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Checks
Balances
How Many?
Many Hats
Name That Power
100
The judicial branches power to deem acts of the other two branches "unconstitutional"
What is judicial review?
100
The structure of Congress has two houses, which are these.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
100
Senators per state.
What is two?
100
Commands the military.
What is the commander in chief?
100
President: Watergate
What is executive privilege?
200
A president may "x" out segments of a bill. But he may not add...
What is line-item veto?
200
A president has the power to do this up to 3,000 times within the executive branch, and the judicial branch if he is lucky.
What is appoint?
200
The total number of Congressmen.
What is 535?
200
Lights the national Christmas Tree.
What is chief of state?
200
Congress: Clinton and Johnson
What is impeachment?
300
Congress can set aside funds for a specific purpose.
What is appropriation?
300
Although representation may vary by state, each state is alloted at least one of these.
What is a United States Representative?
300
2.7 million
What is the number of employees in the federal bureaucracy?
300
"Obama campaigns for Senator Schumer."
What is Party Leadere/Super politician?
300
President Obama: Sotomayor
What is appointment/ Judicial appointment?
400
Congress can check up on how the executive branch is operating or if it is following laws Congress has passed.
What is oversight?
400
Although Congress has the official power to declare war, the president claims this role. So who has the real power?
What is commander in chief?
400
5 for Congress, over 200 for the President.
What is the declaration of war and President committing troops overseas?
400
State of the Union Speech.
What is Legislative Leader?
400
Supreme Court: Unconstitutional acts
What is judicial review?
500
This resolution sought to limit a president's power to commit troops overseas, in 1973.
What is the War Powers Resolution/Act?
500
Article 1, Section 8. This specific part of the Constitution enumerates Congress' power to do this.
What is declare war?
500
140, including the FAA.
What is the number of independent agencies?
500
President Reagan recognized Israel as a country.
What is Chief Diplomat?
500
President: Offer a group of offenders a general pardon.
What is amnesty?