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Government Branches

Mr. Krupp Branches of Government Study Guide

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What are the 3 branches of government? Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch.
What is congress? Bicameral Legislature.
What is the upper house? U.S. Senate.
What is the lower house? House of Representatives.
What is article one? Legislative Branch.
What is article two? Executive Branch.
What is article three? Judicial Branch.
Who is the leader of Legislative Branch? Leader=Speaker of the house (Elected by HoR).
Who is the leader of Executive Branch? 1. President. 2. Vice President.
Who is the leader of Judicial Branch? 1. 1 Chief Justice. 2. 8 Associate Justice. (Grew from 6-9).
What is the headquarters of all branches? Washington District of Columbia (D.C.).
What is the total membership of the House of Representatives? 435 elective officials.
What is the total membership of the Senate? 100 elective officials.
What is the total membership of the executive branch? 2. *1 million people.
What is the total membership of the judicial branch? 9.
What is the age requirement of House of Representatives? 25.
What is the age requirement of Senate? 30.
What is the age requirement of Executive Branch? 35.
What is the age requirement of Judicial Branch Branch? N/A, ~61.
How much money does the House of Representatives make? $174,000.
How much money does the Senate make? $174,000.
What is the base salary of the president? $400,000.
What is the base salary of the vice president? $231,100.
What is the base salary of the Chief Justice? $286,700.
What is the base salary of the Associate Justice? $274,200.
What is the term limit of the president? 2 Terms.
What is the term limit of the Judicial Branch? Serve until death, retire, impeachment (congress).
What is the term length of the Judicial Branch? No term of office.
What is the term length of the Executive Branch? 4 years.
What is the term length of the House of Representatives? Two-year term (Election/Re-Election every even year).
What is the term length of the Senate? Six-year term.
What is the citizenship qualification of the House of Representatives? 7 Years.
What is the citizenship qualification of the Senate? 9 Years.
What is the citizenship qualification of the President? Must be born in U.S.
What is someone born in U.S? Natural Born.
Are there any qualifications for U.S. Supreme Court Justice? None, however a background in law is usually required.
What is the residency qualifications for congress? Must live in the state you will represent.
What is the residency qualification for president? 35 years old, Minimum 14 years.
What is the Unwritten rule for running for the president? (Unwritten rule = No Criminal Record).
Was is the presidents spending account? 50,000.
What is the responsibility of the Executive Branch? 1. Enforce the law (i.e. carry out). 2. Making executive orders. 3. Vetoes. 4. Appointing Federal Judges. 5. Appointing Heads of Federal Agencies (i.e. FBI, CIA, APA = Cabinet). 6. Pardon and Grand Clemency.
What is the responsibility of the Judicial Branch? 1. Interpret constitutionality of the law. 2. Rule on all matters related to law.
What is the responsibility of the Legislative Branch? 1. Tax. 2. Coin Money. 3. Declare War. 4. Manage Interstate Commerce.
What is the responsibility of the House of Representative? 1. Spending Money (i.e. Tax laws and spending bills). 2. Start process of impeachment (President/Officials. 3. Cast deciding vote for president (Tie).
What is the responsibility of the Senate? 1. Ratify treaties. 2. Oversee presidential Appointment (Senate tries them). 3. Writing, Passing, and Making laws (i.e. Author of legislation).
What is the Legislative Branch debate? How is the government comprised?
What are the two points of view? Equal Representation. Proportional Representation.
What is Equal Representation? Everybody got the same vote=U.S. Senate (i.e. 2 state senators)=100.
What is Proportional Representation? Everybody got different votes=U.S. House of Representatives.
What are Constituents? Serve all people (Not people who voted for you).
What is the shared powers of congress? 1. Tax. 2. Coin Money. 3. Declare War. 4. Regulate Foreign and Interstate Commerce.
Where do bills originate. Can originate in both houses.
What is Appropriations? $ Spending Bills/Laws = HoR
What is an author of a bill? Someone/group who wrote bill, Cosponsor=2 People.
What is the required votes for a bill to pass in both houses? 2/3 = House of Representatives=290 to vote yes, Senate=67 to vote yes.
What happens when you edit a bill? Backtrack to other house to approve?
How is a bill destroyed/kill? No 2/3 in any house.
What is it called when a bill came back? Reintroduction=Reintroduce Again.
What happens after both houses pass the bill? Moves to President.
What is innaction? Bill sits on president desk for 10 days = Inaction.
How do presidents decide to veto/approve a bill? 1. Weigh Ethics. 2. Party members (For or against).
How can a president be overturned? Presidential veto = 2/3 vote (Both houses).
How can a State Executive order be overturned? Federal Executive Order.
What is the only branch elected directly by the people? Congress.
Who can overturn and executive order? Not the senate, Judicial Branch can overturn.
How does the Judicial Branch tie in with the other branches? Appealed by president, check by legislative branch.
Is the president directly elected? Elected by electors from each state, people indirectly.
What are given to the president? 1. Medical Care 2. Secret Service = Protection for life = First lady, President, Presidents Children.
What is the main idea of the branches? Checks and Balances.
What is a veto? Policy of inaction=10 days no action.
What is an example of executive order? Vaccination Mandate.
Who appoints federal judges? Presidents.
What is the president cabinet? Advisory Board (Experts).
What is the presidents title? Commander in Chiefs.
What are powers of the president? 1. Veto. 2. Appointing Federal Judges. 3. Appointing Heads pf Agencies. 4. Oversee U.S. Armed Forces.
What are all departments? (1-4)? ATVL 1. Department of Agriculture. 2. Department of Transportation. 3. Department of Veterans Affairs. 4. Department of Labor.
What are all departments? (5-8)? ESCI 5. Department of Education. 6. Department of State. 7. Department of Commerce. 8. Department of Interior.
What are all departments? (9-12)? DHJE 9. Department of Defense. 10. Department of Homeland Security. 11. Department of Justice. 12. Department of Energy.
What are all departments? (13-14) HH 13. Housing and Urban Development. 14. Health and Human Services.
What job is the president like? Police Officer.
To ratify treaties with other nations what must the president do? 2/3 Majority in Congress.
What is the head of state? Head of the nation.
What is the line of Succession first 3? 1. Vice-President. 2. Speaker of the House. 3. Senate President (Pro-tempore).
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