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15 Cards in this Set
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3 Branches of Government
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Legislative Branch
Executive Branch Judicial Branch |
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Structure of Legislative Branch
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Split into two parts:
House of Representatives Senate |
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Requirements to be President
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1. Natural-born US Citizen.
2. At least 35 years of age. 3. Resident of the US for 14 years before election. |
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Executive Branch Structure
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President
Vice President Cabinet Members |
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Term of office for the President
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The President can be elected to two terms.
Each term is 4 years. |
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Term of office for a Representative in the House
AND Term of office for Senator. |
House - 2 year term.
Senator - 6 Year term. |
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The Senate, protects the power of the ________________
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States.
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How is the number of votes in the house determined?
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The votes in the HOUSE is determined by a states population
The more people a state has, the more votes it has in the HOUSE. |
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Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
What is the current leaders name? |
Speaker of the House,
The current Speaker of the House is Joe Biden |
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Who is the "president" of the Senate?
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Joe Biden, but he is only used to be a tie breaker.
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Who is the Judicial Branch appointed by?
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The President of the United States
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What is the inaugural address?
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The inaugural address is the speech a president makes when he/she swears the oath and comes into office!
Longest Inaugural address: William Henry Harrison in 1841 at 1 hour 45 MInutes. He caught pneumonia and died 1 month later. |
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President's Cabinet
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Group of secretaries who advise and work for the President.
Range from duties such as education and transport to war. |
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Judicial Branch Structure
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Nine Justices, with one "Chief Justice".
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LAWS:
Who makes laws? Who enforces laws? Who interprets laws? |
The Legislative Branch makes Laws.
The Executive Branch Enforces Laws The Judicial Branch Interprets Laws. |
