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government

government test review

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legislative branch another name for congress, makes the law, declares war
house of representatives lower branch- 435 members,(# from each state determined on population), 2 year terms- leader of the house is speaker of the house
who is our US Representative Jackie Walorski
senate higher branch- 100 members (each state has 2), 6 year terms, can serve unlimited amount of terms, leader is vice president, approves all presidential appointments
who are Indiana's senators Joe Donnelly and Dan Coats
legislative branch works in what building capital building
judicial branch interprets law- its the supreme court
justices are appointed by who president
how many justices in supreme court 9
how long is the term in the supreme court for life
executive branch carries out laws
who is head of US executive branch president- commander and chief- he works out of the white house- appoints justices
how long is the presidents term 2 four year terms- total of 8 years
what is head of branch for a state and who is ours the governor, and Mike Pence
Impeachment process House of Representatives starts the process by bringing charges against the official Senate acts as the court during impeachment Chief Justice presides over the impeachment process
state governments do what they are responsible to establish public schools, collect property tax, issue drivers license
federal governments do what they have the power to establish an army, print and coin money, declare war, maintain relationships with foreign countries.
National and State Government have the power to do what collect taxes
political parties argued over what how much power federal government should have, and state rights.
Created by: amcmullen86
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