WorksheetsGovernment - Review
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Qualifications for Senator
30 years old - minimum
A US citizen for 9 years
25 years old - minimum
Masters degree
Must be born a citizen
Congress - House of Representatives
Must be a US Citizen for at least 7 years
Bachelor's Degree
Must have served in State government
At least 25 years old
Must live in the state they represent
Choose all the powers the Legislative Branch has over the Executive Branch.
Can withhold money/spending
Can veto laws
Can override vetoes
Confirms Executive appointments
Can declare a law unconstitutional.
A candidate for President or VP must....
be a natural born citizen.
be at least 75 years old.
have at least one son under criminal investigation.
have lived in the USA for 14 years prior to running for election.
have attained the age of 35 years.
The power the Executive Branch has over the Legislative Branch is
the President can remove elected lawmakers.
veto power to cancel a law written by congress.
impeachment
(a) is the process of removing a President. It is a power held by the Legislative Branch. The House of Representatives brings the charges - and the Senate runs a trial based on the charges.
The people in this branch have almost no requirements for age or residency but they are confirmed by the Senate and the Senate is not going to confirm just anyone for this branch.
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
To win a presidential election a candidate must ...
Win the most individual votes.
Win the most states.
Win a majority of electoral votes
Win a majority of popular votes
Win both the most popular votes and electoral votes.
For a bill to become law it must...
Pass through the House and Senate in the same form - unchanged.
Begin with the President.
Go through committees in both the House and Senate.
Be signed into law by the President
Be vetoed by the President
Impeachment of a President is a check of the (a) Branch over the Executive Branch.
The President has the authority to appoint Judges. This is a power the Executive Branch has over the (a) Branch.
If the Senate has the authority to confirm or deny Presidential appointments - that is a power the Legislature has over the (a) branch.
These aspects of government are related to a state's population.
Number of electoral votes a state has.
Number of Senators a state has.
Number of Congress people (House of Representatives members) a state has.
State sales taxes
Number of Justices on the Supreme Court.
Enumerated powers include....
Taxation
Raising an Army
Marriage and divorce laws
Post offices
Coining money/currency
Reserved Powers include...
taxation
administration of schools and education
raising and funding an Army
hunting and fishing licenses
a court system
Concurrent powers ....
Coining money
Taxation
Justice - courts
Education and operating schools
Regulating foreign trade
(a) is the term for a government in which state and federal governments share power.
The Constitution gives powers to the various branches of government so ...
no one branch, especially the executive, gets too powerful.
laws can be passed quickly and easily.
the President can make sure everyone is doing the right thing.
Branch of government closest to the people and with the most power.
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
In the House and Senate, committees are ...
equal with both Democrats and Republicans sharing power.
run by the majority party.
run by the minority party to give them more say
If the Judicial Branch can declare a law unconstitutional - it has power over the ... branch
(a)
