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8th Grade
10/27/2009

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how old does the president have to be to become president? include minimum age, term, residency, and citizenship
Definition
35, 8, 14, natural born
Term
how old does VP need to be to become that? include minimum age, term, residency, and citizenship
Definition
35, 8, 14, natural born
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supreme court justices: include minimum age, term, residency, and citizenship
Definition
no age, unlimited, none, and none
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senators: include minimum age, term, residency, and citizenship
Definition
30, 6 years, state in which elected, 9 years
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representatives: include minimum age, term, residency, and citizenship
Definition
25, 2, state in which elected, 7 years
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what is a quorum
Definition
minimum amount of people required to conduct buisiness
Term
how does a bill become a law
Definition
presented to the president to get approved, or vetoed and sent back to the House to be voted on again
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congress has the power to do what about taxation?
Definition
they can collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises
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congress can do what about credit?
Definition
they can borrow money on the credit of the united states
Term
who can congress regulate commerce with?
Definition
foreign nations, several states, and indian tribes
Term
what can congress do about money?
Definition
coin money, regulate value, punish counterfeit
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what can congress do internationally?
Definition
define and punish piracies and felonies commited on the high seas
Term
what can congress do about war?
Definition
declare war, grant letters of marquee and reprisal, make rules concerning captures in land and water.
Term
congress power in army, navy, militia, and such?
Definition
support and raise all of those
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writ of habeus corpus
Definition
must explain why a prisoner is being held and tried
Term
ex post facto law
Definition
law declaring a person is guilty of a particular crime when it was not a crime when they did it
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congress cannot do what about taxes
Definition
cannot directly tax or tax exports
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what can congress not do about nobilities?
Definition
congress cannot give people titles of nobility, i.e kings, queens, ect.
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how many reps does california have?
Definition
55
Term
what are the presidents powers?
Definition
graqnt reprieves, pardons, and such
Term
why would a president be impeached?
Definition
for treason, bribery, and other high crimes
Term
whats the order of the federal judicial system?
Definition

district courts->courts of appeals

->supreme court

Term
corruption of blood
Definition
punishing the family of persons convicted to treason.
Term
what are some rights of citizens?
Definition
all privalages and immunities of everyone else
Term
congressional authority~congress shall have power to
Definition
dispose of and make rules and regulations respecting the territory of other property.
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