Which branch administers the federal bureaucracy, executes the law of the land, and is headed by the president?
Executive branch
List 7 powers of the legislative branch.
Consists of the Congress, a bicameral legislature/see study guide in interactive notebook
Makes the laws of the nation
Approves the annual budget
Confirms presidential appointments
Raises revenue through taxes and other levies
Regulates interstate and for
Which branch consists of the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land?
Judicial branch
Which branch appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges?
Executive branch
Which branch involves federal courts that try cases involving federal law and questions involving interpretation of the constitution?
Judicial branch
Which branch prepares the annual budget for congressional action?
Executive branch
Which court exercises the power of judicial review?
Supreme Court
Define checks and balances.
Each of the three branches of the national government limits the exercise of power by the other two branches.
Write the checks that the legislative branch has over the other two branches (4).
Congress checks the president when legislators override presidential vetoes
Congress checks the president when legislators impeach and convict a president.
Congress checks the courts when legislators confirm or refuse to confirm federal judges/justices.
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Write the checks that the executive branch has over the other two branches (5).
Write the checks that the executive branch has over the other two branches (5).
The president checks Congress when the president proposes legislation.
The president checks Congress when the president prepares an annual budget for Congress to approve.
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Write the checks that the judicial branch has over the other two branches (2).
The courts check Congress when judges/justices declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional.
The courts check the president when judges/justices declare executive actions to be unconstitutional.
List 4 ways the executive branch influences policymaking.
Proposing legislation in an annual speech to Congress (State of the Union Address)
Appointing officials who carry out the laws
Appealing directly to the people
Approving or vetoing legislation
Define separation of powers.
The Constitution of the United States in Articles I, II, and III defines the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national government.
What do cabinet departments, agencies, and regulatory groups do?
Interpret and execute the laws
Which power is being exercised by the president when he is proposer of the legislative agenda?
Chief Legislator
Which power is being exercised by the president when he is the ceremonial head of the government?
Chief of State
Which power is being exercised by the president when he is the representative of all of the people?
Chief Citizen
Which power is being exercised by the president when he is head of the executive branch?
Chief Executive
Which power is being exercised by the president when he is the architect of American foreign policy?
Chief Diplomat
Which power is being exercised by the president when he is the head of the nation's armed forces?
Commander-in-chief
Which power is being exercised by the president when he is the leader of the political party that controls the executive branch?
Chief of Party
What is federalism?
What is federalism?
The shared responsibility of governing between the states and the federal government. The purpose was to divide the power so neither the states nor the federal government grew too powerful.
What are the three branches at the state level?
Executive, judicial, and legislative
What three elected offices make up the executive branch at the state level?
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General
What makes up the legislative branch at the state level?
General Assembly
What is BICAMERAL?
Two Houses of the legislative branch
What are the two houses of the General Assembly?
House of Delegates
Virginia Senate
What are the levels of the court at the state level?
District Court
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Va. Supreme Court
What types of cases would we see at each level of the judicial branch at the state level?
District Court: Domestic Issues (family issues), small cases, minor crimes (D.C.= Dinky Cases)
Circuit Court: Criminal Cases (C.C. = Criminal cases)
Court of Appeals: When one appeals the decision made at a lower court
VA Supreme Court: The last opportuni
What are concurrent powers?
Responsibilities/ Powers shared by both the state and the federal government. For ex., creation of courts (state and federal courts), and roads (local roads or interstates by federal government.