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8th Grade
02/07/2011

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The preamble is the introduction to the
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constitution
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Name the 2 houses of congress
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house & the senate
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The house of Represenatives members are alotted by state
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population
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How many members of the Senate may each state have?
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2
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How many total senators are there in the U.S?
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100
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How old do you have to be to get elected to the House?
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25
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What is the term of office for a member of the house?
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2 years
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how old do you have to be to be elected to the Senate?
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30
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what is the term of office for a memberof the senate?
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6
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To be elected for either the house or senate he/she must be an inhabinant of the ________ where he or she was elected.
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state
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if the president rejects or ___a bill he is saying no.
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vetoes
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if the president vetoes a bill, the bill can still become a law if_____ of both houses vote to override the veto.
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2/3
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congress has the power to do what " neccesary and proper " to carry out its other power , this is called the ______ where he or she was elected.
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elastic
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The president gives a yearly message to the the people called the __
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State of The Union
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The ______ is the highest court in the U.S
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Supreme
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Supreme judges serve a term of _____
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life
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To become president one must be ___ years old.
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35
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The President must be a natrual -born
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citizen
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of the president is unable to finish his/her term the _______ takes over
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vice-president
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The procedure for returning person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed is called________
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extradition
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____means to officialy appprove the constitution or Amendment.
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ratify
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The 5th admendment protects citizens against________,or being tried twice for the same time.
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double jeopardy
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______ are the 1st 10 admendments to the constitution.
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Bill of Rights
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_______is the right to vote
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suffrage
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amendment #1 = the frredom of Religon,_______,press,assembly,and petition.
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speech
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admendment #2 = the right to bear_____
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arms
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Quartering _____
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troops
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Amendment#4 = Search and_____
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seizure
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Amendment #5Rights of accused___
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persons
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rights to a______,public trial
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speedy
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amendment #7= trial by_____- in civil cases
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jury
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amendment #8 = limits of fines and______
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punishments
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admendment#9= rights of _____
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people
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admendment#10= powers of states and ________
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people
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________is money paid by arrested persons to garuntee they will return for trial
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bail
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Admendment#13= abolished______
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slavery
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Admendment#19=gave_____ the right to vote
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women
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the legeslative branch of goverment= the __________&______________
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house and senate
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the executive branch of government= the _______
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president
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the judicial branch = the_______
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supreme court
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