U.S. Government Organization
What is three?
The head of the executive branch of the U.S. government.
Who is the President?
The minimum age requirement to become President.
What is 35 years old?
The two chambers of Congress.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The chamber of Congress with representation based on state population.
What is the House of Representatives?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
The branch of government that has the power to declare war.
What is Congress?
This branch interprets laws, resolves disputes, and can declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The person next in line after the President.
Who is the Vice President?
The requirement that the President be born in the U.S.
What is a natural-born citizen?
One example of a check the legislative branch has on the executive branch.
What is overriding a presidential veto?
The chamber of Congress with equal representation for all states.
What is the Senate?
The three main levels of the federal court system.
What are district courts, circuit courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court?
The president’s power that can delay or stop legislation passed by Congress.
What is the veto?
This branch makes laws, controls government spending, and has the power to declare war.
What is the Legislative Branch?
One way the executive branch can check the legislative branch.
What is vetoing a bill passed by Congress?
The minimum number of years a presidential candidate must have lived in the U.S.
What is 14 years?
A member of Congress who leads the majority party in each chamber.
Who is the majority leader?
The length of a House member’s term.
What is 2 years?
One way the judicial branch can check Congress.
What is declaring a law unconstitutional?
The number of votes in the Senate needed to override a presidential veto.
What is two-thirds?
This branch is responsible for enforcing laws, commanding the military, and conducting foreign policy.
What is the Executive Branch?
One responsibility of the President in foreign policy.
What is negotiating treaties or executive agreements?
The first step in the presidential election process is when parties select candidates.
What are primaries and caucuses?
One power Congress has to check the executive branch.
What is overriding a presidential veto?
The length of a Senator’s term.
What is 6 years?
The process by which a federal judge or Supreme Court justice is selected.
What is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate?
The President’s role as commander of the armed forces.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
The principle that divides government power among three branches.
What is separation of powers?
One power the President has to check the judicial branch.
What is appointing federal judges?
The event where each party officially nominates their candidate.
What is the national convention?
One power Congress has to check the judicial branch.
What is approving judicial appointments?
The process by which Congress can remove the President or federal officials from office.
What is impeachment?
A court that reviews cases from lower courts for errors in the application of law.
What is the court of appeals or circuit court?
The event in which Congress approved war for the first time.
What is the War of 1812?
The system in the U.S. Constitution that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
A group of advisors appointed by the President to lead executive departments.
What is the Cabinet?
The body that formally elects the President.
What is the Electoral College?
The person who presides over the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The number of members in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
One way Congress can check the president during wartime.
What is approving military funding or declaring war?
The minimum number of electoral votes a presidential candidate needs to win.
What is 270?
The event that marks the official start of the President’s term.
What is the inauguration?
The majority needed in the Senate to convict in an impeachment trial.
What is two-thirds?
Lifetime appointment ensures judges can make decisions without political pressure.
What is judicial independence?