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Gov Vocab #17-24
indicator assessment #7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| commander and chief of military forces, make treaties or formal agreements with other nations, appoint federal judges, and grant pardons to people convicted of violating federal laws. | Roles of president |
| (1)Electoral Collage is made up of electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president every four years. (2)Each state has as many electors as the number of senators and representatives it sends to congress.(3)Voters choose electors when the | The Electoral College |
| A group of advisers to the president, each specializing in a different department. | Cabinet |
| interprets laws (consist of Supreme Court and other Federal Judges) * Roles include protecting the Constitution as Supreme Law of the Land. This means that no other law should interfere with the Constitution. Power to resolve disputes that involve nati | Judicial Branch |
| A federal court; the highest body in the judicial branch. The Supreme Court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices. Decisions from lower courts can be appealed or disputed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruling is the final | Supreme Court |
| principle that the Supreme Court has the right to decide whether acts of Congress are constitutional or not. | judicial review |
| The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that guarantee our rights. | Bill of Rights |
| Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition | 1st Amendment |