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| What stops one branch of gov't from becoming too powerful? |
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| Who is in charge of the Executive branch? |
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| We elect a US Representative for how many years? |
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| We elect a US Senator for how many years? |
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| Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? |
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| Some states have bigger population |
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| We elect a President for how many years? |
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| In what month do we vote for President? |
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| If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? |
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| If both Pres and VP can't serve, who becomes President? |
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| Who signs bills to become laws? |
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| What does the President's Cabinet do? |
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| What does the judicial branch do? |
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| What is the highest court in the US? |
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| How many justices are on the Supreme Court? |
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| What do we call the first 10 amendments? |
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| How many amendments are there? |
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| What is the "rule of law"? |
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| Governmental decisions are made by applying know legal principles. |
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