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| Which branch of government passes laws? |
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| Which branch of government enforces the laws? |
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| Which branch of government makes sure laws are enforced fairly? |
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| What are the two houses of Congress? |
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| The House of Representatives and the Senate |
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| What is the minimum age for a U.S. Representative? |
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| What is the citizenship requirement for a U.S. Representative? |
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| How many members make up the House of Representatives? |
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| How many Representatives does each state receive? |
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| How long is the term for a U.S. Representative? |
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| Who is your U.S. Representative? |
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| Who are your U.S. Senators? |
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| How many members make up the Senate? |
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| How many Senators does each state receive? |
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| Which plan at the Constitutional Convention suggested representation based on population? |
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| Which plan at the Constitutional Convention suggested equal representation among the states? |
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| What is the minimum age for a U.S. Senator? |
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| What is the citizenship requirement for a U.S. Senator? |
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| Where do all bills that raise revenue have to be introduced? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| What happens to a bill after it is introduced? |
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| What happens to a bill at any point that it is voted down? |
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| What kind of vote is needed for a bill to advance? |
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| What happens to a bill that has passed both houses of Congress? |
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| It is sent to the President to be signed |
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| What happens to a bill that has been vetoed by the President? |
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| It returns to the house where the bill originated |
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| What happens to a bill after ten days if the President doesn't sign it and Congress is still in session? |
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| What happens to a bill after ten days if the President doesn't sign it and Congress is adjourned? |
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| It's a pocket veto and the bill dies |
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| What happens to a bill after it is signed by the President? |
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| What is the only body that can impeach a federal official? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| Who hears an impeachment case? |
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| What vote is needed to impeach a federal official? |
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| What vote is needed to remove a federal official in an impeachment trial? |
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| Who presides over an impeachment case involving the President? |
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| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| How often must Congress be in session? |
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| When do federal elections take place? |
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| The 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November |
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| What is Article I Section 8 Clause 18 better known as? |
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| Prior to the 17th Amendment, who chose U.S. Senators? |
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| After the 17th Amendment, who chooses U.S. Senators |
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| Who chooses U.S. Representatives? |
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| What was the first written Constitution in America? |
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| Who did most of the work writing the Declaration of Independence? |
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| What are the three sections of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Natural Rights, British Wrongs, Declaring Independence |
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| How was government organized under the Articles of Confederation? |
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| There was a Congress, but most power resided in the states |
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| What were the failures of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| It had no executive, it could not tax, and it couldn't resolve problems between the states |
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| What were the successes of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Northwest Ordinance and the Land Ordinance of 1785 |
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| When did delegates convene for a Constitutional Convention? |
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| Where did the delegates convene for the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Why was there a Constitutional Convention? |
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| The Articles of Confederation were too weak |
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| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Who's known as the Father of the Constitution? |
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| What comprises the legislative branch? |
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| Congress – the House of Representatives and the Senate |
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| What comprises the executive branch? |
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| The President, Vice President, and the Cabinet |
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| What comprises the judicial branch? |
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| The Supreme Court and federal courts |
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| What was the plan of government that favored large states? |
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| What was the plan of government that favored small states? |
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| What was the name of the agreement between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? |
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| What did the Great Compromise establish? |
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| An executive branch, a judicial branch, and a legislative branch with two houses: a lower house with representation based on population and an upper house in which each state receives two senators |
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| What does Article I address? |
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| What is the title of the presiding officer in the House of Representatives? |
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| What is the title of the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate? |
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| The President of the Senate |
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| Who serves as President of the Senate? |
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| The Vice President of the United States |
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| When the presiding officer of the Senate is absent, who becomes the presiding officer? |
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| When is the only time that the President of the Senate can vote? |
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| Originally, how were slaves counted towards the population count of a state? |
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| According to the Constitution, how often must a census be taken? |
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| What would it take in order for Congress to override a Presidential veto? |
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| A 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress |
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| What does Article II address? |
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| Who is the head of the executive branch? |
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| The President of the United States |
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| What is the minimum age in order to become President or Vice President? |
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| What is the citizenship requirements to become President or Vice President |
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| You must be a natural born U.S. Citizen |
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| What are the residency requirements to become President or Vice President? |
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| How long is a single term for the President? |
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| What does Article III address? |
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| What is the elastic clause? |
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| Article I Section 8 Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause) |
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| Who is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces? |
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| Who makes treaties with other nations? |
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| Who has to approve treaties made by the President? |
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| Who is in next in the line of succession should the President die in office? |
