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| # of senators in each state |
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Which amendment limits the Presidents term? |
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| A law that makes an act illegal after that act has been commited |
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| A prisoner cannot be put in prison without a trail under what law? |
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| An uprising involving colonist thowing tea into the Boston Harbor, disguised as Mohawk Indians |
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| Cabinet member in charge of foreign affairs |
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| Cabinet member in charge of the natural resources of the nation |
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| Secretary of the Interior |
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| Cabinet position in charge of the secret service and border patrol |
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| Secretary of Homeland Security |
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| Cabinet position that oversees farms and agriculture |
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| Cabinet position that oversees war |
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| Cabinet position that oversees workers, employment, and strikes |
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| Does the president have veto power? |
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elected every two years
Has 435 members
Meets in the Capital Building
passes bills to become laws
Must live in the state he/she represents |
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| How long is the president's term? |
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| How many Cabinet positions are there? |
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| How many amendments are in the constitution? |
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| How many justices are in the Supreme Court? |
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| How many representatives must each state have at least |
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How many terms can the president serve? |
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| How much of the senate is elected every two years? |
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| How old does the president have to be? |
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| If the president vetos a law, how many votes does Congress need to still pass it? |
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| In a procession, the U.S flag should be where? |
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| In an impeachment trial, who is the jury and who brings the charges of impeachment? |
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Senate - jury
House of Representative - brings charges against |
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| Oversees health matters and Social Sercurity |
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| Secretary of Human Services |
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| Qualifications to become president |
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minimum age of 35
naturally born citizen (born in the U.S)
resident of the U.S. for 14 years
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| Said, "Give me liberty or give me death." |
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Has 100 members
approves and rejects treaties
terms last 6 years
Meets in the Capital Building
passes bills to become laws
Must live in the state he/she represents |
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| The 27th (last) amendment was adopted in what year? |
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| The Articles of Confereration are considered... |
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| The Declaration was signed in? |
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| The coining and printing of money are the responsiblity of what department |
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| The federal goverment's plan for raising and spending money for a year? |
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| The name given to the process by which the courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution |
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| The president gets elected by what vote? |
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| The president is the head of what branch? |
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| The stars on the U.S. flag represent? |
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| The vice president is the presiding officer of what house? |
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| This branch enforces the laws and is led by the president |
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| This branch has two houses and makes the country's laws |
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| This branch is the court system of the country, administers justice, and interprets if laws are constitutional |
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| This case established the precident for judical review |
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| True/False - The president can call both houses of Congress into special session |
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| What amendment allows 18 years old to vote? |
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| What are the branches of the government? |
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Executive
Legislative
Judicial |
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| What are the first amendment freedoms? |
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| Freedom of speech, religion, and press |
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| What are the two houses of congress |
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| senate and house of representatives |
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| What are the unalienable right of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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| What day does the president assume offfice? |
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| What do the stripes on the flag represent? |
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| What happens to a bill if the president does not act on it in 10 days? |
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| The sharing of power between the federal government and the state goverment |
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| What is the capital of the U.S |
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| What is the name of the part of the constitution that give congress the power to write laws about things that never existed? |
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| What is the year the Constitutional Convention was held? |
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| What plan favored the larger states and proposed two houses of Congress based on population? |
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| What plan favored the small states and represented all states equally, regardless of size? |
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| What vote really elects the President of the United States? |
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| When will the next presidential election take place? |
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| Where does a bill go after it has passed the two houses of Congress |
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| Who appoints the Supreme Court Justices? |
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| Who has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money? |
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| Who has the power to raise, borrow, and spend money? |
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| Who presents the national budget? |
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| Who was the only president to resign? |
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| Richard Nixon (after the Watergate scandel) |
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| Who was the president of the Constitution Convention? |
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| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Who would become president if the president was killed? |
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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