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GovernmentStudyStack
Study stack for Government notes for the test.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Current leader of Executive Branch (name and title) | Donald J. Trump, President of the United States |
| 2nd in Command | JD Vance, Vice President |
| Advisors in this branch | The Cabinet |
| What is the executive branches home? | The White House |
| 3 Qualifications to become president | 1. Natural-born Citizen 2. You must be at least 35 years old 3. Live in the US for 14 years |
| Length of Term | 4 years |
| How Many terms for president/vice president | 2 |
| List duties of the Executive Branch | Presidential Veto Influencing the agenda |
| Basic Job of this branch | Implement, manage, and enforce federal laws passed by congress |
| What's another name for the legislative branch? | Congress |
| Lower House | House of Representatives |
| How many members of the house of representatives | 435 |
| How many members of the house of representatives in each state? | Depends on the size |
| How many terms in the house of representatives can be served? | 2 year terms |
| How many terms can be served in the lower House? | no limit |
| 3 Qualifications needed to serve in the lower house | 25 years old minimum of 7 year citizenship live in the state that you represent |
| Leader of the lower house (title and name) | Mike Johnson, Speaker of The House |
| What is the upper house called? | Senate |
| how many members of upper house | 100 |
| How many members of the upper house from each state | 2 |
| length of the upper house term | 6 year terms |
| how many terms can a senator serve? | unlimited |
| 3 qualifications to serve for upper house | 30 years of age 9 year citizenship live in the state you represent |
| Leader of the upper house (name and title) | John Thune Majority Leader |
| 2 duties of the legislative branch | Pass laws determine how to spend federal funding |
| What building does the legislative branch meet in? | Capitol Hill, Washington DC. |
| a check that legislative has of judicial | impeachment and removal of the president 2/3 vote |
| 2 checks legislative has over executive | override presidential vetoes control all federal funding |
| basic job of legislative branch | Making debating and passing laws |
| Highest court in the US | Supreme Court |
| This court meets in this building | Supreme Court building |
| The judges in the highest court are called? | Justices |
| The leader of the court is.. (name and title) | John G. Roberts JR. Leader of supreme court |
| How many members in supreme court | 9 |
| why is there not 10 or 8? | so there wont be a tie |
| one check that judicial has over legislative | Judicial Review |
| 1 check judicial has over executive | justices can declare executive orders |
| How many terms can justices serve | unlimited, they're places until they retire or resign |