What is the basic responsibility of the Legislative branch?
Makes the laws
What is the basic responsibility of the Executive branch?
What is the basic responsibility of the Judicial Branch?
Interprets the laws
Chief of State
The US Constitution establishes a relationship and division of power between the states and the National Government. What system is this?
Federalism
Does the Legislative Branch appoint or approve?
APPROVE
Supreme Court
Head of the Executive branch--
Chief Executive
Powers given to the National Government are expressed and implied in what document?
US Constitution
Who is head of the Legislative branch?
Congress
APPOINT
What are the people called who serve on the Supreme Court, how many are there, and how long do they serve?
Supreme Court Justices, 9, and lifetime appointment
Representative of all the people--
Chief Citizen
What is separation of powers?
Each branch has their own separate powers and responsibilities so not one branch becomes too powerful
What are the two houses of Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
Cabinet
What is Judicial Review?
The Judicial Branch reviews the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch to make sure they are not violating the Constitution
Proposer of the Legislative agenda--
Chief Legislative
What is checks and balances?
All three branches check each other to ensure not one branch becomes too powerful
How many members are there in the House of Representatives and Senate? What determines how many members each state has?
House of Rep- 435 - Population
Senate- 100 - 2 per state
What does CAR stand for?
Cabinet, Agencies, and Regulatory groups
Marbury v. Madison
Chief Diplomat
What are the 7 steps to the lawmaking process?
Ice- Introduce Cream- Committees
Double- Debate Vanilla- Vote
Sprinkles- Send Raspberries- Repeat
Please- President signs