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Vocabulary
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
100

What is a "bill?"

an idea for a law

100

What is another name for the Legislative Branch?

Congress

100

What are the requirements to be president?

Must be at least 35, born in the US, and have lived in US for 14 years

100
What is the name of the most important court in the country?
the Supreme Court
100

Who can veto a bill if he or she does not agree with it?

The President

200

What is an amendment?

A change to the Constitution

200
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
200
How many years can someone be President?
eight years (two terms of four years each)
200
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
nine
200

What do checks and balances do in our government?

They create a separation of powers for the three branches.

300

Which branch has the most amount of people working under it?

Executive

300
How many people are in the Senate?
100
300

Who makes up the president's cabinet? 

Secretaries from the departments


300
For how long can a person be a Supreme Court justice?
for life or until he or she retires
300
Which branch of government decides if a law that was passed is fair?
Judicial Branch
400

What is a presidential pardon?

someone convicted of a crime is forgiven

400
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
435
400

Name a department in the Executive Branch.

Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health and Human Services; Homeland Security; Housing and Urban Development; Justice; Labor; State; Interior; Treasury; Transportation; Veterans Affairs

400
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
to make sure that laws are fair
400
Who decides who the justices on the Supreme Court are?
the President selects them and the Senate approves them
500

What is an executive order?

an order by the president that can act as a law

500

Name two checks that the Legislative Branch has on the Executive Branch.

Can reject treaties; has the power of impeachment; can reject Supreme Court nominations; controls the budget; they make the laws.

500

How many votes are needed in both houses to override a veto?

2/3

500

What is a check that the Judicial Branch has on the other two branches.

Can declare laws and actions as unconstitutional

500
What does the term "checks and balances" mean?
to make sure that all the laws and powers are fair so that one person or group cannot have all the power