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Chapter 9
9.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This branch can declare war | Legislative |
| This branch reviews and interprets laws | Judicial |
| Powers kept by the state governments or citizens | reserved powers |
| Powers shared between federal and state | concurrent |
| Number of members in the House | 435 |
| Number of members in the Senate | 100 |
| Have to be 30 years or older | Senator |
| Have to be 25 years or older | Representative |
| Have to be 35 years or older | President |
| Planned distribution of representatives | Apportionment |
| This branch can impeach the President | Legislative |
| This branch can veto a bill | Executive |
| Granting freedom from punishment is known as | pardon |
| The person who is commander and chief of the armed forces | president |
| The first African American Justice on the Supreme Court | Thurgood Marshall |
| The first woman justice on the bench of the Supreme Court | Sandra Day O’Conner |
| The party that has the most members in Congress is called the | Majority |
| The party that has the least members in Congress is called | Minority |
| If you were not born in the United States, then you can never be | President |
| A balance of power is known as | checks and balances |
| This person is the is the president of the senate | Vice President |
| A command that has the power of law | Executive Order |
| This person can give out an Executive Order | President |
| You have to be a citizen for at least 9 years to be | Senator |