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Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
Preamble
100
The job of the legislative branch.
What is to make laws?
100
This is the person in charge of the executive branch
Who is the President of the United States?
100
This is the judicial branch's job.
What is to interpret the laws of the U.S. Constitution?
100
A veto
What is what the president can do to check the legislative branch?
100
To explain the goals of the government.
What is the purpose of the preamble? (preamble lists these)
200
The large group of lawmakers that makes up the legislative branch.
What is the U.S. Congress?
200
This is the job/purpose of the executive branch.
What is to enforce/carry out laws?
200
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
200
Impeach the president, or federal judges.
What is the check of the legislative branch over the executive and the judicial branch?
200
We the people
What are the first three words of the preamble?
300
This house (or part) of the Congress is made up of 435 representatives.
What is the U.S. House of Representatives?
300
This is the person next in line to the presidency. If the president can no longer serve - this person becomes the president.
Who is the vice president?
300
This is another word for interpret.
What is to explain?
300
This is the check the legislative branch has over the executive branch if they don't agree with a president's veto.
What is - override the veto with a 2/3 majority vote in both houses?
300
descendants, the generations that come after us.
What is "our posterity"?
400
This house (or part) of Congress is made up of 2 representatives from each state.
What is the U.S. Senate?
400
This is the presidents power to reject a law made by the legislative branch. It is a 'check' over the legislative branch.
What is a veto?
400
This is the number of justices/judges on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is 9?
400
A bill cannot become a law until it is approved by _______ and signed by the _______________.
Who is 1) Congress and 2) President
400
The reason the government is split into 3 branches, and the system of checks and balances was created.
What is the fear of the United States having another tyrant like King George III?
500
If the President breaks a law, the Congress can 'check' the president by doing this.
What is impeach the President?
500
These are the people the president chooses to advise him/her.
Who are cabinet members?
500
Judicial Review
What is the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional.
500
There needed to be a balance between a strong national government and protection of American's freedoms.
What is the reason the framer felt the need to create checks and balances.
500
It created a government that has a strong framework with flexibility.
Why has the Constitution survived for more than 200 years?