The purpose of the Legislative branch is to make laws.
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What are the qualifications to serve as members of the senate?
20 years + , 9 years as a citizen, resident of the represented state
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What are the qualifications to serve as member of the House of Representatives?
25 years + , 7 years as a citizen, resident of the represented state
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How is the Senate organized?
upper house, 100 members, represent the whole state, 6 years, each state gets 2 senators
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How is the House of Representatives organized?
Lower house, 2 years, no term limit, represents a district in their state
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What is a committee?
A subgroup of the house or senate
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What are some types of committees?
Budget, Judiciary, ways and means, veterans affairs
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What are necessary/implied powers of congress?
Power to make necessary laws that are not listed
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What are the enumerated/expressed powers of Congress?
Specifically listed in constitution
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Describes the process of how a bill becomes a law?
Introduce bill, change bill, House vs. Senate, vote, send bill, repeat, president
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What is the executive branch?
The executive branch is the branch with the highest status.
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What is the purpose of the Executive Branch?
The purpose of the executive branch is to enforce the laws.
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Describe how the Executive Branch is organized?
President, vice president, and departments
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Describe the qualifications of the Executive Branch?
35 years + , Natural born citizen, live in u.s for at least 14 years, serves 2 terms \= 8 years
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What are the seven roles of the president?
Chief of the executive branch, head of foreign policy, political party leader, head of state, guardian of the economy, commander in chief, legislative manager
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what the president can't do
Make laws, declare war,decide how federal money will be spent, interpret laws, choose cabinet members or supreme court justices without senate approval
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What is the Judaical branch?
The judicial branch is the 3rd branch in the government.
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What is the purpose of the judicial branch?
The purpose of the judicial branch is to make sure the bills being passed by the legislative branch are constitutional
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Describe the qualifications of the judicial branch?
age or citizenship is not listed in the constitution, appointed by the president and approved by majority or senate,serves for life
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Describe how the Judicial branch is organized?
9 judges, supreme court, appeal/circuit court, district court
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Describe the three levels of courts in the judicial branch\>
District courts, circuit courts, supreme court
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What are checks and balances?
Checks and balances is how the government separates power. The branches check/override the other branches
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Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)
1954- court decision that declared state laws segregating schools to be unconstitutional. Violating the 1st amendment. 9-0 , in favor of brown
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Engel vs. Vitale (1962)
State officials violated the First Amendment when they wrote a prayer to be recited by New York's schoolchildren. 6-1 in favor of Engel
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What is the electoral college?
A group of people selected from each state who cast votes in the presidential election based on the popular vote.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Provides services for people who served in the military
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Department of Labor
Helps workers get fair wages and working conditions
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Department of Commerce
Supervises trade and promotes U.S. businesses
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Department of Trade
Government department that provides services to industrial and commercial organizations.
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Department of Defense
Manages the armed forces
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Department of Health and Human Services
Works for the well-being and health of all Americans
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Homeland Security
A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States and reduce the country's vulnerability to terrorism
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