ME and the PRESIDENT(ME)

The Legislative branch

What branch is Congress under?

Congress

Who can create courts?

Senators

Two representatives from each state are called what?

House of representatives

Which body in congress has its number of representatives decided by state population?

The Judicial branch

Which branch is the weakest?

It’s a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and smaller units, like states.

What is Federalism?

Its a system of government in which there are no elected representatives and people directly interact with the government. This only works in small populations.

What is a direct Democracy?

The Executive branch

Which branch does the Legislative have the most checks over?

Its a tax imposed by one country on the goods and services imported from another country

What are tariffs?

The Senate

Who rejects/accepts the presidents’ nominees for cabinet postions?

Libertarians

Which ideology wants little government involvement in the economy besides the protections of private property and defense against theft?

Liberals

Which ideology wants incremental change in both social and economic politics?

Liberals

Which ideology wants minor reform in social politics and more government involvement in the economy?

Right wing anarchists

Which ideology wants zero government involvement in the economy?

Conservatives

Which social ideology wants to keep the status quo?

Social Democrats

Which ideology wants to completely abandon capitalism?

Reactionaries

Which ideology wants to actively work towards reinstating past social norms?