Branches
Which Branch has the president in it
Executive
An idea for a new law is called.....
A Bill
The Highest Court in the land
The US Supreme Court
Who is the current president of the USA
Joe Biden
Execute laws: carries out or enforces the laws that have been created and passed.
Executive
The number of House of Representatives members a state has is determined by what?
The Population of that state
The United States is a two-court system. What are the two parts?
Civil and Criminal
US Vice President
Kamala Harris
Interpret laws: how to apply laws to real situations and decide whether a law breaks the rules of the constitution.
Judicial
How many parts (chambers) is Congress broken up into? Name those parts.
2, House of Reps. and Senate
What does it mean if something is unconstitutional?
It goes against the constitution
Maines Senators
Susan Collins and Angus King
Creates laws: the most important power this branch has is the power to make laws for our country.
Legistlative
How many senators are there in the United States? How many senators does each state have?
The US has 100 senators and 2 per state
What can the Supreme Court do to a law if they find it to be unconstitutional?
Vote to get rid of it
Maines Reps
Jared Golden and Shelly Pingree
What group does the president seek advice from.
The Cabinet
A bill reaches the president and they don’t agree with it. What do they have the power to do and what does that mean?
They can Veto/reject the bill or give it back to Congress to make changes.
How many members are in the US Supreme Court
9
Speaker of the house
Mike Johnson