Name:

Date:
Comparative Government Part I Test Study Guide:
The Legislative, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch
Date: TBD
Vocabulary:
1. Filibuster
2. Veto
3. Lobbyist
4. Electoral College
5. Executive Order

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Concurring Opinion
Dissenting Option
Precedent
Amnesty
Impeachment

11.
12. Know:
How often Congress adjusts seat in House of Representatives
Elastic Clause
How a Bill Becomes Law
Reasons for gerrymandering
Qualifications for the House of Representatives and Senate
Branch of government who can declare war
Who runs the Executive Office of the President
Qualifications of be President of the United States
Presidential Succession Act
Role of the Vice President in the Senate
Presidents Role as Commander in Chief
Purpose of the Supreme Court
Types of Trials heard in Federal Courts
Purpose of the Appeals court
What is a Precedent?
Marbury v. Madison
Judicial Review
13.