Requirements and Terms
These following apply to this:
Must be: 25 years old, 7-Years a citizen
Term is for 2 years
House of Representatives
The Senate has this many members
100
The Constitution says this person can be impeached by congress for, "High Crimes and Misdemeanors."
The President
A major job of the President (Executive Branch) is to do this with the "laws"
Carry out (or enforce) the laws
A major job of the Legislative Branch (Congress) is to do this with "laws"
Make the Laws
These following apply to this:
Must be: 30 years old, 9-Years a citizen
Term is for 6 years
Senate
Congress is another name for the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Congress is this branch of the Government
Legislative
They hold the impeachment trial to see if the President is guilty of the impeachment charges.
The Senate
A check the President (Executive) has on the Legislative Branch.
Veto a bill
This is what the 3/5 Compromise did
Counted Slaves as 3/5 of a person for representation in the HOR
These following apply to this:
Must be: 35 years old, Natural born citizen, lived last 14-years in USA
Term is for 4 years
President
This is how often Congress must meet
Every year
They investigate to see if charges of impeachment should be brought against the President
The House of Representatives
This group acts as a close advisory group to the President.
Cabinet
A major job of the Judicial Branch is to do this with the laws
Interpret the laws
(determine if laws are constitutional or not)
These following apply to this:
Appointed by the President, confirmed by Senate
Term is for life
Federal Judge (Including Supreme Court Justices)
It has 435 members.
House of Representatives
This person presides over the impeachment trial
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
This is a "check" the President (Executive) has over the Judicial Branch
Nominates Federal Judges (including Supreme Court Justices)
This is what The Great Compromise did
Created two houses of Congress
1) HOR - representation based on population
2) Senate - representative based on statehood
Which position serves the longest term?
President, Senator, Representative, Judge
Judge
Congress can check the power of the Judicial Branch by doing this.
Refusing to approve a nominee made by the President to the Court
This is the number of presidents who have been found guilty of their impeachment charges and removed from office.
Zero
If both the President AND the Vice President can't fulfill their duties, this person is next in line to become President
These are considered the two "leaders" of the Senate
1) The Vice President of the United States
2) The President Pro Tem (who is the leader of the majority party in the Senate