Legislaitve
Does the legislative branch make laws true or false. Who is the president of the senate.
True the legislative does make the law and the vice president is the president of the senate.
Who is the head of the executive branch?
The President.
What is Judicial review?
Judicial review is a review of a case from the U.S Court and also determine if the case is constitutional or unconstitutional.
How does the legislative branch checks over the executive branch?
The house of Representatives and the senate can impeach the president and they can override vetoes with a majority voting to override or impeach.
What are the first ten amendments called?
The bill of rights.
What is the house of representatives membership based on?
The House of representatives membership is based on population which the censes help determine every ten years.
Where does the president get his or her power from?
The U.S constitution
What are precedents?
Precedents are past examples that are followed in similar cases and are opinions from the majority.
How do the executive branch check the judicial branch?
The executive branch has the power to pardon people and appointments of federal judges.
What civil liberties do the fourth amendment gives you as a citizen?
It gives citizens the right to be protected against searches and seizures that are from the government forces and you have the right to say that I do not give you permission to search my car or house.
What are the names of both houses in the legislative branch? What is the legislative branch also known as?
House of representatives and the senate and the legislative branch are known as the United States Congress.
Does these descriptions describe the president? Commander in chief executive branch boss and the appointment maker and is the approver of the bills and a person who can veto a bill if he disagrees.
Yes these descriptions do describe the president.
How many members are in the senate judiciary committee?
There are 20 members total in the senate judiciary committee.
What are Implied powers?
Implied powers are powers that are not mentioned in the constitution given to congress that are "necessary or proper".
What does the constitution state about the 15th amendment in the constitution?
In the constriction the filthen amendment states "that no vote shall be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude".
What Article in the constitution creates the legislative branch? How many years does a house member serve and how many years does a senator serve?
Article I creates the legislative branch. A house member serves for a two year term and a senator serves 6 year term
What does Article II section 2 state about the president role.
The president acts as the head of the U.S military can pardon someone for a crime. Also make treaties with other countries and appoint ambassador and supreme court justices.
How many supreme justices are there?
There are 9 supreme court justices.
Who were influencers of checks and balances to separate the power so not just one person had all of the power.
Montesquieu and William Blackstone were influencers on the separation of powers also known as the checks and balances in place so that one person does not have all the power in the government.
How many votes does a amendment need to be added in the constitution?
You would need 2/3 vote of each house of congress and 3/4 of the state legislatures to ratify the amendment in the constitution.
How many stages must a bill pass in order to become law. Can anyone write a bill?
A Bill must pass three stages committee, the floor, and the conference committee. Yes anyone can write a Bill.
How many executive cabinet positions are there at the President disposal?
There are 15 cabinet members at the President disposal. These are all of the cabinet members Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
Who created the judicial branch? And where do the judicial branch get its powers from?
The founding fathers created the judicial branch. The judicial branch gets its powers from the constitution.
What is are examples of checks and balances?
Was the bill of rights added to the constitution before the states would agree to it?
Yes the bill of rights was added to the constitution before the states would agree to the bill of rights.