Branches of Government Jeopardy

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Branches of Government Jeopardy
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The written plan for the U.S. federal government
What is the CONSTITUTION?
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The name given when referring to both the House
of Representatives and Senate
What is the CONGRESS?
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The law-making branch
What is the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
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The branch of the Commander-in-Chief
What is the EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
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The branch that interprets laws
What is the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
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The branch in charge of the District of Columbia
What is the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
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The branch that can impeach and try the President
What is the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
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The number of U.S. Senators
What is 100?
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The year term length of Representatives
What is 2 years?
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The year term length of a President
What is 4?
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The number of times a President can be elected
What is 2?
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The year term length for Senators
What is 6 years?
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The number of Supreme Court Justices
What is 9?
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The number of electors in the Electoral College
What is 538?
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To make laws
What is CONGRESS or the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
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To speak with the CEO of the United States
Who is the PRESIDENT?
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To interpret the law
Who is the SUPREME COURT or the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
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To speak to the Presidents advisors
What is the CABINET?
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To serve as the President of the Senate
Who is the VICE PRESIDENT?
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To get approval for a treaty
What is the SENATE?
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To assume the presidency if the President and
Vice President died
Who is the SPEAKER OF THE HOSUE?
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House of Representatives
What is the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
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The President
What is the EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
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Senate
What is the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
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Supreme Court
What is the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
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The Cabinet
What is the EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
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Chief Justice
What is the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
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To sign a bill into law
Who is the PRESIDENT?
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To determine if a law is Constitutional
What is the SUPREME COURT?
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To levy taxes and coin money
What is the CONGRESS or HOUSE AND SENATE?
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To appoint a Supreme Court Justice
Who is the PRESIDENT?
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To command the army and navy
Who is the PRESIDENT?
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To declare war
What is the CONGRESS or HOUSE AND SENATE?
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The word used to describe when the Senate and
House vote to pass a bill by 2/3 after the
President has vetoed it
What is an OVERRIDE?
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When the President neither signs nor vetoes a bill
What is a POCKET VETO?
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A Latin phrase meaning You have the Body that
allows a person to come before a judge to know
why he has been arrested
What is HABEAS CORPUS?
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The opening paragraph to the Constitution
What is the PREAMBLE?
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The name given to legislation before it becomes a
law
What is a BILL?
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When the President strikes down a bill and sends
it back to Congress
What is a VETO?
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