Government Positions

Identify and describe positions in government.

00:00:55
What are we learning about today?
- Federalism
- The people and positions in government
- The separation of Church and State in the Constitution
- The similarities of the Federal and State Constitutions

00:01:34
Why does Texas have more representatives than Louisiana?
- It is a larger state and takes up more space.
- It has a larger population.
- It has more businesses.
- It is closer to Washington, DC.

00:01:57
John Boehner is the leader of the House of Representatives because he is the leading Republican and the Republicans have a majority in the House. What is his official title?
- Leader of the House
- Speaker of the House
- President of the House
- Chief of the House

00:02:15
Could YOU be a Representative for Louisiana?
- No, I don't live in the right place.
- No, I'm not old enough.
- No, I don't have a college degree.
- Yes! I meet all the qualifications!

00:02:39
Which of the following is INCORRECT?
- Louisiana has fewer Representatives than Texas
- Louisiana has fewer Senators than Texas
- Louisiana has the same number of Senators as Texas.

00:03:00
Which of the following is true?
- The leader of the Senate is called the President of the Senate and the leader of the House is called the President of the House.
- The leader of the Senate is called the President of the Senate and the leader of the House is called the Speaker of the House.
- The leader of the Senate is called the Speaker of the Senate and the leader of the House is called the Speaker of the House.
- The leader of the Senate is called the Speaker of the Senate and the leader of the House is called the President of the House.

00:03:14
For which are the qualifications MORE STRICT?
- House of Representatives, you have to be older and a citizen for longer to be a Representative.
- Senate, you have to be older and a citizen for longer to be a Senator.
- Senate, you have to have more education.
- Representative, you have to have more education.

00:03:37
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
- The Speaker of the House
- The President
- The Chief Justice
- The President of the Senate

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Which of the following is NOT a qualification for being the President?
- Being at least 35 years old.
- Having graduated from college.
- Being a born in the United States.
- Living in the USA for at least 14 years.

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How does the vice president become president?
- If the president dies.
- All the above.
- If the president gets impeached.
- If the president resigns.

00:04:56
What are the qualifications to be Vice President?
- Be 35 years old
- All the above
- Be a natural-born citizen of the USA
- Live in the US for 14 years

00:05:42
What branch are the cabinet members a part of?
- Judicial
- Executive
- Legislative
- No branch

00:05:43
Who gets to choose who the cabinet members are?
- The people, by elections.
- The President: they work for him, so he chooses them.
- The Supreme Court
- Congress

00:06:03
Wait, what is Judicial Review again?
- The Supreme Court can kick the president out if he breaks the law.
- The Supreme Court can decide if laws and actions are unconstitutional.
- The Supreme Court can appoint new Justices.
- They Supreme Court can override a Veto.

00:06:25
Why couldn't Obama pick his best friend to be on the Supreme Court?
- Because his best friend isn't old enough.
- Because Congress would use legislative review to check the president and stop his appointment.
- Because his best friend didn't go to law school.
- All the above.

00:06:38
The leader of the Supreme Court is called the:
- Head Justice
- Chief Justice
- Speaker of the Court
- President of the Court

00:07:38
Which of the following does NOT match up the counterpart at the state and federal level correctly?
- Governor and President
- Mayor and Speaker of the House
- State Representative and Representative
- State Senator and Senator

00:08:00
What is similar about the legislative branch at the state and federal level?
- They both can impeach the president.
- Their main job is to make laws.
- They have the same number of members.
- They are elected for the same amount of time.

00:08:06
Mark all of the following that are federal powers:
- Make laws
- Print money
- Raise taxes
- Control the army
- Organize elections

00:08:13
Mark all of the following that are state powers:
- Make laws
- Print money
- Control schools
- Organize elections
- Provide for local government

00:08:21
Mark all of the following that are shared powers:
- Make laws
- Print money
- Organize elections
- raise taxes
- Declare war

00:08:25
What does federalism mean?
- the separation between the three branches of government.
- the division of power between the federal, state, and local levels
- the idea that each branch should be able to control the others so no one can get too powerful.

00:08:31
How many government do you have?
- 1 - the federal government in Washington DC
- 3 - the federal government in Washington DC, the state government in Baton Rouge, and the local government in New Orleans
- 2 - the federal government in Washington DC and the state government in Baton Rouge
- 0 - I am my own government.

00:08:35
What does separation of powers mean?
- The idea that each branch should be able to control the others so no one can get too powerful.
- There are three branches of government, executive, legislative, and judicial.
- There are three levels of government, federal, state, and local.

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What does checks and balances mean?
- There are three levels of government: federal, state, and local.
- The idea that each branch should be able to control the others so no one can get too powerful.
- Power is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.

00:08:55
Besides separation of powers, what else does this diagram show?
- Federalism
- Checks and balances
- The executive cabinet
- The Speaker of the House

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