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31 Cards in this Set
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What article is the legislative branch created by? |
Article one |
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What is the purpose of the legislative branch? |
Gives power to make laws to congress |
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What are the two groups of the legislative branch? |
House of representatives and senate |
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How long can representatives serve for? |
Two years |
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How long can senators serve for in legislative branch? |
Six years |
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How many representatives are there in legislative branch? |
435 |
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In the legislative branch who decides how to spend money? |
Congress |
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What are some powers of the legislative branch? |
Declares war, Watches over government, Borrows money for the U.S., Prints money |
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Who is the number of representatives decided by? |
The population |
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What money do the legislative branch use? |
Money collected from taxes |
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What article was the executive branch created by? |
Article two |
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What is the purpose of the executive branch? |
Enforce laws to the executive branch |
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What does the executive branch include? |
President, vice president, cabinet members |
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Who is put in charge of the executive branch? |
The president.. but in charge of military |
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What are requirements to be the president? |
At least 35, lived in U.S. for 14 years, be a native born citizen |
3 requirements |
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What is a power the executive branch has with laws? |
Enforce laws passed my congress |
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What is a power the executive branch has? |
Make sure that people pay taxes, inspect airplanes, arrest people who break laws |
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What can the president do with a law if he didn't agree? |
He can veto or cancel a law |
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How many departments enforce laws through? |
15 departments |
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Who also helps enforce laws? |
Federal agencies |
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What article is the judicial branch created by? |
Article 3 |
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What does the judicial branch include? |
Entire court system. Highest being the supreme court |
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What is the purpose of the judicial branch? |
Makes decisions about laws that have been passed |
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What are the levels of the judicial branch? |
Local, state, and federal |
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How many federal supreme courts are there? |
One |
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In a supreme court how many judges are there? |
9- called justices- leader called chief justice |
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How many U.S. district. Courts are there? |
94 |
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How many courts of appeal are there |
13 |
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What cases do judicial branches deal with? |
Representatives from other countries and problems between states |
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What cases does the judicial branch review? |
Cases that come from the highest state courts that have been appealed |
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How long can you be a judge in the supreme court? |
It's a lifetime appointment |
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