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Branches of Government and Checks and Balances

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  • legislative
    borrows money on behalf of the united states
  • 100
    number of members in the senate
  • executive
    vetoes bills
  • 10
    number of amendments that make up the bill of rights
  • legislative
    overrides a presidential veto
  • 4
    number of years of a presidential term in office
  • senate and house of representatives
    two divisions of the legislative branch of government
  • executive
    nominates supreme court justices
  • 6
    number of years for a senators term in government
  • 15
    number of members in the presidents cabinet (also part of the executive branch)
  • 2
    number of senators from each state
  • legislative
    impeaches/removes the president
  • 30
    minimum age to be a senator
  • 18
    age at which you are given the right to vote
  • executive
    signs bills into law
  • executive
    makes treaties
  • judicial
    declares laws unconstitutional
  • population
    how many representatives in the house of representatives are in each state is based off of this
  • 435
    total number of representatives in house of representatives in government
  • supreme court
    organization within the judicial branch of government
  • 435
    number of members in the house of representatives
  • judicial
    interprets/makes meaning of laws
  • legislative
    delcares war
  • executive
    issues a pardon
  • president
    head of the executive branch of government
  • legislative
    introduces laws
  • executive
    serves as commander-in-chief of the army and navy
  • congress
    another term for legislative branch of government
  • 9
    number of supreme court justices (members of the judicial branch)
  • 27
    total number of amendments to the constitution
  • 35
    minimum age to be president
  • legislative
    coins money
  • 25
    minimum age to be part of the house of representatives