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| Where does a bill go after it passes both houses of Congress? |
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| What happens to a bill if the President signs it? |
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| How many days does a President have to consider a bill? |
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| In which branch does impeachment take place? |
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1) Vice-President
2) Speaker of the House
3) President Pro Tempore
4) Secretary of State |
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| What is the line of succession for the President? |
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| It is the day when the President officially becomes the President and takes the Oath of Office. |
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| What is Inauguration Day? |
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| When is Inauguration Day? |
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| How many Supreme Court justices are there? |
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| How many total amendments to the Constitution? |
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| House of Representatives and Senate |
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| What are the 2 houses of Congress? |
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| The number of people in the House of Representatives is based on what? |
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| What building does Congress meet? |
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| It stretches the power of Congress. Congress can make any law it needs to in order to do its job |
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| What is the Elastic Clause? |
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| Plan presented at Constitutional Convention with representation based on population |
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| What is the Virginia Plan? |
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| Plan represented at the Constitutional Convention based on equality |
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| What is the New Jersey Plan? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| Where do all money bills start? |
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| Religion, Assembly, Press, Petititon, Speech |
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| What are the 5 freedoms in the First Amendment? |
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| True or False. The President has the power to say how people become US citizens. |
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| True or False. Congress has the power to declare war. |
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| What is another word for the President? |
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| What is the idea that each branch has a way to check to make sure the other branches are doing their job called? |
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| What amendment protects against double jeopardy? |
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| What amendment protects against excessive bail? |
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| True or False. To be President, one does NOT have to be born in United States. |
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| How many states had to ratify the Constitution? |
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| Who has the power to admit new states? |
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| Who has the power to be Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces? |
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| Who has the power to declare war? |
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| Who has the power to set-up the school system? |
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| Both the Congress and the states |
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| Who has the power to tax? |
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| Who has the power to make rules about becoming a US citizen? |
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| Process of becoming a US citizen is called what? |
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| States cannot coin money or make treaties |
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| What are 2 powers denied to the states? Or 2 things the states can't do? |
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| What is the term for the President? |
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| What is the term for a senator? |
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| What is the term for a representative? |
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| What is the term for a Supreme Court judge? |
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| What is the age required to be President? |
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| What is the age required to be a senator? |
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| What is the age required to be representative? |
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| Which house impeaches or charges the official? |
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| Which house has the trial? |
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| If the president is impeached, who is the judge? |
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| Who is the presiding officer of the Senate? |
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| Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives? |
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| What fraction is needed to propose an amendment to the Constitution?. |
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| What fraction is needed to ratify an amendment? |
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| What is the total number of people in the Senate? |
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| What is the total number of people in the House of Representatives? |
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| What fraction of the Senate must vote guilty to impeach? |
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| What is the job of the judicial branch? |
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| What is the job of the legislative branch? |
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| Carries out, executes or enforces the laws |
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| What is the job of the executive branch? |
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| Divides or separates the 3 jobs of government into 3 branches |
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| What is the separation of powers? |
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| It divides the power between the state and national govt |
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| What is the federal system? |
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| Introduction to the Constitution |
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| What does it mean to amend? |
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| What does it mean to ratify? |
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| First 10 Amendments to the Constitution |
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| What are the Bill of Rights? |
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| Say no, refuse to approve |
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| What does it mean to veto? |
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| They choose the President and Vice-President |
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| What is the electoral college? |
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| First court to hear a case |
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| What is original jurisdiction? |
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| Appeals court, court that hears a case after the first court |
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| What is appellate jurisdiction? |
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| First government of the United States |
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| What are the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Law that punishes someone for a crime that wasn't a crime when they did it. |
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| What is an ex post facto law? |
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| Law that convicts someone without a trial |
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| What is a bill of attainder? |
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| When a bill does not become a law because the President ignores it for more than 10 days and Congress is not meeting |
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| What is a bicameral legislature? |
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| Your right to see a judge |
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| What is the right to habeas corpus? |
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| Count of the people every 10 years |
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| Powers shared by the state and the national govt. |
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| What is a concurrent power? |
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| What is an example of a concurrent power? |
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| What is the total number of people in the House? |
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| What is the total number of people in the Senate? |
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| How many senators from each state? |
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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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| Inauguration Day or January 20th |
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| When does the President take the Oath of Office? |
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| How many presidents have gone through impeachment? |
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| Who is the only president to resign? |
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| Which amendment says you have the right to a lawyer? |
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| Which amendment says police need a warrant to search your houses? |
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| Which amendment gives powers not listed to the states? |
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| Which amendment gives you the right to own a gun? |
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| What amendment protects against excessive bail? |
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| Who has to approve judges to the Supreme Court? |
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| What is it called if you betray your country? |
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| Who has to approve a treaty? |
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| Law that is illegal or goes against the Constitution |
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| Supreme Court process of checking laws |
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| This branch is the President |
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| Which amendment? People have the right to a lawyer? |
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| Which amendment? In search of drugs, police search a person's house |
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| Which amendment? Powers go the states? |
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| Which amendment? People have the right to a gun? |
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| Which amendment? Bail is too high. |
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| Which amendment? Barack Obama has soldiers in people's houses. |
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| Plan of government at Constitutional Convention based on population |
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| Plan of government at Constitutional Convention that is equal |
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| The legislative branch is also called this? |
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| First Tuesday in November |
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