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| At the constitutional Convention the makeup of the Senate was supposed to favor: |
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| How many terms may the President have? |
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| What do the stars in the U.S. Flag stand for? |
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| What does the stripes in the U.S. Flag stand for? |
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| How Many Amendments to the U.S. Constitution have there been? |
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| How long is the President's term? |
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| What is the age minimum for the President? |
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| After a bill is passed the 2 Houses of Congress, it is sent to: |
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| Which of these is NOT one of the three Branches of Government? |
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| Which Amendment limits the President's term? |
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| How many Senators from each State? |
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| What is the least number of Representative a state may have? |
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| How many women have been President of the United States? |
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| The President of the Senate is? |
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| Which of these is not an unalienable right of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| The Declaration was written by: |
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| The national budget is present by: |
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| How many branches of government? |
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| The President assumes the duties of office on: |
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| Which of these is NOT a First Amendment Freedom? |
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| What vote really elects the President of the United States? |
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| The part of the constitution in Article 1 Section 8 that gives Congress broad powers to write laws about situations that are very new and unexpected (such as T.V., air travel & space research) is called the: |
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| Which body has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money? |
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| The constitution says that a prisoner cannot be detained without a trial and that right is covered under what is called: |
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| If the President should die, who would become President? |
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| Who is the President of the United States? |
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| Who is the Vice President of the United States? |
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| Which Branch of government has 2 houses? |
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| Which Branch of Government is the court system of this country? |
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| Which Branch of Government enforces the laws? |
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| Which Branch of the Government makes the laws? |
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| Which Branch of Government tries cases under the laws? |
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| Senate-House Comparison: women are allowed |
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| Senate-House Comparison: has 6 year term |
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| Senate-House Comparison: meet in the Capitol Building |
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| Senate-House Comparison: elected every 2 years |
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| Senate-House Comparison: has the Vice President as Presiding Officer. |
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| Senate-House Comparison: has 435 members |
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| Senate-House Comparison: approves or reject treaties |
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| Senate-House Comparison: passes bills they hope will become laws |
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| Both the Senate and House |
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| Senate-House Comparison: has 100 members |
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| Senate-House Comparison: members are appointed by the Supreme Court |
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| Neither the Senate & House |
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| Whose duty or responsibility is the chief legal officer? |
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| Whose duty or responsibility is social security? |
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| Secretary of Human Services |
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| Whose duty or responsibility is it to carry out war? |
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| Whose duty or responsibility is is to settle a strike? |
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| Whose duty or responsibility is foreign affairs? |
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| Whose duty or responsibility is the Secret Service? |
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| Secretary of Homeland Security |
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| Whose duty or responsibility is the Farm Program |
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| True or False: Nixon was the only President to resign. |
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| True or False: The Declaration of Independence came before the signing of the Constitution. |
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| True or False: The Executive Branch has no checks over the Judicial Branch. |
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| True or False: The Declaration of Independence came before the signing of the Constitution. |
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| True or False: The are 15 Justices on the Supreme Court. |
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| True or False: The President is the head of the Legislative Branch, |
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| True or False: There are times when members of Congress cannot be arrested. |
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| True or False: The U.S. flag should be in the rear of a parade or procession. |
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| True or False: The Judicial Branch has not checks on the other Branches |
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| True or False: The United States Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the Congress |
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| True or False: The President always selects the next President. |
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| True or False: There are 10 Cabinet Positions. |
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| True or False: Federalism is the sharing of power by the Federal Government and the State Governments. |
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| True or False: The Articles of Confederation, coming before the Constitution, was really our first Constitution. |
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| True or False: The President can call both House of Congress into special session. |
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| True or False: Both Federal and State Governments can establish Courts. |
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| True or False: States can make treaties with foreign countries. |
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| True or False: Each state must treat the citizens of other States the same way it treats is own citizens. |
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| True or False: Congress cannot tax goods being exported from a state, even if the goods are going to a foreign country. |
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| True or False: Only Federal officers can have titles of nobility. |
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| True or False: An ex post facto law is a law that makes something illegal after the act has been committed. |
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| True or False: Supervising the coining and printing of money is the job of the Treasury Department. |
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| True or False: After 10 days, a Bill passed by Congress automatically becomes a law if the President doesn't act and the Congress is still in session. |
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| True or False: A three-fourths vote is required for Congress to pass a law over the President's veto. |
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| True or False: United States Senators recieve a higer salary than Members of the House of Representatives. |
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| True or False: Under certain conditions, the House of Representatives selects the President of the United States |
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| True or False: The Members of the House of Representatives have nothing to do with impeachment. |
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| True or False: A U.S. Senator may be re-elected only once. |
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| True or False: The Boston Tea Party was held by the British to make friends with the Colonists. |
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| True or False: The first ten Amendments make up the Bill of Rights. |
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| True or False: The original Constitution outlawed slavery. |
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| True or False: Patrick Henry & Thomas Jefferson looked after the interests of the common man at Constitutional Convention. |
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| True or False: The building in which the Constitutional Convention met is now called Independence Hall. |
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| True or False: Benjamin Franklin was the President of the Constitutional Convention. |
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| True or False: The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia in 1776. |
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| True or False: George Washinton was the first President of the United States |
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| True or False: Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death". |
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| True or False: The Captial of the United States is Washington D.C. |
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| True or False: The latest Presidential Election was held in 2002. |
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| True or False: There are 3 methods of proposing Amendments to the United States Constitution. |
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| True or False: The original 13 colonies included Ohio. |
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| True or False: The terms Federal, National, or Central may be used to refer to the United States Government in Washinton D.C. |
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| True or False: The Constitution allows for laws to be made for subjects that did not exist in 1787. |
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| True or False: The largest state is Texas. |
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| True or False: One-third of the Senate is elected every 2 years. |
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| True or False: Congress gets a new number each time a President is elected. |
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| True or False: U.S Senators are elected by the people of the entire state. |
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| True or False: A quorum in the House of Representatives is a majority of the members plus one. |
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| True or False: The Federal Government can admit new States and federal territories. |
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