Judicial branch
Legislative branch
Executive branch
Supreme Court cases
all branches
100

The highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

What is the Supreme Court?

100

Declaring war, coining money, regulating interstate commerce, raising an army and navy, and collecting taxes.

What is the legislative powers/duties?

100
An official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.


What is the vice president?

100

The Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review, giving the court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

What is Marbury v. Madison?

100

This branch enforces laws.

What is the executive branch?

200

Interpreting laws, applying them to specific cases, and determining whether laws violate the Constitution.

What is the 3 main powers?

200

The lower chamber of the United States Congress.

What is the House of Representatives?

200

The president, vice president, cabinet.

What is the 3 main roles of the executive branch?

200

The Supreme Court ruled that states are required to provide legal counsel to defendants in criminal cases, This gave us the right to a fair trial.

What is Gideon v. Wainwright?

200

This branch interprets laws.

What is the judicial branch?

300

The system of courts that interprets and applies laws, resolves legal disputes, and can also strike down laws deemed unconstitutional.

What is the judicial law?

300

The smaller upper assembly in the US Congress.

What is the Senate?

300

Advisors to the president.

What is the cabinet

300

The Supreme Court ruled that individuals in custody must be informed of their Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and their Sixth Amendment right to an attorney before being interrogated.

What is Miranda v. Arizona?

300

This branch makes laws.

What is the legislative branch?

400

13 of these make up the judicial branch

What is the court of appeals?

400

Taking action on bills, resolutions, amendments, motions, nominations, and treaties by voting.

What is the main role of the Senate?

400

The head of state, leader of the federal government, and Commander in Chief of the United States armed forces.

What is the president?

400

The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could establish a national bank under the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution.

What is McCulloch v. Maryland?

400

This branch has The senate.

What is the legislative branch?

500

The Act provided a charter for the federal judicial system by specifying the jurisdiction and powers of the district and circuit courts.

What is the judicial act?

500

Creating and passing federal laws.

What is the main role of the House of Representatives?

500

The Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs

What are the executive departments?

500

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in 1954 that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

What is Brown v. Board?

500

This branch has the U.S Supreme court.

What is the executive branch?