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| First Tuesday in November |
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| To say no, refuse to approve |
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| Notes, minutes and records of what happens at Congressional Meetings |
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| What is the job of the legislative branch? |
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| Senate and House of Representatives |
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| What are the two houses of Congress? |
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| How many days does the President have to consider a bill? |
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| A bill does not get a majority of yes votes in the first house, what happens? |
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| Where does Congress meet? |
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| Bill goes back to the first house for changes |
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| The first house approves the bill, but the 2nd house does not get a majority of yes votes. What happens? |
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| Both houses approve the bill and the President signs it. What happens? |
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| Back to the house where it started |
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| The President vetoes a bill, where does it go? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| What is the only house to introduce money bills? |
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| When a bill becomes a law without the president's approval |
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| What is an overriding veto? |
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| January 3rd of an odd-numbered year |
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| When does Congress begin its meetings? |
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| How many senators from each state? |
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| How many total representatives? |
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| The number of representatives a state has is based on what? |
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| Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives? |
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| What is the term of a senator? |
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| What is the term of a representative? |
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| Who is the presiding officer of the Senate? |
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| They choose a president pro-tempore |
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| What does the Senate do if the Vice-President is absent? |
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| These are powers shared by the state and the national government |
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| This is your right to see a judge |
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| These are the powers that are left for the states? |
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| This is a law that convicts someone for a crime and punishes them without a trial |
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| This is the time someone spends in office? |
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| A bill that does not become a law because the President ignores it for more than 10 days, but Congress is not working |
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| Powers given to the national government |
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| Powers that are written down, like the power to declare war? |
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| Powers that are written but not a lot of details are given |
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| Powers that are not written -- a government has them because every government does |
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| Who has the power to declare war? |
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| Who has the power to veto laws? |
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| Who has the power to create schools? |
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| It stretches the powers of Congress. Congress can make any law it needs to in order to do its job |
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| What is the Elastic Clause? |
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| A count of the people every 10 years |
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| Introduction to the Constitution |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| In impeachment, this is the group that accuses the official? |
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| In impeachment, this group has the trial? |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| This person acts as the judge in the impeachment of the President |
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| This punishes a person for a crime that was not a crime when they did it |
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| When is Inauguration Day? |
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| States cannot coin money or make treaties |
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| What are 2 limits on the states or 2 things the states cannot do? |
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| How old does the President have to be? |
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| Who has the power to declare war? |
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| Who has the power to make schools? |
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| How many presidents have gone through the steps of impeachment? |
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| What title of the President is when his job is to make sure everyone else is doing their job? |
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| Andrew Johnson was impeached. What was the final vote? |
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| True or False - Only the President has the power to declare war. |
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| True or False. Habeas corpus is a law that punishes someone for a crime that wasn't a crime when he did it. |
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| True or False. Congress has the power to tax. |
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| True or False. A bill of attainder is given so people have the right to see a judge. |
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| True or False - The Elastic Clause lessened the powers of Congress. |
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| True or False - A census is a count of the people every 10 years. |
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| True or False - The President can be 35 and born in Australia. |
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| True or False - The state of Texas can make a treaty with Mexico. |
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| This person can veto laws? |
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| Who can make rules about naturalization or how a person becomes a US citizen? |
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| The introduction of the Constitution |
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| How many articles in the Constitution? |
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| The term of the President |
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| This branch is the Congress |
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| What is the job of the legislative job? |
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| This branch is the President |
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| What branch interprets the laws? |
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| What is an example of an inherent power? |
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| Power to create schools is what kind of power? |
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| Power to tax is what kind of power? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| What was the first government of the United States? |
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| Elastic Clause says that Congress can make any law it needs to in order to do its job. |
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| What is the Elastic Clause? |
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| What is the job of the executive branch?c |
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1)Vice-President
2) Speaker of the House
3) President pro tempore
4) Secretary of State |
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| What is the order of succession for the President? |
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1) Must be 35 years old
2) Must be born in the USA
3) Must be a resident of the US for 14 years |
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| What are the 3 qualifications to be President? |
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| Who was the only President to resign? |
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| How many presidents have been removed by impeachment? |
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| What title of the President allows him to veto laws? |
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| What title of the President puts him in charge of military? |
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