Vocabulary

Question 1

Constitution

Answer 1

Supreme Law of the land

Question 2

Checks and Balances

Answer 2

Checks prevent other branches from gaining to much power and balances are when the vise president divides power so that all the branches have different things to focus on

Question 3

Executive Branch

Answer 3

President, vise president, presidential cabinet, qualifications for president, roles of president, term for president, powers of president, rules of electoral collage

Question 4

Legislative Branch

Answer 4

House of rep, Senate, congress, qualifications for house o0f rep and Senate, leader of house of rep, leader of Senate, powers of congress, checks on congress,

Question 5

Judicial branch

Answer 5

supreme court justices, qualifications, powers, 5 parts to a supreme court case

Question 6

Filibuster

Answer 6

An exceptionally long speech or a series of speeches lasting for one or more days in order to stall or prevent a vote in the senate

Question 7

Veto

Answer 7

reject, refuse to sign

Question 8

Pocket veto

Answer 8

the president ignores the bill and if after 10 day congress is not in session, the bill is not a law

Question 9

electoral collage

Answer 9

a group of people elected from each state who directly vote for president

Question 10

amendments

Answer 10

a change or addition in the constitution

Question 11

bill of rights

Answer 11

the first 10 amendments to the constitution