What is interprets the law and decides if laws are unconstitutional?
What is the purpose of a preamble?
What is sets the stage for the main text by outlining the basic principles and desires of the document's creators?
Definition: The first court where the case is heard & decisions are made about what really happened
What is a trial court?