1. United States Government Risk

3. What is the main responsibility of the Executive Branch?? Enforce the law

4. What is the purpose of the filibuster?? Delay the vote

5. Who is the president of the Senate?? Vice President

6. Who is the leader in the House of Representatives?? Speaker

7. Who has the responsibility to make laws?? Congress

8. How is the number of electoral votes determined?? The number of senators plus representatives in a state

9. Who is third in line for the presidency?? Speaker of the House

10. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?? Speaker

11. What is the purpose of gerrymandering?? Political advantage

12. What type of case can lead to imprisonment?? Criminal

13. What do you call a person who is being represented?? Constiuent

14. Who has the responsibility to interpret the laws for constitutionality?? Judicial Branch

15. What Supreme Court case legalized segregation?? Plessy v Ferguson

16. What is a dissenting opinion?? The opinion of the minority of justices in a case

17. Who approves presidential appointments to the Supreme Court?? Senate

18. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?? 9

19. What case overturned Plessy v Ferguson?? Brown v Board of Education

20. What is the meaning of Jurisdiction (in federal courts)?? The authority of a court to hear a case

21. How long do Federal judges serve?? Life

22. How many terms can a president serve?? 2

23. How many terms can congress serve?? unlimited

24. What is a check the Judicial Branch has on the Executive?? Determines actions unconstitutional

25. What is a check the Legislative branch has on the Executive?? Veto override Impeachment

26. What does the president do a the Chief Diplomat?? Negotiate treaties

27. What is a type of Unilateral Action that can be taken by the president?? – Executive order – Presidential memoranda – National Security Directive – Impoundment – Signing statement

28. What is an example of an Executive Order?? Japanese interment Creation of Department of Homeland security Desegregation of the military...

29. Who makes up the Executive Branch?? President and Vice President

30. Which branch is responsible for spending federal tax dollars?? Legislative

31. What is the process of removing a president from office?? Impeachment by the house, then trial by the senate

32. Which Supreme Court case determined that the SC has the final say on constitutionality of laws?? McCullough v Maryland.

33. What is a lobbyist? Someone who tries to influence a lawmaker

34. What is it called when the government spends more than it brings in? deficit

35. Who is the Commander in Chief? The president

36. What does the President do as the Party Leader? Raise money Campaign Support party agenda

37. What are the qualifications for being President? 35 Natural born citizen Lived in the US 14 years

38. Who is the current Vice President? Joe Biden

39. How does a bill become a law? Pass both houses and signed by the president