Legislative Branch:
- What does the Legislative Branch do?
- What are the 2 houses of Congress called?
- Which is Upper House?
- Which is Lower House?
Requirements for House of Representatives:
- How many total Representatives are there?
- How many Representatives are there from each state?
- What is age minimum for a Representative?
- How long does a Representative need to be a US citizen?
- How long is a Representative’s term?
What are the special responsibilities for the House?
Requirements for Senate:
- How many total Senators are there?
- How many Senators are there for each state?
- What is the age minimum for a Senator?
- How long does a Senator need to be a US citizen?
- How long is the Senator’s term?
- What are the special responsibilities for Senate?
- Which house can impeach the president?
- Which house tries (puts on trial) a president who has been impeached?
- Describe how does a “bill” becomes a law:
- What is the elastic clause?
Executive Branch:
- What does the Executive Branch do?
- Who is the Chief Executive?
- Who else makes up the Executive Branch?
Requirements to be President:
- What age is minimum to be President?
- How long does the President need to be a US citizen?
- How long is the President’s term?
- What are some of the Powers of the President?
- What is a veto?
- What vote is needed in Congress to override a veto?
- What is the name of the group that actually elects the President?
Judicial Branch:
- What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
- What is the highest court in the land?
- What is a “justice?”
- How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
- What are qualifications for being a Supreme Court Justice?
- What is the term of a Supreme Court Justice?
- If a defendant wants to protest the verdict in a trial, what court can they appeal to?
- Who has the power?
- Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
- Who approves Presidential appointments?