Chapter 3

Question 1

What’s the legislative branch

Answer 1

The legislative branch has congress. The House of Representatives, senates, and reps.

Question 2

How many House of Representatives are there

Answer 2

Based off of population and there is always 435

Question 3

How many senates are there

Answer 3

100

Question 4

What is Gerrymandering

Answer 4

Political parties

Question 5

What is the executive branch

Answer 5

It’s the president.

Question 6

What’s the primary function of the president

Answer 6

Carry out laws and enforce laws (*Cabinet)

Question 7

What is the judicial branch

Answer 7

The court system

Question 8

How many levels of courts are there

Answer 8

3

Question 9

What are the 3 court systems

Answer 9

Supreme Court, Federal court, and state court

Question 10

What’s checks and balances

Answer 10

It’s known as the watchdog system. That mean the 3 branches watches over each other. Each branch has certain powers to do things.

Question 11

How do laws get passed

Answer 11

The two houses have to have a 2/3 vote then it goes to the president. The president can pass it, veto it, or pocket veto

Question 12

What’s a pocket veto

Answer 12

It’s when the law isn’t passed during the last 10 days of Congressional Session

Question 13

What happens when the president vetoes it

Answer 13

The law goes back to the house and both have to have 2/3 votes again. Then it is a law

Question 14

What does the judicial branch do

Answer 14

This branch gets to decide wether the law is unconstitutional or not

Question 15

What’s the constitution have

Answer 15

It’s 27 amendments and has bill of right ( James Madison).

Question 16

What needs to happen to ratify the constitution/amendments

Answer 16

State legislators 3/4 (38) and state ratifying convention (38)

Question 17

What’s based on Popular Sovereignty

Answer 17

The democrats or republicans

Question 18

The six goals of the preamble

Answer 18

1. Establish justice
2. Insure domestic tranquility
3. Provide for the common defense
4. Promote general welfare
5. Secure the blessing of Liberty
6. Purpose of government

Question 19

The qualifications for the House of Representatives and the term of office

Answer 19

1. 25 years old
2. 7 year citizen of U.S
3. Resident of state they represent

The term for H.R is 2 years

Question 20

The role for the H.R play in impeachment

Answer 20

The speaker (leader of majority party in house). If the president and Vice President die the speaker is the new president

Question 21

What’s the 3 qualifications for the senate and the term of office

Answer 21

1. 30 years
2. Resident of state they represent
3. Citizens of U.S for 9 years

Every 2 years

Question 22

Who’s the president of the senate

Answer 22

The Vice President

Question 23

What does the Vice President do

Answer 23

They break a tie breaker in the Supreme Court if there is a tie

Question 24

What role does the senate have in the impeachment

Answer 24

They convinces as a court. Senates is the jury. The impeachment is official if the vote is 2/3

Question 25

What’s the role of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Answer 25

They’re the judge

Question 26

When is the congressional election

Answer 26

The first Tuesday of November

Question 27

What’s “congressional record”

Answer 27

It’s a record of everything said in the floor. What’s the called votes on bills and issues

Question 28

Who determines the congressional salaries

Answer 28

The founders

Question 29

What’s the six powers of granted to congress

Answer 29

1. Revenue
2. Borrowing
3. Commerce
4. Naturalization+Bankruptcy
5. Currency
6. Counterfeiting

Question 30

What’s elastic clause

Answer 30

This is when the laws have to be related to one of the 17 amendments

Question 31

What are 3 powers states can’t have

Answer 31

1. Conducting foreign affairs
2. Carrying on war
3. Controlling interstate and foreign commerce

Question 32

What’s the term and qualifications for president

Answer 32

Four year term.

1. Citizen of U.S
2. 35 years old
3. Resident of the U.S for 14 years

Question 33

3 powers of government

Answer 33

1. Military, cabinet, and pardons
2. Treaties and Appointments
3. Vacancies in offices

Question 34

What is the speech the president gives to congress and the nation

Answer 34

Annual State of Union Messages

Question 35

The 3 violations the president may be impeached

Answer 35

1. Conviction of treason
2. Conviction of bribery
3. High crimes and misdemeanors

Question 36

What’s electoral collage

Answer 36

The president is elected indirectly

Question 37

Only Court established by constitution

Answer 37

The Supreme Court

Question 38

The term of office and how many Supreme Court justices are there

Answer 38

They can serve for life or retire

9 justices

Question 39

What’s jurisdiction

Answer 39

Law and equity

Question 40

What’s appellate jurisdiction

Answer 40

It’s a kind of trial guaranteed to all accused of federal crimes

Question 41

What’s treason

Answer 41

Only crime specified and defined by the constitution

Question 42

A person who committed/accused of a crime had to stay in the state it happened in. What’s this called

Answer 42

Extradition

Question 43

Congress has powers to admit new states. What’s this

Answer 43

This is how states are added

Question 44

It’s when the constitution and federal laws as supreme when is in conflict of the states

Answer 44

The Supreme law of the land