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CE.6 A,B,C,D
Federal Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What defines the structure and powers of the Federal government? | U.S. Constitution |
| What term is used to explain that power is divided and shared between the Federal and state governments? | Federalism |
| What are the three branches of the federal government? | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
| What are the three levels of government? | National, state, local |
| A bicameral legislature is one that has - | Two houses |
| The bicameral legislature that heads the legislative branch of the national government is - | Congress |
| The two houses that make the Congress bicameral are - | Senate and House of Representatives |
| The total number of members in the U.S. Senate is - | 100 |
| The number of U.S. Senators per state is - | 2 |
| The total number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives is - | 435 |
| The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives per state is - | based on population |
| Who is the chief executive officer of the nation? | President |
| Who has the power to make laws for the nation? | Congress |
| Who has the power to execute the laws of the land? | President |
| Who has the power to raise revenue through taxes and other levies | Congress |
| Who has the power to appoint cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges? | President |
| Who has the power to administer the federal bureaucracy? | President |
| Who has the power to declare war? | Congress |
| Who has the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade? | Congress |
| Who has the power to prepare the annual budget? | President |
| Who has the power to confirm presidential appointments? | Congress |
| Who has the power to approve the annual budget? | Congress |
| What part of the Constitution defines the powers of the national government? | Articles 1,2,3 |
| What term is used to describe the power of the three branches of government to limit the power of the other two to maintain a balance of power between the three branches? | Checks and Balances |
| Which branch is the executive branch checking when it appoints judges and justices? | Judicial |
| Which branch is the judicial branch checking when it declares legislation unconstitutional? | Legislative |
| Which branch is the legislative branch checking when it overrides vetoes and impeaches and convicts the president? | Executive |
| Which branch is the executive branch checking when it proposes legislation, prepares an annual budget, vetoes laws, and calls Congress into special session? | Legislative |
| Which branch is the Legislative branch checking when it confirms or refuses to confirm judges and justices? | Judicial |
| Which branch is the Judicial branch checking when it declares executive actions unconstitutional? | Executive |
| What type of powers are those that are specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution? | Expressed |
| What type of power are those that are hinted at but not specifically stated and are used to carry out the expressed powers? | Implied |
| Elected officials do what to take action in response to problems or issues? | Write Laws |
| The first step in the lawmaking process in Congress and the General Assembly is? | Introduced by a member |
| The second step in the lawmaking process in Congress and the General Assembly is? | Committee Work |
| The third step in the lawmaking process in Congress and the General Assembly is? | Debate in the floor |
| The fourth step in the lawmaking process in Congress and the General Assembly is? | Vote on the bill |
| The final step in the lawmaking process in the national level is? | Signed by President |
| The final step in the lawmaking process in the state level is? | Signed by Governor |
| Steps one through four in the lawmaking process must be completed by? | Both Houses |
| Where is most of the work on bills completed? | Committees |
| Who helps shape legislation? | Individuals and Interest Groups |
| What limits the formal powers of Congress? | U.S. Constitution |
| The four ways the executive branch influences policymaking are - | Proposing legislation Appealing directly to the people Approving or vetoing legislation Appointing officials to carry out the laws |
| In what speech given yearly does the President propose legislation to Congress? | State of the Union |
| The term used to describe laws that are rejected by the President is - | Veto |
| The three groups that are responsible for interpreting and executing the laws for the President are - | Cabinet Departments Agencies Regulatory Groups |
| Which role is the President playing when he attends ceremonial functions? | Chief of State |
| Which role is the President playing when he oversees the enforcment of laws in the executive branch? | Chief Executive |
| Which role is the President playing when proposes his legislative agenda? | Chief Legislator |
| Which role is the President playing when he heads the nation's armed forces? | Commander-in-chief |
| Which role is the President playing when he designs and carries out America's foreign policy? | Chief Diplomat |
| Which role is the President playing as the leader of the political party that controls the executive branch? | Chief of Party |
| Which role is the President playing as a representative of all of the people of the United States? | Chief Citizen |
| Has presidential power grown, stayed the same, or been reduced in the years since the Constitution was ratified? | Grown |
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