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Constitution Term Review
All Terms. Good Luck baby!
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12th Grade
12/09/2009

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The executive branch is led by the...
Definition
President
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What year was the constitution written in?
Definition
1787
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The Bill of Rights is made up of the first ten...
Definition
Amendments
Term
The pres. is the... of the U.S. armed forces
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Commander in Cheif
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The legislative branch is known as...
Definition
The Congress
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The number of representatives for each state is based on...
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Population
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The judicial branch is the... and other federal courts
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Supreme Court
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What is the Congress consisted of?
Definition
House of Representatives and the Senate
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How many justices in the Supreme Court?
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9
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The... appoints justices with the Senates approval
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President
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The president, vice pres., and Congress are chosen by being...
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Elected
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Who has the power to settle disputes between states?
Definition
The Supreme Court
Term
Supreme Court justices serve for how long?
Definition
Life son!
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Who has the power to approve or veto laws?
Definition
The Prezidizzle
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How long does the President serve in office?
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4 years
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The Congress can... a bill that the president vetoes
Definition
Overwrite
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Who has the power to declare war?
Definition
The Congress
Term
How old must one be to be elected President?
Definition
35
Term
Who has the sole power to bring impeachments to trial?
Definition
The Senate
Term
A U.S. Senate member serves for how mahy years?
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6 years (one term)
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How many years does a House of Representative member serve?
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2 years (one term)
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How old must one be to be elected to the House of Representatives
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25
Term
To be elected to the U.S. Senate, one must be... years old
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30
Term
The president appoints cabinet members with the...
Definition
Senates approval
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How many members from each state does the Senate have
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2 members
Term
Which Article makes up about half of the Constitution?
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Article One
Term
Article I explains the...
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Legislative branch
Term
What does Article II explain?
Definition
Executive branch
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Article III explains the...
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Judicial branch
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States must honor the laws and decisions of other states in Article...
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Article IV motha fucka
Term
Which Article states that if state and federal laws conflict, federal law is supreme?
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Article VI
Term
9 of 13  states were needed to ratify the new constitution under which Article?
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Article VII
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What state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
Definition
The Big Da-da-da-da-Dee! Delaware biooooootch!
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Name five of the basic rights listed in the first Amendment
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Freedom of: Speech, Assembly, Press, Religion, and Petition
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Who was the group that was against ratifying the Constitution
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The bitch ass Anti-federalists
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The Father Of the Constitution is...
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James Madison
Term
What must be provided before the police can enter your home?
Definition
Search warrant
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The government can take your personal property through the right of...
Definition
Eminant domain
Term
Census determines the distribution of representatives through...
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Apportionment
Term
Cabinet and Supreme Court justices are... by the President
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Appointed
Term
Congress can override a president's veto with..
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2/3 majority vote
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How many members does the House of Representatives have?
Definition
435 members. (Dayum!)
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What is it called to bring charges against the president?
Definition
to Impeach
Term
A tie vote in the Senate can be broken by the...
Definition
Vice President
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