| A | B |
|---|
| executes the law | main purpose of the executive branch |
| President | head of the executive branch |
| Electoral College | chooses the president and vice-president |
| 20 | number of electoral votes for Pa. |
| House of Representatives | chooses the president in case of a tie |
| 35 years of age, natural born citizen, resident of the US for 14 years | 3 qualifications to become president |
| first Tuesday after the first Monday in November | when the President is elected |
| January 20 | date when the president is inaugurated. |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | administers the oath of office to the President |
| Commander in Chief | President's responsibility to the US military |
| Chief Executive | president's responsibility to the business aspect of the U.S. |
| impeach | term that means to accuse |
| House of Representatives | house that begins the impeachment process |
| Senate | acts as a jury in the impeachment process |
| Chief Justice | acts as the judge in an impeachment trial of a President |
| Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton | only 2 presidents to have gone through the entire impeachment process |
| George Washington | president who created the first cabinet in 1789 |
| interpret the laws | main job of the judicial branch |
| Supreme Court | name of the highest and most important court in the United States |
| 9 | number of chief justices on the Supreme Court |
| life | term of office for a justice |
| president | appoints a justice |
| Senate | approves justices |
| unconstitutional | term that means a law goes against the Constitution of the United States |
| judicial review | process of checking the laws |
| treason | term that is defined as carrying on war against the United States and giving help to the nation's enemies |
| two witnesses must testify to the same story or the accused must confess in a courtroom | what two things must happen in order to be convicted of treason |
| amend | term that means to change |
| ratify | terms that means formally approve |
| 27 | number of amendments to the Constitution |
| 2/3 | fraction of Congress needed to propose an amendment |
| 3/4 | fraction of Congress needed to ratify an amendment |
| Articles of Confederation | document that was governing the United States before and during the writing of the Consitutuion |
| September 17, 1787 | date the Consitution was signed |
| Legislative | Article 1 of the Constitution sets up this branch of the government |
| Executive | article 2 sets up this Branch of Government |
| judicial | Article 3 sets up this branch of government |
| 400,000 | salary of the President |
| Chief Justice | head of the Supreme Court |
| Commander and Chief, Chief Executive, Chief of Party, Chief Legislator, Chief of State | 5 categores that the powers of the President can be put into |
| Richard | president who avoided the impeachment process |
| 15 | number of cabinet positions |
| give advice to the president | function of the cabinet |
