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| Articles of Confederation |
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| What was the First governent of the United States? |
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| A way to check the other branches and balance power |
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| What is Checks and Balances? |
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| Divides or separates the 3 jobs of government into 3 branches |
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| What is Separation of powers? |
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| It divides the power between the state and national govt |
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| What is the federal system? |
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| Plan of government at Constitutional Convention based on population |
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| Plan of government at Constitutional Convention that is equal |
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| Plan presented at Constitutional Convention with representation based on population |
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| What is the Virginia Plan? |
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| Plan represented at the Constitutional Convention based on equality |
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| What is the New Jersey Plan? |
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| The number of people in the House of Representatives is based on what? |
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| What is the job of the legislative branch? |
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| Who has the power to admit new states? |
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| The legislative branch is also called this? |
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| Carries out, executes or enforces the laws |
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| What is the job of the executive branch? |
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| What is another word for the President? |
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| What is the job of the judicial branch? |
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| Introduction to the Constitution |
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| What does it mean to amend? |
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| What does it mean to ratify? |
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| First 10 Amendments to the Constitution |
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| What are the Bill of Rights? |
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| How many total amendments to the Constitution? |
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| Religion, Assembly, Press, Petititon, Speech |
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| What are the 5 freedoms in the First Amendment? |
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| 2nd amendment- Right to Bear Arms |
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| Which amendment gives you the right to own a gun? |
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| Which amendment? In search of drugs, police search a person's house |
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| Which amendment says police need a warrant to search your houses? |
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| What amendment protects against double jeopardy? |
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| Which amendment says you have the right to a lawyer? |
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| Which amendment? People have the right to a lawyer? |
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| Which amendment gives you the right to choose your own religion? |
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| Which amendment protects you from the police searching your house without a warrant? |
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| Which amendment gives you the right to own a gun? |
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| Which amendment outlaws quartering of soldiers? |
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| Which amendment gives you the right to petition the government? |
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| What amendment protects against excessive bail? |
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| Which amendment? Bail is too high. |
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| Which amendment gives powers not listed in constitution to the states? |
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| Which amendment gives you the right to a trial by jury? |
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| Which amendment gives powers not listened in Constitution go to the people? |
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| Divides power between state and federal government |
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| What is a Federal System? |
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| How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? |
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| Whats another name for the Legislative Branch? |
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1. House of Representatives
2. Senate |
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| What are the names of the 2 houses in Congress |
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What building does Congress meet?
US Capitol Building |
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| What building does Congress meet? |
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| What is the total number of people in the House of Representatives? |
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The number of representatives in the House of Representatives is based on
A. Population
B. Equality |
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| Count of the people every 10 years |
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| What is the term for a representative? |
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| What is the age required to be representative? |
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| Which house impeaches or charges the official? |
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| Who is the leader/officer of the House of Representatives? |
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| What are the 2 houses of Congress? |
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| House of Representatives and Senate |
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| Which house has the trial to impeach? |
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| Where do all money bills start? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| What is the age required to be a senator? |
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| What is the term for a senator? |
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| Who is the leader/officer of the Senate? |
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| What is the total number of people in the Senate? |
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| Who has the power to make rules about becoming a US citizen? |
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| Who has to approve judges to the Supreme Court? |
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| Who has to approve a treaty? |
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| What amendment protects against excessive bail? |
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| Which amendment says powers go the states? |
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| Law that convicts someone without a trial |
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| What is a bill of attainder? |
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| Law that punishes someone for a crime that wasn't a crime when they did it. |
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| What is an ex post facto law? |
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| What are the requirements to be President |
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35 years old
Born in the U.S.
Lived in U.S. for 14 years |
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| What is the term for the President? |
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| Who is the electoral college? |
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| The number of representatives + the number of senators from each state |
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| What happens if here is a tie in the Electoral College? |
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| The House of Representatives votes. Each state gets 1 vote. |
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| It is the day when the President officially becomes the President and takes the Oath of Office. |
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| What is Inauguration Day? |
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| When does the President take the Oath of Office? |
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| Inauguration Day or January 20th |
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| When is Inauguration Day? |
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| First Tuesday in November |
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| Who is the Vice-President of the United States? |
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| Who is the president of the United States? |
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| What are the duties of the President? |
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In charge of the military
Makes sure the cabinet members are doing their jobs
In charge of foreign affairs
Approve/veto laws
Makes decisions for his/her political party |
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| The process of removing officials from office when they failed at their job |
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| Which Presidents have gone through the impeachment process? |
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| Andrew Johnson & Richard Nixon |
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| Who was the first President to resign? |
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| Who swears in the President? |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| How many Supreme Court justices are there? |
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| Law that is illegal or goes against the Constitution |
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| Supreme Court process of checking laws |
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| What is the term for a Supreme Court judge? |
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| Who appoints Supreme Court Justices? |
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| Who approves the Supreme Court Justices? |
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| A formal request to the Supreme Court to hear a case |
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| The process of checking or reviewing the laws of the United States |
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| Who is the head of the Supreme Court? |
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| What is the Supreme Law of the Land? |
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| How many Justices need to agree to reach a decision? |
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| Where is the Supreme Court Building located? |
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| Going against the Constitution of the United States |
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| Having the power to hear a case only after it has gone through the lower court system |
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| The power to hear a case first |
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| A request for a case to be transferred to a higher court for a hearing |
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