The Legislative Branch
What is to write laws?
The job of the judicial branch
What is to interpret laws?
The job of the executive branch
What is to enforce laws?
The determining factor for the number of Senators and House members?
What is 2 for each, and population, respectively?
The five first amendment rights.
The power the Senate has over presidential appointments
What is confirmation of justices and cabinet members?
The Supreme Court's ability to declare laws unconstitutional
Process of becoming a cabinet member
What is appointment by the President and confirmation by the Senate?
The broad difference between liberals and conservatives
The 4th-8th amendment deal with
What are the rights of the accused?
Amendment Procedure
What is proposal passes 2/3 Houses of Congress, then ratified by 3/4 State Legislatures?
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the US district courts?
The groups that help the President enforce laws
What are the cabinet and federal agencies?
In terms of having conservative and liberal viewpoints, political moderates are
What is more likely to be in the middle/ have viewpoints of both/ compromise with the other party?
The tenth amendment outlines
What is federalism?
The small groups that study a bill before it goes to the full session of Congress
What are Congressional Committees?
The type of cases that the Supreme Court is likely to hear
What are cases that deal with Constitutional law (i.e. rights violations that impact everyone)?
A reason executive orders are controversial
What is they can bypass Congress or strengthen executive power?
The likely punishment for civil law violation
What is a fine (or community service)?
If you are arrested and detained for an extremely long time with no trial, this would be a
What is a 6th amendment violation?
The most important person in Congress
Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
The process of selecting justices and how long they serve
What is appointment by the President, confirmation by the Senate and for life under good behavior?
The process of overturning a veto
What is 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress?
What is a pocket veto?
The process of removing a sitting US President
What is impeachment?