relationship with other branches

• President


  Who is the head of the federal executive branch?
• Vice President


  Who in the federal executive branch takes over for the president if needed?
• Cabinet


  Advisers to the President
• Federal Bureaucracy


  Group of agencies, regulatory boards, and commissions who help carry out federal laws
• Executive Branch - carries out laws


  Identify the BRANCH of Government who:

  Enforces or carries out the law
• Executive Branch - prepares annual budget


  Identify the BRANCH of Government who:

  Prepares the annual budget
• Executive Branch - appoints officials

  Identify the BRANCH of Government who:

  Appoints government officials (cabinet, ambassadors, judges)
• Executive Branch - oversees the bureaucracy


  Identify the BRANCH of Government who:

  Oversees the bureaucracy & government agencies
• Judicial Branch - US Courts

  Identify the BRANCH of Government who includes:

  US Supreme Court

  US Court of Appeals

  US District Court
• Legislative Branch - Congress

  Identify the BRANCH of Government who includes:

  Congress = Senate & House of Representatives
• US Supreme Court


  What is the Highest court in the US government?
• Cases involving FEDERAL law (civil & criminal) or involving the interpretation of the US Constitution


  What kinds of cases are heard in FEDERAL court?
• Judicial Review


  What is the power to determine whether actions or laws are constitutional called?
• Article 1


  What Article of the Constitution talks about the role and powers of the Legislative Branch?
• Article 2


  What Article of the Constitution talks about the role and powers of the Executive Branch?
• Article 3


  What Article of the Constitution talks about the role and powers of the Judicial Branch?
• CHECKS AND BALANCES


  A system of _____ and _____ gives each of the three

  branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other branches.
• --OVERRIDE PRESIDENTIAL VETOES

  --IMPEACH AND CONVICT A PRESIDENT


  How does Congress check the powers of the

  President? (2 ways)
• --CONFIRM OR REJECT JUDGES/JUSTICES

  --IMPEACH AND CONVICT JUDGES/ JUSTICES


  How does Congress check the courts? (2 ways)
• Abuse of power (Tyranny)


  Separation of powers and a system of checks and

  balances are meant to prevent _______
• --PROPOSES LEGISLATION

  --PREPARES BUDGET FOR CONGRESS TO APPROVE

  --CALLS A SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS

  --VETOES LEGISLATION CONGRESS HAS PASSED


  How does the president check the powers of Congress? (4 ways)
• NOMINATING JUDGES/JUSTICES


  President checks courts by --
• DECLARING ACTS OF CONGRESS UNCONSTITUTIONAL (Judicial Review)

  Courts check Congress by --
• DECLARING EXECUTIVE ACTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL (Judicial Review)


  Courts check President by --
• LEGISLATIVE -- CONGRESS


  Which branch of the national government has the

  power to pass laws?
• EXPRESSED


  Legislative powers that are specifically listed in the

  Constitutions are _____ powers.
• IMPLIED


  Legislative powers that are not specifically listed but are used to carry out expressed powers are ______ powers.
• -- INTRODUCEDTO BOTH HOUSES

  --COMMITTEEDISCUSSES IN SMALL GROUP

  --DEBATEDON BY BOTH HOUSES

  --VOTEDON BY BOTH HOUSES

  --PRESIDENTSIGNSWhat are the steps in the lawmaking process in the

  Congress?
• IN RESPONSE TO PROBLEMS OR ISSUES


  Why do elected officials write laws?
• --INDIVIDUALS

  --INTEREST GROUPS

  --PRESIDENT

  --CONGRESS

  --MEDIA


  Who helps shape legislation?
• US CONSTITUTION


  Government powers are limited by the ________
• --PROPOSING LEGISLATION IN A SPEECH TO CONGRESS (STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS)

  --APPEALING DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE;

  --APPROVING OR VETOING LEGISLATION;

  --APPOINTING OFFICIALS WHO CARRY OUT LAWS


  -How does the executive branch influence

  policy-making? (4 WAYS)
• CABINET DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUCRACY, AGENCIES, AND REGULATORY GROUPS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

  Who helps carry out the laws?
• INCREASED


  Presidential power has [INCREASED or DECREASED] since the Constitution

  was ratified.
• CHIEF OF STATE


  Which role of the president does this describe:

  CEREMONIAL HEAD OF THE GOV'T
• CHIEF EXECUTIVE


  Which role of the president does this describe:

  HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
• CHIEF LEGISLATOR


  Which role of the president does this describe:

  PROPOSER OF THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
• COMMANDER IN CHIEF


  Which role of the president does this describe:

  HEAD OF THE ARMED FORCES
• CHIEF DIPLOMAT


  Which role of the president does this describe:

  ARCHITECT OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
• CHIEF OF PARTY


  Which role of the president does this describe:

  LEADER OF THE POLITICAL PARTY THAT

  CONTROLS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH