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| establishes the first of the three branches of the government, the Legislature |
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| establishes the second of the three branches of government, the Executive |
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| establishes the last of the three branches of government, the Judiciary. |
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| details the method of amending, or changing, the Constitution. |
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| concerns the United States itself. |
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| details the method for ratification, or acceptance, of the Constitution: of the original 13 states in the United States, nine had to accept the Constitution before it would officially go into effect. |
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| expresses a concept and does not necessarily reflect or describe a political reality. It is often contrasted with the concept of individual sovereignty. |
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| government where anymore than minimal governmental intervention in personal liberties and the economy is not usually allowed by law, usually in a written Constitution |
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he model was first developed in ancient Greece and came into widespread use by the Roman Republic as part of the unmodified Constitution of the Roman Republic. Under this model, the state is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that no one branch has more power than the other branches.
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| The federal principle or system of government |
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| the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government |
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| The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship |
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| If Michael is currently 28 years old, can he become a U. S. Senator? Why or Why not? |
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No you have to be at least 30 years old and you would have to been an American for 9 years and have to be live in the resident of state you want to represent. There is no education requirments
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| List two ways that the Executive Branch checks the Legislative Branch. |
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The Executive Branch (The President). If Congress passes a bill (proposed law) that the President opposes, he/she can write the word "Veto" on the bill and send it back to Congress. (The word "veto" means, "I forbid.")
The Executive Branch checks the Judicial Branch by choosing which judges are able to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. The President chooses who becomes a Justice of the Supreme Court. |
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| List two ways that the Legislative Branch checks the Judicial Branch. |
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Supreme court justices have to be approved by Congress. Also, congress can overcome a presidential veto with a 2/3rds majority
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| Briefly describe how a bill becomes a law. |
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| The law starts as an idea then Those who sponsored the bill will promote it by praising it in the Congress as well as in public. After the bill is introduced, it will make its way to the relevant Committee. For example, if the bill is related to animal husbandry, it will be passed to the Agriculture Committee. After a bill is introduced it is passed on to the corresponding Committee for debate and marks up the proposed bill. Then there is Consideration on House Floor, The Bill is Put to Vote, The Bill is Referred to the Senate, Bill Sent To President, Veto Override. |
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| What are the possible ways that a case will reach the Supreme Court of the United States? |
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| There are three possible ways that a case can reach the Supreme Court, the highest court in the US. The most common route is making an appeal on the Circuit Court, which may be taken up by the higher court. Another way is for a State Supreme Court to file an appeal and the final way, which is the least likely, is the Supreme Court intervening to settle disputes between states. |
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What is the process for amending the Constitution? |
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- Congress proposes amendments.
As is the case with the flag burning amendment, both houses of Congress approve by two-thirds votes a resolution calling for the amendment. The resolution does not require the president's signature. To become effective, the proposed amendment must then be "ratified" or approved by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. Congress typically places a time limit of seven years for ratification by the states.
- The states propose amendments.
The legislatures of two-thirds of the states vote to call for a convention at which constitutional amendments can be proposed. Amendments proposed by the convention would again require ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. P.E. Harrell
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