1. What is the overall job of the? Unit IV Flash Card Review To make the nation s laws 2. Who is the head of the? Congress 3. What are the requirements to be a member of the House of Representatives? 25 years old; citizen for 7 years What are the requirements to be a member of the Senate? 30 years old;; citizen for 9 years 4. What is the term of office for the House of Representatives? 2 years What is the term of office for the Senate? 6 years 5. How many members are in the House of Representatives? 435 New York - 27 How many members are in the Senate? 100 members 2 from each state 1
6. Collect taxes 7. Coin Money 8. Establish courts 9. Regulate trade between states and with foreign countries 10. Set up post offices 11. Patents and copyrights 2
12. Impeachment Accusation by House, trial by Senate 13. Establish the armed forces 14. Approve treaties (Senate) 15. Approve presidential appointees (Senate) 16. Declare war 17. Override the president s veto (2/3 majority of both houses) 3
18. Power of the Purse (All bills about money must start in the House) 19. Elastic clause Congress can make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its duties 20. Who is the Speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi 21. Who is Seaford s representative in the House of Representatives? Peter King 22. Who is the President of the Senate? Mike Pence 23. Who is the President Pro Tempore? Chuck Grassley 4
24. Who are the two U.S. Senators from NY? Charles E. Schumer Kirsten Gillibrand 25. What is the overall job of the? To enforce laws 26. Who is the head of the? President 27. What is the term of office of the President of the United States? 4 years 28. Vetoes laws passed by Congress 29. Commander in chief of the armed forces 5
30. Makes treaties with foreign nations (Senate approval) 31. Appoints ambassadors, Cabinet members & federal judges (Senate approval) 32. Power of pardon 33. Makes up U.S. foreign policy 34. State of the Union message to Congress once a year 35. Chief Executive of the U.S. (leader of Cabinet and Executive Departments) 6
36. Head of State official representative of the United States 37. Who is the President of the U.S.? Donald Trump 38. What are the qualifications to become President of the United States? Age 35 Born in the USA Lived in USA 14 years before election 39. Who is the Vice-President of the United States? Mike Pence 40. What is the Cabinet? President s advisers, Heads of Executive Departments What is its job? Advise president and help set government policy 41. Who is the Secretary of State? Mike Pompeo How does a person become a member? Appointed by President with Senate approval 7
42. Who is the Secretary of Defense? 43. Who is the Secretary of the Treasury? Steven Mnuchin 44. Who is the Attorney General? 45. What is the overall job of the Judicial Branch? Interprets law 46. Who is the head of the Judicial Branch? Supreme Court 47. How does a person become a member of the U.S. Supreme Court? Appointed by President with the advice and consent of the Senate 8
48. What is the term of office on the Supreme Court? life 49. Who is the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? John G. Roberts 50. What is the power of the U.S. Supreme Court? Judicial review-power of the courts to decide whether the laws and actions of the government are allowed under the Constitution 9