Checks and Balances
How many checks and balances are there?
There are nine checks and balances.
What are the three types of government powers?
Executive, Legislative, and Judical
To run for president or vice president where do you have to live?
To be a president or vice president, you have to live in the United States.
Who has the power to tax?
Congress
What is the preamble?
The preamble outlines the purpose of the constitution and defines the powers of the government.
Who checks who when it comes to declaring presidents act unconstitutional?
The Judicial checks the Executive.
What does Executive power do?
Executive power is used to enforce laws.
How old do you need to be to be in the House of Representatives?
You have to be at least 25 years old.
Congress can declare ___
Congress can declare war.
Who are Maines two US representatives?
Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden.
In what ways does the Legislative branch check the Judicial branch?
They can impeach and remove judges, and they can confirm judges.
Which power makes the laws before passing them?
Legislative Power.
How many years does a person in the senate have to be in order to be in the senate?
You have to be a citizen for 9+ years.
What does Congress have the ability to borrow?
Congress has the ability to borrow money on account of the USA.
When someone is getting impeached, what does that mean?
Impeachment is the process where there are charges against a government official. Impeachment does not in itself remove the official definitively from office.
The way that the Executive branch checks the Judicial branch.
They nominate judges.
What is the meaning of having these powers?
They are the jobs that are dedicated to a certain branch to make sure everything is intact.
To run for president or vice president, how many years do you have to be living in the U.S and how old do you have to be?
You have to be living in the United States for at least 14+ years and be 35+
Congress can print and coin _____ and to protect its value
Congress can print and coin money and to protect its value
What are the first seventeen words of the preamble?
We the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice.
The Legislative Branch checks the Executive branch in three ways.
They can impeach and remove the president, confirm the president's budgets, and overturns vetos.
When it comes to interpreting laws, which part of government does this and what does it mean?
The Judicial branch interprets the laws, which means to explain, change or reframe the laws.
When being in the Senate, how do you chose which state you would want to represent?
You have to live in the state that you represent and can't move to another state while being in the Senate.
Congress can organize ______ courts below the ______ Court
Congress can organize federal courts below the Supreme court.
How do you determine the number of electoral votes?
There are 100 senators, 435 representatives and 3 Washington DC electors, which is equal to 538.