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| What acted as the country's first constitution? |
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| The Articels of Confederstion |
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| The Main reason for changing the Articles of confederation was |
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| Which amendment provides that all citizens may vote regarless of their race? |
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| Whose voting rights does the nineteenth amendement protecyt? |
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| Which amendment is the only one to be replealed? |
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| The legislative branch of our federal goverment is called the |
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| It is composed of the: and the: |
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| Senate and The House of Representatives |
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| Where do you find the six reasons for establishing the constition? |
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| What does it mean to "invoke the fifth amendment"? |
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| Problmes you form being a witness against your self |
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| It is clear the untied states consitition is the |
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| the term of congress lasts for |
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| how many united states senators are there? |
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| What fractional part of the senate is elected every two years? |
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| Who chooses the speaker of the house? |
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| if a president is tried for impeachmeat, who presides over the trial? |
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| The Cheif Justine of the Surpreme court |
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| A law that turns an act into a crime after the act was commited is called an |
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| an order to a jailer to being a prisoner to court or to set the prisoner free is called |
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| when does a president'd term of office begin? |
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| 20th day of janary follwing the election |
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| what determines the number of electors(electoral votes) a state gets? |
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| the number of sentors and representaives from that state |
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| In order to be elected president a candidate must win a |
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| The majority of electoral collage votes |
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| Name the three parts of the executive branch. |
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| The president of U.S.A. and The Vis President of the U.S.A. and The Cabinet |
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| The main purpose of the judicial branch is to |
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| who nominates Surpreme court( federal) judges? |
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| The president of the U.S.A. |
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| how long may a supreme court judge serve? |
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| The judicial brach of government is composed of three major types of federal courts. They are the |
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| Surpreme court and Court of the Appeals and Distrct courts |
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| who decides all questions of constitutional interpretation? |
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| The United States Surpreme court |
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| How many justices sit on the Supreme Court? |
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| give the two ways an amendment may be ratified(approved to become an official part of the constitution)? |
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1. 3/4 of the state legislatitive appornal
2. Special convertors in 3/4 of the states appore it. |
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| The stripes on our flag represent the |
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| The stars on our flag represent the |
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