Executive & Judicial Branch

Role of the judicial branch

• make laws
• interpret laws
• enforce laws
• impeach a president

Role of the executive branch

• make laws
• interpret laws
• enforce laws
• veto laws

Highest court in the land

• appellate courts
• trial courts
• district courts
• Supreme Courts

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Number of justices on the Supreme Court

• 5
• 9
• 100
• 435

A power the executive branch has on the judicial branch

• impeach for committing a crime

• veto laws

• nominate a justice to the Supreme Court

• declare a law unconstitutional

Term of office for a Supreme Court justice

• elected for a period of 5 years
• nominated for a period of 10 years
• elected for a period of 8 years
• nominated for life (until retirement or death)

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

• declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional
• review the Constitution and make laws
• review the Constitution and veto laws
• impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional

Document that describes the judicial branch

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Articles of Confederation

The person in charge on the Supreme Court is called a __________ ___________

• First Justice
• Chief Justice
• Speaker of the Supreme Court
• Premier Justice

How are federal judges selected?

• Named by the President, confirmed by the Senate.

• Named by the President.

• They are elected.

• Named by the previous judge.