5 Questions
What is the interplay between national government and its fifty states expressed in one word?
Federation
Who appoints people to lead cabinet departments?
The President
What is the highest court in the Federal Court system?
The Supreme Court
Who is the District Attorney for San Diego County?
Karl Mueller
What is the process of forcing an election called?
Gathering signatures
Study Notes
- The United States has one national government and fifty states.
- The interplay between national government and its fifty states is expressed in one word that begins with an F.
- There are three branches of government in the United States: the national government, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
- The national government is made up of the President, the Vice President, and the Congress.
- The legislative branch is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- The judicial branch is made up of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
- The President appoints people to lead cabinet departments, and these cabinet departments must be approved by the legislative branch.
- The Supreme Court can issue a Writ of Certiorari if a case is important enough.
- There are three levels of the Federal Court system: the lower, the intermediate, and the higher.
- The lower court system is made up of federal district courts, the intermediate court system is made up of federal appeals courts, and the higher court system is made up of the Supreme Court.
- The District Attorney for San Diego County is Karl Mueller, the Sheriff of San Diego County is Bill Gore, and the Mayor of the City of San Diego is Kevin Faulconer.
- The Superintendent of Coronado Schools is Karl Mueller, and the group overseeing Karl Mueller is the Coronado City Council.
- he process by gathering signatures to force this type of an election.
Test your knowledge of the structure and interplay between the national government and the fifty states of the United States, including the branches of government, court system, and key officials in various levels of governance.
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