US government 1
Which of the following is a power of Congress?
A) Vetoing bills
B) Approving treaties
C) Interpreting laws
D) Issuing executive orders
What is approving treaties?
Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
What must police have to enter/search your house/car/property?
Warrant
What does the executive branch do?
Enforces laws
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
True or False: There is only one branch of government that does everything and has all the power.
False: There are 3 branches of government
What does the legislative branch do?
Makes laws
When the Constitution says "We the People," who is it referring to?
American citizens
These two houses make up the U.S. Congress.
The Senate and the House of Representatives
What does the judicial branch do?
Interprets laws (determines what each law means)
What is the most well known part of the judicial branch?
The Supreme Court
How do Interest Groups affect our government?
Through Lobbying
Through what system do we elect the President?
The Electoral College
The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches is called this.
What is checks and balances?
What is the executive branch made up of? (Name at least two)
President, Vice President, and Cabinet
This is a power reserved only for state governments.
A) Printing money
B) Declaring war
C) Establishing schools
D) Making treaties
Establishing schools
Who can veto laws created by Congress?
The president (executive branch)
What does the Bill of Rights do?
Protects our individual/basic/human rights.
This document, signed in 1787, is the supreme law of the United States.
What is the Constitution?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press
The First Ammendment
The Constitution can be changed or updated through _________________.
Amendments
_______________ has the power to nominate Supreme Court justices.
The President
What is the freedom of conscience and religion? (Include both)
The freedom to think and believe whatever you want
This branch of the U.S. government can declare laws unconstitutional
The judicial branch
Article 1 of the Constitution discusses what?
The Legislative Branch