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20 Cards in this Set
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Congress is a __________ legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate |
Bicameral |
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The House of Representatives has _____ members based upon population |
435 |
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The Senate has _______ members, 2 per state. |
100 |
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Branch of government that makes the Laws. |
Legislative Branch |
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The ___________ is the Chief Executive Officer of the nation. |
President of the United States (POTUS) |
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Branch of Government that executes the law of the land. |
The Executive branch |
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The _________ consists of the courts. |
The Judicial Branch |
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Highest court in the land. |
The Supreme Court |
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The Supreme Court exercises the power of . . . |
Judicial review |
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The Legislative branch approves the annual |
budget |
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The Executive branch prepares the annual budget for |
congressional action |
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The Legislative branch confirms presidential |
appointments |
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The Executive branch appoints ________, _________, and _________. |
cabinet officers ambassadors federal judges |
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Federal courts try cases involving _________. |
Federal law |
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The Legislative branch raises revenue through ______ and other levies. |
Taxes |
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The Executive branch administers the federal |
bureaucracy |
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Federal courts interpenetrate |
The Constitution of the United States |
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The Legislative branch regulates interstate and foreign _______. |
trade |
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Only the Legislative branch can declare |
War |
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Powers of the national government are distributed among three branches. What are they? |
Legislative Executive Judicial |
