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2. name the two houses of congress |
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3. the house of representive members are alotted by states |
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4. how many members of the senate may each states have |
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5. have many total senators are there in the united states |
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6. how old do you have to be to be be elected to the house |
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7. what is the term of office for a member of the house |
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8. how old do you have to be to be elected to the senate |
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9. what is the term of office for a member of the senate |
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10. to be elected for either the senate he/she bmust be an inhabitant of the______ where he or she was elected |
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11. if the president rejects or______ a bill he is saying no |
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12. if the president vetoes a bill ~the bill will still become a law is ______
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13. congress has the power to do what is necessary and proper to carry out its other powers ~ this is called the _____ |
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14. the president gives a yearly message (speech) to the people called ______ __ ______ _______ address |
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15. the ______ is the highest court in the u.s |
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16. supreme court judges serve a term of_____ |
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17. to become preesident one must be___ years old |
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18. the president must be a natural-born ____ |
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19. if the president is unable to finish his/her term the ___ ______ takes over |
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20. the procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed is called ______ |
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21. _____ means to officiallly approve the constitution or amendment |
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22. the 5th amendment protests citizens against__________ ,or being tried twice for the same crime |
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23. ____ __ ____ are the 1st 10 amendment to the constitution |
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25. amendment #1=the freedom of religion _____ press assembly,and petition |
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26. amendment #2=the right to bear ______ |
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27. amendment #3=quartering____ |
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28. amendment #4 = search and______ |
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29. amendment #5=rights of accused ______ |
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30. amendent #6= rigth to a ______ public trail |
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31. amendment # 7=trail by _____ in civil cases |
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32. amendment # 8= limits of fines and ______ |
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33. amendment # 9 rights of ______ |
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34. amendment # 10= powers of state and ____ = is money paid by arrested persons to guarantee they will return for trail |
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35. ______ is money paid by arrested persons to guarantee they will return for trail |
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36. amendment # 13 = abolished _____ |
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37. amendment # 19=gave_______ the right to vote |
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38. the legislative branch of government =the ______&______ |
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39. the executive branch of government=the _______ |
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40. judicial branch = the _________ |
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