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7th Grade
10/07/2012

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name 3 requirements to be in the us house
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1 live in the us
2. be 25
3. live in the state for 4 years
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name 3 requirements to be in nthe Us senate
Definition
be 30
be a citision for 4 years
live in the state you repsent
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how many sentors from each state
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2
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how do we chose the number of the house
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the population
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who leads the Us nhouse and the senent
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speaker of the house and the VP
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who impeaches
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the house
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term for the house for the sient
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6 years 2 years
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how offten are senters elected in the Us
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1/3 are elected every 2 years
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how offtten must congress meet
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1 a year
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how long can congress ajour
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3 days
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how membors must be present at a meeting
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1/2
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how many must ask for a record
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1/5
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3 powers congress soley
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1. power to tax
2. PRINT MONEY
3. declar war
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both houses must need how much people to pass a bill
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2/3
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how many votes dose congress need to over ride a veto
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2/3
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legistative branch gives us what kind of Gov.
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a republic
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what act dose a person to be found guilty and put to death without a trial or proof of guilt
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Bill of Attainder
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what do we call punish9ing a person for something they did that was leagal when they did it
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el post facto
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how long is a president term
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4 years
Term
a candate wins if they have the most what
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elctorical votes
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longest a person can be president
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10 years
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how old must you be to be president
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35
Term
how long must a person be to be president
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35
Term
how long hust they have lived in the Us
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14 years
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who takes over if the president can no longer do his or her work
Definition
Vice prsident
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3 powers to the president
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1. comander & cheif
2. power to parden
3. apoint judges
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who choses the president if neighter has a magorty of the votes
Definition
house of reps
Term
when dose a president term end
Definition
4 years
Term
how many u.s supriem justices do we have
Definition
9
Term
who was our firstcheif justice
Definition
john jay
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what do we call power given to U.S supriem court that lets them dicide if the constitution permits a law
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Judical review
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who appoints suprim court justices
Definition
the President
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who must approve the appoitment
Definition
senit
Term
low long do they serve
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for life
Term
how many wittness must prove for treasion
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2
Term
when does treasion end
Definition
at the end for their life
Term
every state has this type of goverment
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republic
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new states can't be made from what
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another state
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to make an amend ment or propose one you need what
Definition
2/3 of the states or 2/3 of both houses
Term
no amendment can chang e the way we elect what
Definition
sentiors
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this person wrote the final draft of the constitution
Definition
governer morris
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it did not work because it did not have what
Definition
a strong central goverment
Term
they met where and what building
Definition
philadalpha and independence hall
Term
who was the president of the meeting
Definition
geroge washington
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how many states were repesented
Definition
12
Term
the consitiution was singed in
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1778
Term
and made law when
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1788
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how many states aggred to it
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9
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