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| Should the Vice President die in office, who replaces him? |
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| The President nominates someone, the Senate must confirm |
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| How does someone become a federal judge? |
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| The President nominates someone, the Senate must confirm |
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| Who's the presiding officer of the judicial branch? |
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| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| What is the age requirement to become a federal judge? |
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| What is citizenship requirement for being a federal judge? |
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| What is the residency requirement for being a federal judge |
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| How long is the term for a federal judge? |
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| Lifetime appointment during good behavior |
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| Who may grant pardons and reprieves? |
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| Who delivers a State of the Union address? |
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| What is the only court discussed in Article III? |
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| What is the only crime defined in the Constitution? |
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| The process of returning a suspect to the state or area where a crime is suspected for trial |
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| Who decides how the territories of the United States are governed? |
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| Where must bills used to raise moneys begin? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| What are the two ways to propose a Constitutional amendment? |
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| 2/3 of both houses of Congress or 2/3 of state legislatures |
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| What are the two ways to ratify a Constitutional amendment? |
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| ¾ of state legislatures or ¾ of special state conventions |
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| What did delegates of the Constitutional Convention agree to concerning the slave trade? |
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| Slaves would count as 3/5 toward a state's population count |
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| What does Article VIII of the Constitution address? |
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| Ratification requires the Constitution being approved by at least 9 of the 13 states |
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| Who were the Federalists? |
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| People who supported a strong central government and ratification of the Constitution |
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| Who were the Anti-Federalists? |
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| People who opposed a strong central government and demanded a bill of rights to the Constitution |
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| What were the Federalist Papers? |
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| A series of essays supporting ratification of the Constitution |
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| Who wrote the Federalist Papers? |
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| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay |
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| What was the first state to ratify the Constitution? |
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| What was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution? |
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| Why did many states agree to ratify the Constitution? |
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| Federalists promised to add a bill of rights |
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| Which amendments make up the Bill of Rights? |
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| What rights are guaranteed in the First Amendment? |
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| Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition |
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| What does the Second Amendment address? |
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| What liberty is protected by the Third Amendment? |
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| What does the Fourth Amendment require in order for private property to be searched? |
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| Being tried twice for the same crime |
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| What amendment guarantees a trial by jury? |
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| Which amendment gives citizens unnamed rights not specified in the Constitution? |
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| Which amendment gives states reserved rights not specified in the Constitution? |
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| What does the 12th Amendment address concerning the Presidential election? |
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| The 12th Amendment separates the ballots for President and Vice President in the Electoral College |
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| What does the electoral college do? |
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| Elects the President and Vice President |
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| What amendments are known as the Civil War Amendments? |
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| Amendments 13, 14, and 15 |
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| Which amendment abolishes slavery? |
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| Which amendment addresses citizenship and civil rights? |
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| What does the 15th Amendment do? |
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| It keeps states from restricting the right to vote based on race |
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| Why are the 18th and 21st Amendments unique? |
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| They cancel each other out |
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| What is meant by “prohibition”? |
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| The ban on the sale, transportation, and possession of alcohol |
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| What amendment gave women the right to vote? |
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| The 20th Amendment puts limits on Presidential terms. How many full terms can a President serve now? |
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| Which amendment outlaws any kind of poll tax? |
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| What is the minimum age required for each state to guarantee you the right to vote according the 26th amendment? |
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| What is the significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison? |
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| It said the Supreme Court had the right of judicial review that allows them to declare laws passed by Congress as unconstitutional |
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| What is the significance of the Dred Scott decision? |
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| It judgment said that slaves were not citizens, but property – much like a horse or a mule |
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| What is the significance of the court decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson? |
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| It said that racial segregation would be legal if facilities were “equal” |
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| What is the significance of the court decision Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education |
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| It ruled that segregation was unconstitutional |
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| It is the right of the Supreme Court to determine if laws passed by Congress are constitutional or not. |
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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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| Who is Secretary of State? |
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| Who is the senior Senator from Illinois? |
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| Who is the junior Senator from Illinois? |
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| Who is your U.S. Representative? |
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| How many congressional districts are in Illinois? |
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| Who is the Governor of Illinois? |
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| Who is Lt. Governor of Illinois? |
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| Who is the Illinois Attorney General? |
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| Who is the Illinois Comptroller? |
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| Who is the Illinois Treasurer? |
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| Who is the Illinois Secretary of State? |
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| Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? |
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| John Roberts (appointed by George W. Bush) |
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| Who was the first black Supreme Court justice? |
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| Who was the first woman Supreme Court justice? |
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| Who is the first hispanic Supreme Court justice? |
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| How many judges currently make up the Supreme Court? |
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| Who currently serves as Speaker of the House? |
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| Who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House? |
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