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branches government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Legislative branch: Tasks/ responsibilities/ duties | 1. create government budget 2. can declare war 3. confirm or reject presidential appointments 4. create/enact laws |
| Executive branch; Tasks/ responsibilities/ duties | enforces / executes / carries out laws. |
| Judicial {ie judge} branch: Tasks/ responsibilities/ duties | 1. make decisions about laws. 2. determine constitutionality of the law. 3. resolve legal disputes. 4. protect individual rights. |
| total membership for Legislative branch/ how it is comprised | 535 |
| members for house of representatives (legislative) | 435 { ie depends on poulation} |
| members for us senate (legislative) | 100 {ie two per state} |
| how is membership chosen for all of the legislative branch? | elected by the people |
| how many members in the Executive branch? | 4,300,000 |
| how is membership chosen for the executive branch? | directly elected by the electoral college. |
| how many members/ justices are a part of the judicial branch? | 9 |
| how are members/ justices appointed to the position in judicial branch? | appointed by the president. accepted/ declined by congress. |
| terms of office served by Legislative branch house of representatives | 1. house of representatives, 1 term = 2 years, NO TERM LIMITS. |
| terms of office served by Executive branch/ maximum number of terms | 1. a single term is 4 years 2. the term number limit is 2 terms (8 years) |
| minimum age requirement / citizenship / residency for Legislative branch house of rep | at least 25 years old, citizenship 7 years, residency must live in state |
| minimum age requirement / citizenship / residency for Legislative us senate | at least 30 years old, citizenship 9 years, must live in state. |
| Minimum age requirement / citizenship / residency for Executive branch | at least 35 years old to run for president, must be naturally born here, must have lived in the United States for 14 years |
| annual salary for Legislative branch | both house of representatives and senate makes 174,000 |
| annual salary for Executive branch | 400,000 per year for president 284,600 per year for vice president |
| annual salary for Judicial branch | 317,500 for chief justice of supreme court 303,600 for associate justices |
| constitutional location for Legislative branch | article 1 of the constitution |
| constitutional location for Executive branch | article 2 of the constitution/ 22 amendment |
| constitutional location for Judicial branch | article 1 of the constitution. |
| building in which the legislative branch is housed in | capitol building district of columbia |
| building in which the executive branch is housed in | white house, the Pentagon, naval observitory, oval office. |
| building in which the judicial branch is housed in | supreme court Washington district of columbia. |
| What is the symbol for the legislative branch? | an eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left |
| in the symbol for the legislative branch, what does the scroll the angle is holding say? | E Plubris Unum-------tranlates to "out of many there is one" |
| usual age for a judge in the judicial branch | 60-75 years old |
| DEPARTMENTS handle what? | how the country runs. for example: Dept. of agriculture handles food. Dept of energy handles energy. Dept commerce is trade. |
| executive branch houses the agencies and departments | true |
| annual salary for the us. president? | $400,000 |
| annual salary for vice president? | $284,600 |
| annual salary for both house of rep. and senate? | $174,000 |
| minimum age to run for senate | 30 |
| minimum age to run for house of representatives | 25 |
| annual salary for chief justice | $317,500 |
| annual salary for associate justice | $ 303,600 |
| residency/ citizenship requirement for president | 14 years/ born here |
| term limits for Legislative branch | none |
| oval office is what | presidents quarters |
| Pentagon has which branch | executive |
| capitol has which branch | legislative |
| what branch executes laws? | executive |
| how many total members for Executive branch | 4,300,000 |
| senate is a part of what | legislative |
| which branch determines the constitutionality of the law? | judicial |
| article 1 of the constitution houses what | both legislative and judicial |
| how are members of judicial branch chosen? | appointed by the president and confirmed by congress |
| how long do judicial members serve? | LIFE until death, retirement, resignation, or high crime. |
| how many departments? | 15 |
| total membership of legislative branch | 535 |
| membership of house of rep | 435 |
| how are members of legislative branch chosen? | elected by the people |
| a term of office in the executive branch is how long? | 4 years |
| max number of terms for executive | 2 |
| what branch resolves legal disputes? | judicial |
| WORD PROBLEMS: what to do | 1. box off and make chart 2. who what when where why how higlights 3. condense info |
| how many justices in supreme court? | 9 justices and 8 associates |
| term of office served by Legislative branch: senate | 1 term is 6 years no term limits |
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