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Understanding the U.S. Government: Key Concepts and Institutions

Explore the highest legal authority, powers of Congress, court jurisdiction, and more in the United States government. Learn about key figures, processes, and protections in American governance.

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Understanding the U.S. Government: Key Concepts and Institutions

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  1. #71 Card • What is the highest legal authority in the United States?

  2. #71 Answer • The Supreme Court

  3. #72 Card • Who has the power to set up federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court?

  4. #72 Answer • Congress

  5. #73 Card • Which court was set up in the Constitution?

  6. #73 Answer • The Supreme Court

  7. #74 Card • The types of cases the court has the power to hear is known as the courts--------.

  8. #74 Answer • Jurisdiction

  9. #75 Card • What does the Bill of Rights guarantee?

  10. #75 Answer • Personal Freedoms

  11. #76 Card • What vote is needed in both houses of Congress to send a bill to the President?

  12. #76 Answer • Majority

  13. #77 Card • What is the legal protection giving authors, playwrights and musicians exclusive right to publish and sell their work?

  14. #77 Answer • Copy right

  15. #78 Card • What is the legal protection giving inventors exclusive rights to make, use or sell their inventions?

  16. #78 Answer • A Patent

  17. #79 Card • What is the upper house of Congress?

  18. #79 Answer • The Senate

  19. #80 Card • What is the lower house of Congress?

  20. #80 Answer • The House of Representatives

  21. #81 Card • When are elections held?

  22. #81 Answer • The 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in even numbered years in the month of November.

  23. #82 Card • Who has the sole power of impeachment?

  24. #82 Answer • The House of Representatives

  25. #83 Card • Who holds the impeachment trial?

  26. #83 Answer • The Senate

  27. #84 Card • Who are the judges in the impeachment trial?

  28. #84 Answer • The Supreme Court

  29. #85 Card • Who presides over the senate if the president is being impeached?

  30. #85 Answer • The President-Pro-Tem of the Senate

  31. #86 Card • Who is the president of the Senate?

  32. #86 Answer • The Vice President

  33. #87 Card • Who presides over the House of Representatives?

  34. #87 Answer • Speaker of the House

  35. #88 Card • What are the job requirements for senators and representatives?

  36. #88 Answer • None

  37. #89 Card • Who is the head of the Justice Department?

  38. #89 Answer • The Attorney General

  39. #90 Card • What is the Supreme Courts jurisdiction?

  40. #90 Answer • The Appellate courts and the non appellate courts.

  41. #91 Card • What are the three ways a bill can become a law?

  42. #91 Answer • 1. The President signs it • 2. 2/3 vote in both houses • 3. The President doesn’t veto it

  43. #92 Card • Who are the first four people in line of succession, to take over if the president dies?

  44. #92 Answer • 1. The Vice President of U.S. • 2. The Speaker of the House. • 3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate. • 4. The Secretary of State.

  45. #93 Card • What is the quorum for the Senate?

  46. #93 Answer • 50 + 1

  47. #94 Card • Who was the 1st President?

  48. #94 Answer • George Washington

  49. #95 Card • Where was the Constitution signed?

  50. #95 Answer • Independence Hall

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