Judicial, Executive

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A presidential candidate is required to be a resident of the United States for _____years.

14

In order to convict someone for treason they have to do the act of treason in the presence of _____ (number) witnesses.

2

The maximum number of terms that a president can be elected to is _____ terms.

2

The minimum age for the President of the United States is ____ years old.

35

A term of office for the President of the United States is _____ years

4

There are _____ (number) judges on the U.S. Supreme Court

9

The President that was impeached for breaking the "tenure of office act" was ________ __________.

Andrew Johnson

The title of the person that heads the U.S. Supreme Court is ______

Chief Justice

The person who swears in the President holds the job of ________ ________ _____ ______ ______ ______ _________ _________.

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

______ determines what federal courts will be established under the United States Supreme Court.

Congress

The President of the United States is actually elected by the _____ _______ .

Electoral College

The only President that was elected to four terms was _________ ________.

Franklin Roosevelt

If the President of the United States is being investigated in order to be impeached, then the proceedings will start in which house of Congress?

House of Representatives

The name of the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court was ______.

John Jay

The name of the present United States Supreme Court Chief Justice is ______.

John Roberts Jr.

The name of the first African-American to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court was _______.

Marshall

Election Day for the President of the United States is on the first _xxxx__ after the first ________ in xxxxx.

Monday

Election Day for the President of the United States is on the first xxxxxx after the first xxxxxx in _________.

November

The person who appoints federal judges is the __________.(title)

President

The person who is Commander in Chief of the armed forces is the _________(title)

President

The only President to resign from office was ________ _______.

Richard Nixon

The name of the first women appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court was ______.

Sandra Day O'Connor

The President is protected by agents who work for the government agency known as the _________ __________.

Secret Service

When an impeachment trial takes place for the President the jury is made up of people from the ______.

Senate

The President's annual speech to Congress is called the ______ ___ ____ ______ speech.

State of the Union

The highest court in the United States is the ______.

Supreme Court

The name of the current African-American U.S. Supreme Court judge is _______.

Thomas

Election Day for the President of the United States is on the first ___ after the first xxxxx in xxxxx.

Tuesday

In a case to which a State is a party the _______ would have original jurisdiction.

US Supreme Court

If the President of U.S. dies or resigns, then the ___ ___ will become President.

Vice President

The President of the United States lives in the _____ _____.

White House

The most recent President to be impeached was ________ __________.

William Clinton

To ask for another trial in a higher court is called an _____

appeal

When a bond is paid to release someone from jail it is known as posting _____.

bail

The officer of the court is called the ____.

bailiff

A _____ is money paid to get someone released from jail.

bond

The President's advisors are called his _______.

cabinet

Showing disrespect in court is called ______ of court.

contempt

The schedule of court cases is called the _____.

docket

The executive branch has the power to _______ the laws.

enforce

If a person flees from prosecution in one state to another state the state he fled from can ask him to be returned from the state he fled to for trial. This is called _____.

extradition

The judicial branch has the power to ____ the laws.

interpret

A body of citizens that judge an individual in court are called a _____.

jury

The term of office for a federal judge is _____.

life

A federal judge must be a resident of the United States for _____.

none

The minimum age for a federal judge is _____.

none

The President can use his power to__________ to release federal prisoners from jail.

pardon

Lying in court is called _____.

perjury

A President can refuse to sign bill that Congress has sent to him and this is called a _______.

veto

A person that testifies for you in court is called a _____.

witness


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