Legislative
What do they approve annually?
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The annual budget
What groups of people does the judicial branch consist of?
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It consists of the Federal court including the supreme court
What is the president doing when he says no to a bill even if congress said yes?
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He is Vetoing
Who can stop the president from making a bad decision?
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Congress or the courts can stop the president.
How many voices were in the readers theater?
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Six
What do they confirm for the executive branch?
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They confirm presidential appointments.
What power do the supreme court exercise?
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Judicial review.
Who can do they appoint?
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Cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges.
What can the courts do if congress makes an unfair law?
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The courts can cancel unfair laws.
Why did we have the three separations of powers?
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So that we weren't as powerful and controlling as King George
What does the legislative branch consists of (people wise)
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Congress
What cases do they try?
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They try cases involving federal laws.
What do they administer?
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The federal bureaucracy.
"Each of the three branches of the national government ________ the exercise of power by the other ____ branches"
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(Fill in the blank)
1st blank "limits"
2nd blank "two"
Is it easy being a bill?
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True or false
False! It's not easy being a bill!
What is something serious only they can declare?
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War
What do they check when judges/ justice declare acts of congress to be unconstitutional?
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The court checks the congress.
"_____ the _______ budget for congressional action."
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blank 1-Prepares
blank 2- annual
Why do the branches have limits on their power.
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So that they have equal separations unlike the U.K.
What is the first thing that a Senator or Representative must do?
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The first thing that a Senator or Representative must do is write down the idea for a law, and that is called a bill.
There are 100 senate members how many in each state?
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2 per state
What questions do they interpret?
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They interpret questions involving the constitution of the united states.
What do they execute?
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The laws of the land.
What is the system of checks and balances?
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The ability of each branch to respond to the actions of the other branches.
What is the law given.
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They are given a number such as HR 123 or S 123