Legislative Branch
The two houses of Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The role of the executive branch
What is to enforce the laws?
Role of the Judicial Branch
What is to interpret the laws?
When the president overturns a bill passed by Congress
What is a Veto?
The process by which we elect the president
What is the electoral college?
Role of the Legislative Branch
What is to create laws?
The name of the president's advisors
What is the Cabinet?
Total number of Supreme Court justices
Removal of a political official from office
What is impeachment?
Power to control government spending
What is the power of the purse?
The total number of members in Congress
Becomes president if the president can no longer serve
Who is the Vice President?
How supreme court decisions are made
What is majority opinion?
The process by which Supreme Court justices are chosen
What is appointment and approval?
The number of votes needed to win the presidency
What is 270?
Tactic used to delay a bill from being passed
What is the Filibuster?
Orders given by the president
What are executive orders?
Opinions going against the decision made by the supreme court
What is dissenting opinion?
The ability of the three branches to keep one another in line
What are checks and balances?
Becomes president if both the president and VP cannot serve
Who is the speaker of the house?
The steps by which a bill becomes a law
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The roles of the president
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The name of the formal writing to get approved for a Supreme Court case
What is a writ of certiorari?
This supreme court case set up Judicial Review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The 21st president
Who is Chester A. Arthur?