Branches
How many Branches of Government are there?
What is three?
To say no to a bill.
What is veto?
The two houses in this branch's names.
What is House of Representatives and Senate?
This is the leader of the militia also known as the Commander in Chief.
What is the president?
This gives the U.S. citizens rights and freedoms and details how our government works.
What is the Constitution?
This branch makes the laws.
What is Legislative?
This branch has the Supreme Court.
What is Judicial?
This part of congress has an equal number of votes.
What is the Senate?
The president of the US must meet what requirements (List at least 3)
What are
-be at least 35 years old
-live in the USA for at least 14 years
-be a natural born citizen of the USA
People who live in a community.
Who are citizens?
This branch carries out (or enforces) the laws.
What is Executive?
This branch has two houses.
What is Legislative?
This part of Congress has votes proportional to population.
What is the House?
The president can hold office for this many years and terms.
What is 4 years and can run again for another 4 years?
This is how the government gets money to pay for government services.
What are taxes?
This branch interprets (or judges) the laws.
What is Judicial?
This branch can veto laws and has the president.
What is Executive?
Congress can change the constitution. What are those changes called.
What are amendments?
This is the length of time a Supreme Court justice serves.
What is life or retirement?
A form of government where the people have a say.
What is a democracy?
This helps make sure no one branch has more power than any of the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
This level of government would make laws about things like riding your bicycle on the sidewalk or using fireworks.
What is local government?
From the Latin for "two chambers", it's the term for a legislative body like the U.S. Congress.
What is bicameral?
This is the highest court in the USA.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is to make sure all branches have the same amount of power.
What is checks and balances?