Legislative Branch
What is the Legislative Branch responsible for again?
Creating the laws
What is the Judicial Branch responsible for again?
Interpreting the law
What is the Executive Branch responsible for again?
Enforcing the law
What shape do we symbolize the three branches of government with?
A circle
What is the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776
What is the last step before a bill becomes a law?
President's signature
How many justices are in the Supreme Court? How many chief justices?
8 justice, 1 Chief Justice.
Who is the figurehead of the government again?
The President
Why do we have a separation of powers?
To prevent one branch from becoming too powerful
Who was the richest person to ever live?
Mansa Musa
What are the two different parts of the legislative branch?
Why do we have an odd number of Supreme Court justices?
To avoid a tie
What is the vocabulary term that means specific organizations enforcing specific laws?
bureaucracy.
What is the LARGEST branch of the government? (who employs the most people?)
Executive Branch
What is, objectively, the greatest song of all time?
IM JUST A BILL, YES IM ONLY A BILL, AND IM SITTING HERE ON CAPITOL HILL
How many representatives does Arizona have again?
9
What are the 1st and 8th amendments again?
8th= no cruel or unusual punishments or excessive bail
What are ALL FOUR presidential powers?
Chief Diplomat
Veto
Appointee power
Executive Orders
What is the most powerful branch of the government?
Legislative branch
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Indian, Southern oceans
Please answer all these questions about the house and senate.
How old do you have to be to serve?
How long are your terms?
How many members in each part?
What does each part represent?
Senate = 30, 6 years, 100, the states
When reading about Native and African Americans and women in the Supreme Court Briefs, how has the Supreme Court changed its interpretations of the law?
Started off cruel against these groups of Americans, but over time granted equal rights to them.
Who was the president who cheated in a election?
Richard Nixon
Explain how someone becomes president.
Citizens vote to tell their representatives WHO TO VOTE FOR in the electoral college.
How many electoral votes does AZ have?
11