t confine its
prisoners?

What is the smallest number of senators that could confirm or reject a
treaty? What is meant by the executive session of the senate? How could
you witness the proceedings at such a session? How large a vote is
necessary to confirm a nomination of the president?

What is an ambassador? A minister? A consul? What is meant by "inferior"
officers? By "civil service reform?"

State the principle which seems to cover the matter of removals.

Have you read the president's last annual message? What "information" did
he give to congress? What "recommendations" did he make? How was the
message delivered to congress? What "extra sessions" of congress do you
remember? What ones have you read about in books? When were the different
extra sessions called?

Give the number of bills vetoed by each president.

Has the president ever had to adjourn congress? For how long could he do
it? How is the British parliament prorogued?

Where do impeachments originate? By whom are they tried? Who may be
impeached? What for? Can persons who have ceased to be officers be
impeached? What is the extent of sentence? Was President Johnson
impeached? How is an impeachment trial conducted? What persons have been
impeached?

Prepare a tabulation telling:

1. Mode of election of president (general statement only)
2. Qualifications.
3. Term.
4. Vacancy.
5. Salary--constitutional provision; law.
6. Powers.
7. Duties.

CHAPTER XXIV.

ARTICLE III.--THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.

In the two articles so far considered, we have studied about the
law-_making_ and the law-_enforcing_ branches of the government. We shall
next examine the third great branch, the one which _interprets_ and
_applies_ the laws.

SECTION I.--ORGANIZATION.

_The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme
Court,[1] and in such inferior courts as the congress may from time to
time ordain and establish.[2] The judges both of the Supreme and inferior
courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior,[3] and shall at
stated times receive for their services a compensation[4] which shall not
be diminished during their continuance in office.[5]_

[1] The creation of the Supreme Court, a distinct coordinate branch for
the final interpretation of law, was the master-stroke of the
constitution. "The Supreme Court has no prototype in history."

While the _existence_ of the Supreme Court is thus provided for