3.3-Structure and Function of the 3 Branches of Government

Question 1

the power to hear appeals of cases which have been tried in lower courts.

Answer 1

Appellate Jurisdiction

Question 2

the nation’s military (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard, Navy).

Answer 2

Armed Forces

Question 3

a numbered chapter or section of a contract, treaty, or Constitution.

Answer 3

Article

Question 4

the power of the legislative branch to print money (coins and bills) for use.

Answer 4

Coining Money

Question 5

the power of Congress to vote to go to war with another country.

Answer 5

Declaration of War

Question 6

the power of Congress to pass all laws they deem necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers (also known as implied powers).

Answer 6

Elastic Clause

Question 7

the branch of government that enforces the laws made by the legislative branch.

Answer 7

Executive Branch

Question 8

the power of the executive branch to decide on the United States’ dealings with other countries in order to achieve national goals.

Answer 8

Foreign Relations

Question 9

the movement of people from on country to another country.

Answer 9

Immigration

Question 10

to bring formal charges of wrongdoing against a public official (such as the U.S. President).

Answer 10

Impeach

Question 11

powers not written in the U.S. Constitution but are necessary and proper in order for the federal government to carry out the expressed powers; Article 1, Section 8 Clause 18 gives Congress the power to do what it deems “necessary and proper” carry out the delegated powers.

Answer 11

Implied Powers

Question 12

the branch of government that interprets the laws made by the legislative branch.

Answer 12

Judicial Branch

Question 13

the branch of government that creates laws.

Answer 13

Legislative Branch

Question 14

laws made by Congress that people from other countries must follow in order to become legal citizens of the U.S.

Answer 14

Naturalization Laws

Question 15

the power of Congress to make laws they view as necessary and proper to carry their enumerated powers; also known as the elastic clause.

Answer 15

Necessary and Proper Clause

Question 16

the power of a court to be the first to hear a case on a specific topic.

Answer 16

Original Jurisdiction

Question 17

the power of the U.S. President to chose members of his or her cabinet, ambassadors to other rations, and other officials in his or her administrations.

Answer 17

Presidential Appointments

Question 18

to control, govern, or direct according to rule.

Answer 18

Regulate

Question 19

to buy and sell goods or services.

Answer 19

Trade

Question 20

the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house and the HOR, or lower house

Answer 20

U.S. Congress

Question 21

the lower house of the U.S. Congress.

Answer 21

U.S. House of Representatives

Question 22

the highest court of the United States; it sits at the top of the federal court system.

Answer 22

U.S. Supreme Court

Question 23

the upper house of the U.S. Congress

Answer 23

U.S. Senate