1. Chapter 7 Review Branches of Government

2. What are the 3 branches of government?

3. Legislative, Judicial and Executive

4. What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

5. Make the laws

6. What is the main part of the Legislative Branch?

7. Congress

8. Congress is a bicameral or two house legislature. What two houses make up Congress?

9. Senate and the House of Representatives.

10. How long do Senators serve for?

11. 6 years

12. How old must you be top become a Senator?

13. 30 years old

14. What is the Senate sometimes called?

15. Upper House

16. How long is a term in the House of Representatives?

17. 2 years

18. How old must you be to run for the House of Representatives?

19. 25 years old

20. How many Senators are there today?

21. 100

22. How many people are in the House of Representatives today?

23. 435

24. Who is the leader of the Senate?

25. The Vice-President

26. What do we call the leader of the House of Representatives?

27. Speaker of the House

28. What type of states have more power in the House of Representatives?

29. large

30. How many Senators does a state have?

31. 2

32. How many House members does a state have?

33. It depends on their population. The more people in a state the more members in the House of Representatives.

34. What allows Congress to increase its power in times of emergency?

35. The elastic clause

36. What word means to bring an elected official to trial?

37. impeachment

38. What is the job of the executive branch?

39. Carry out the laws

40. Who is the main person in the Executive Branch?

41. President

42. Who is our President today?

43. George W. Bush

44. Who is our Vice President today?

45. Dick Cheney

46. How long is a presidential term?

47. 4 years

48. How old must someone be to become a President?

49. 35 years old

50. What term means sworn into office?

51. Inauguration

52. Who actually elects the President?

53. Electoral College

54. What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

55. Make sure the laws are constitutional.

56. What is the main group in the Judicial Branch?

57. Supreme Court

58. How long do Supreme Court justices serve for?

59. life

60. What is the head of the Supreme Court called?

61. Chief Justice

62. How many justices are there in the Supreme Court?

63. 9

64. What type of cases does the Supreme Court deal with?

65. It is the final court of appeals. It sees cases where the constitutionality of laws are under discussion.