The Three Branches of State Government
This branch settles conflicts over laws.
What is the judicial branch?
Incumbent:
A politician who currently holds a political office, and who intends to run for re-election
Members of this branch of government include Congress and the House of Representatives.
What is the legislative branch?
This level of government governs New York.
What is the State Government?
Chief justice
Head of the Supreme Court, and by that token, of the judicial branch of U.S. government
The executive branch, legislative, and the judicial branch.
What is the three branches of the Federal Government?
This level of government governs Staten Island
What is the local government?
Checks and Balances
Aspects of the Constitution that require each branch of the federal government to gain the consent of the other two in order to act.
This branch of the federal government sees that the laws are carried out.
What is the executive branch?
How many boroughs does NY have?
What is 5 ?
Majority
The largest group that shares an opinion on any one issue, for example, whether to declare war or support a tax.
The head of the executive branch.
Who is the president?
How many supreme court justices?
What is 9?
Who runs the city ?
What is the mayor?
Separation of Powers
Aspects of the Constitution that ascribe different elements of power to different branches of the government, which act independently. This keeps one branch of government from controlling the others.