Executive and Judicial Branch Test

The Cabinet

• Advisors

• Members of Congress

• Panel of Governors

• Heads of Congressional Committees

Senate approves presidential nominations because

• They serve a longer term

• States are equally represented there

• They are older than members of the house

• They are the largest section of Congress

Throw Back Question - Blessings of liberty for future generations

• Tranquility

• Posterity

• Domestic

• Ordain

Presidential Qualifications

• Born an American Citizen

• US residency for 14 years

• Military experience

• Have a college degree

• 35 Years Old

Throw Back Question - Power shared by state and national government

• Federalism

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

• Confederal Government

Goals of the Constitution

• Amendments

• Preamble

• Conclusion

• Principles

Supreme Court Justices Serve for life

• Because it is the highest court in the country

• Because it takes so long to get selected

• So they will not be influenced by political pressure

• So that only some Presidents will be able to nominate a new Justice

Interpreting the law means

• Deciding if a law or action is constitutional or not

• Deciding if it should be a state law instead of a federal law

• Deciding if it is too expensive to enforce the law

• Deciding which laws are really necessary

Which of these powers is carried out by ALL presidents

• Nominate supreme court judges

• Serve as Commander in Chief

• Declare War

• Writes Treaties

Cabinet members are an important part of the _________ Branch.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial