100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt ? 200 pt 200 pt 200pt 200 pt 300 pt 300 pt How a Bill Becomes a Law Final Jeopardy All Topics Branches of Government Branches of Government 2 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt ? 200 pt 200 pt 200pt 200 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt
Who makes up the legislative branch?
The Senate and the House of Representatives
Who is the head of the executive branch?
The President
Who makes up the judicial branch?
The Supreme Court
What is the job of the judicial branch?
The judicial branch interprets laws and settles disagreements about laws.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
The legislative branch makes laws.
How many senators does each state send to the U.S. Senate?
Each state sends 2 senators to the U.S. Senate.
How many representatives does each state send to the House of Representatives?
It depends on how many people live in the state.
What is the job of the executive branch?
The job of the executive branch is to deliver and enforce the laws.
When an idea for a law is written down, it is called a ___________.
bill
If a bill passes both the House and the Senate, it goes to the _____________.
President
When a bill goes to the President, he/she can either ________ or _________.
The President can either sign the bill or veto it.
If the President vetoes a bill, what happens next?
The bill goes back to the House of Representatives and the Senate to try to get more votes (2/3). If it gets enough votes, the bill will become a law.
Explain why we need government Explain why we need government. What might happen if there was no government?
Answers will vary.
Explain at least 2 rights Americans have that are given in the Bill of Rights.
freedom of speech, freedom of religion Examples: freedom of speech, freedom of religion
What are checks and balances?
The way in which the 3 branches of government keep each other from having too much power.
Which of the following does NOT describe our government? constitutional limited representative dictatorship
D
Give 2 examples of checks and balances.
Examples: The President can veto a bill, the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional