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How many times may a President be elected to office? |
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What are the three courts in the federal courts system? |
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1. US Supreme Court 2. Court of Appeals 3. District Court |
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| If no candidate receives a majority vote in the Electoral College, who chooses the President? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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What part of Congress has to vote fore a change or amendment in the Constitution? |
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| What is Congress forbidden to tax? |
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| Which cabinet member is responible for foreign affairs? |
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| Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives? |
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| How many of the original thirteen states had to approve the Constitution for it to go into effect? |
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| What did Thomas Jefferson call the men who attended the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Implied and expressed powers belong to the federal, while reserved powers belong to who? |
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| Who controls interstate commerce? |
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| How does the judicial branch check the power and actions of the legislative and executive branches? |
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| by delcaring certain laws made and enforced by the legislative and executive branches, unconstitutional |
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| What are the requirements to run for President? |
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| a person must have reached the age of thirty five years, and must have been a resident in the US for fourteen years |
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| Who appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? |
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| the President appoints and confirms it |
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| Which amendment gave eighteen year olds the right to vote? |
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| the twenty sixth amendment |
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| What is the division of power between the national and state government called? |
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| Who is the Commander-in-Cheif of the armed forces? |
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| How many of the state legislators must approve amendments to the Constitution? |
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| What keeps the Constitution from becoming outdated? |
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| the interpretation and elastic clause |
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| How many judges are on the Supreme Court? |
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When does the President assume office? |
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| noon, January 20th, the year following the election |
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| How many amendments does the constitution have? |
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| What is the cheif duty of the executive branch? |
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| What is one check the legislative branch has over the judicial branch? |
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| the approval of appointments |
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| What clause applies to the relationship between each State to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State? |
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| the "full faith and credit" clause |
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| When displayed against the wall, the flag's "union" should be where? |
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| uppermost and to the flag's own right (observer's left) |
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| What is the process in which a court system interprets laws called? |
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| What type of law can Congress not pass? |
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| When were the Articles of Confederation (a), the Treaty ending the American Revolution (b), the US Constitution (c), and the Bill of Rights (d) written? |
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(a) 1777 (b)1783 (c)1787 (d) 1789, ratified in 1791 |
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| How long is the term of office for a President? |
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| Where was the Constitutional Convention held? |
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| What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| the government established was too weak to be effective |
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| What are the first ten amendments called? |
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| every two years one third of the senate is elected |
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| What is the main duty of the legislative branch? |
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| How many members are there in the House of Representatives? |
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| How long does a Representatives term last? |
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| What happens if a Senator dies in office? |
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| the Governor of the Senator's state makes a temporary appointment |
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| At the Constitutional Convention, the proposal/plan favored large states, and the favored small states. What is the Compromise called? |
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Virignina Plan, New Jersey Plan, the Great Compromise |
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| How many Senators are there? |
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| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? |
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| to help ratify the Constitution in the states where strong government was feared. |
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| If the President receives a bill, but does nothing with it in ten days, it will automatically . If the President does not like a bill, he can kill it by a . If the President receives a bill in the last ten days of a Congressional session and chooses no to act on the bill, it is called a . |
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| become a law, veto, pocket-veto |
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| Who is the presiding officer of the Senate? |
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| the Vice President of the US |
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| Who presents the national budget to the nation? |
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| Which amendment allows the President to fill a vacancy in the office of the vice President? |
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| What changed the way we elect senators? |
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| the seventeenth amendment |
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| Which amendments do we refer to as civil war amendments? |
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| the thirtheenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments |
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| What are the reqiurements to be a Representative? |
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| you must be at least twenty five yearts old, have been a US citizen for the past seven years, and live in the state you wish to represent |
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What are the reqiurements to be a Senator? |
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| you must be at least thirty years old, have been a US citizen for the past nine years, and live in the state you wish to represent |
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| Who serves as a jury in cases of impeachment? |
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| the House of Representatives |
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| What does Congress have the power to do? |
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| to raise, borrow, and coin money |
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| What is not a power of the federal government? |
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| marriage and divorce laws |
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| What is the group of fourteen advisors to the President called? |
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