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Three Branches Quiz
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Making laws | Legislative |
| Established by Article I | Legislative Branch |
| Consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives (Congress) | Legislative |
| Population of the state determines the number of members | House of Representatives |
| Term length for a member of U.S. House of Representatives | 2 years (No term limit) |
| Qualifications for Representative | Age = 25; 7 years as a U.S. citizen |
| Who represents us in the House -District 13 ? | Brendan Boyle |
| How many members are in the U.S. House of Representatives? | 435 |
| How many members are in the U.S. Senate? | 100 (2 for each state) |
| Term length for a U.S. Senator | 6 years (No term limit) |
| Qualifications for Senator | Age = 30; 9 years a U.S. citizen |
| Who are the U.S. Senators from Pennsylvania? | Bob Casey Jr. and Patrick Toomey |
| A proposed law is called a | Bill |
| A bill must be approved by majorities of the | House and Senate |
| Who must sign an approved bill for it to become a law? | President |
| What is a VETO? | President rejects a bill |
| How can the Senate and House overturn a VETO? (rejection by President) | If 2/3 of the Senate and House approve the bill it becomes law |
| Established by Article II | Executive Branch |
| Carry out laws/Enforce laws | Executive Branch |
| Commander-in-Chief and Chief Diplomat | President |
| Term length for a President | 4 years ( 2 term limit) |
| Qualification for President | Age = 35 Must be a natural born citizen |
| Who determines the winner of presidential elections? | The Electoral College |
| Each state has a number of electoral votes equal to? | Total members in Congress e.g. 20 electoral votes for PA ( 18 members in the House of Representatives and 2 Senators) |
| How many electoral votes are there and what is needed to win? | 538 total electoral votes with 270 needed to win |
| Who elects the president if no candidate wins the necessary electoral votes? | The House of Representatives |
| Established by Article III | Judicial Branch |
| Interpret the law | Judicial Branch |
| Who decides which cases will be heard by the Supreme Court? | Supreme Court justices |
| How many justices are on the Supreme Court? | 8 Associate Justices + 1 Chief Justice = 9 members |
| Term Length for a Supreme Court Justice | Serve for life ( until they are ready to retire) |
| Are Supreme Court Justices elected or appointed? | Appointed by the President and must be approved by a majority of the Senate |
| Name one member of the Supreme Court. | Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and John Roberts |
| What is the system of checks and balances? | Designed to make all branches equal; each branch has power over the others; keeps any one person or group from becoming too powerful |
Created by:
Barbara Conway
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