The Legislative Branch
This is the age to be a Senator
What is 30 years old?
This is the Age to be President
What is 35 years old?
Authority to hear a case for the first time
What is Original Jurisdiction?
This date is when the President is Sworn into Office.
What is Jan 20th?
This is the formal term for a proposed law presented to a legislative body for approval.
What is a Bill?
Age to be representative in the House
What is 25 years old?
Advisors to the president that run major federal agencies
What is the Cabinet?
Courts that hear reviews or appeals of decisions from the lower courts
What is Appellate Jurisdiction?
The actual Electoral College vote takes place in this time.
What is Mid-December
After a bill is introduced, it is sent to one of these small groups for research, debate, and possible changes.
What is a Committee?
Presiding officer of the Senate
The role of the president that makes them "Head of the armed forces"
What is Commander in Chief?
The Supreme Court has this type of jurisdiction
What is Both original and appellate?
48 states and DC award their Electoral Votes in this manner to the Popular Vote
What is Winner-Take-All?
This step involves the entire chamber debating the bill, offering amendments, and finally voting on its passage.
What is the Floor Vote?
They have the power to impeach the president
What is the House of Representatives?
This role of the president allows them to Appoint federal judges
What is Chief Jurist?
These are Opinions agreed upon by a majority of the justices
What is Majority Opinion?
These States award their Electoral College Votes proportionally
What is Maine and Nebraska?
After both the House and Senate pass a bill, it is sent to this top government official, whose signature is required to make it law.
Who is the President?
They have the power to try the president for impeachment
What is the Senate?
This department Regulates national transportation systems
What is the Department of Transportation?
This is the judicial philosophy of narrowly interpreting the Constitution based on its text or original meaning.
What is Judicial Restraint?
This number is the number of Electoral Votes to win the Presidential Election?
What is 270?
If the President disapproves of a bill, they can reject it using this power, which Congress can only override with a 2/3 majority vote.
What is a Veto?