System of Government

Name one branch or part of the government.

• Congress

• legislative, judicial, executive

• president

• the courts

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

•  checks and balances

• separation of powers

• bill of rights

• DOI

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

• the president

• the senate

• the 3 branches

• each state's governor

Who makes federal laws?

• Congress

• Senate and House (of Representatives)

• (U.S. or national) legislature

• the president and vice president

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

• the senate

• HOR

• president

• governor

How many U.S. Senators are there?

• 100

• 200

• 50

• 435

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

• 6

• a decade

• every year

• whenever the senator passes away or quits

Who is your state’s U.S. Senators now?

• John Kennedy

• Bill Cassidy

• John Bel Edwards

• Josh Guillory

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

• 435

• 100

• 535

• 50

 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

• 2 years

• a decade

• every december

• 5 years