NSL Government - MBHS



NSL Government Name__________________________

Unit 1

Word Bank: US Senate MD House of Delegates MD General Assembly MD Senate US House of Representatives US Supreme Court US District Court MD Circuit Court MD District Court MD Court of Appeals President Governor County Executive County Council legislative executive judicial

NSL Government Chart- Read the power point/ web quest and place the appropriate term on the chart:

| |1._________________ 2. |3.__________________ |5.____________ |

| |laws |4. laws |6. laws |

|National |US Congress |19. |10. ______________Court |

| |7. | |# of Members: |

| |# of Members: |Term of Office: | |

| |Term of Office: | |Term of Office: |

| | |Who helps? | |

| |13. | |18. _____________Courts |

| |# of Members | |# of Courts |

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| |Term of Office: | |Term of Office: |

|State |8. General __________ |14. |11. MD ____________ |

| |9. | | |

| |# of Members: |Term of Office: |# of Members: |

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| |Term of Office: |Who helps? |Term of Office: |

| |12. | | |

| | | |17.__________ Courts |

| |# of Members : | | |

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| |Term of Office: | |16.__________ Courts |

|Local |14. County_____________ |15. | |

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| |# of Members: |Term of Office: | |

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| |Term of Office: |Who helps? | |

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Checks and Balances Questions:

Answer the following questions using the word bank below:

Word Bank: President (2) Senate (3) veto General Assembly pardons constitutional impeachment override treaties

US House of Representatives

1. The President can nominate Cabinet member, but the _____________________ must approve the nominee in order for him or her to receive the cabinet position.

2. The Congress can ____________________________ a Presidential veto with 2/3rd majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate.

3. The House of Representatives has the power to write up __________________________ charges against the President if they are found to have committed a high crime or misdemeanor and the Senate hears and decides whether or not the President will actually be ___________________________.

4. The Supreme Court has the power to determine whether or not a law is ___________________________________.

5. The Congress has the power to ______________________________, but the President has the power to determine how the war effort will be managed.

6. All Supreme Court justices must be nominated by the President and approved by the _________________________ before they become Supreme Court justices.

7. The President and state governors have the power to grant _________________________ to convicted felons.

8. All bills must be passed in both houses of the Congress, but can not become laws until the _______________________ signs them.

9. The ________________________________ proposes the US budget, but the Congress has the power to alter the proposal as they see fit.

10. In Maryland the ________________________________ needs 3/5th of a majority to override the Governor’s veto.

11. While the President has the power to sign ______________________, they must receive 2/3rds majority vote in the US Senate in order to be made into law.

12. In order for a bill to be made into law both the _________________________ and the ____________________________ must agree to the same language and only then does the President decide whether or not to sign the bill into law.

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