the head of the executive branch and the leader of our country/ currently Obama
4 years/can 2 terms
Who is the president? and how long do they serve?
100
435 members
What is the number of representative in the House?
100
term of a Supreme Court Justice
What is life unless they resign, retire, or are impeached by the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate
100
the branch of government that makes laws
What is the legislative branch?
200
the government of our country
What is a federal government?
200
the requirements to become president
What is *At least 35 years old, *A natural-born citizen of the United States, *must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
200
seats in the Senate
What is 100?
200
Powers
What is *to declare a law made by Congress unconstitutional, *to declare an action of the President unconstitutional, *to declare a state law unconstitutional if it conflicts with the laws made by Congress or with the Constitution
200
the branch of government the enforces the laws
What is executive branch?
300
the highest court in our country
What is the Supreme Court?
300
the vice president, secretary of the treasury, secretary of defense, US Postal Service, CIA, and other officials of independent agencies that help carry out policy or provide special services
What is other members of the executive branch?
300
3 Powers
What is *make laws, *to declare war, *to tax the people
300
Limits
What is *congress has the power to impeach, try and remove Supreme Court Justices and federal judges from office, * courts do not have the power to enforce their decisions (President does)
300
the branch of government that decides what the laws mean
What is the judicial branch?
400
the written document that created the system of government for our country
What is the Constitution?
400
3 Powers of the President
What is *to conduct war, *to act as Commander in Chief of the armed forces, *to sign or veto a bill from Congress
400
2 years
What is the term of the House of Representatives?
400
The Supreme Court is made up of 9 Justices
Who does the judicial branch consist of?
400
a group of people who help and give advice to the president
What is the Cabinet?
500
a system of people use to exercise authority, distribute power, and regulate conduct of people
What is government?
500
Limits of Power
What is *cannot declare war, *cannot control $ needed to support armed forces, can be impeached by the House of Representatives for wrong-doing
500
3 Limits of Power
What is *cannot make unfair laws such as those that would limit a person's right to freedom of speech or religion, the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional, the President can veto a law
500
to become a judge
What is being appointed by the President and approved by the Senate?
500
power is separated, or divided, among three branches of government