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Q. What is the doctrine of separation of powers? |
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A. divides the powers of governmentso that no one
branch canpose a threat
to popular rights. |
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Q. What proportion
of both houses of Congress must
vote in favor of a bill in order
to override a president’s veto? |
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What is the function of Congress in the federal government? |
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A.Congress is the legislative
branch, which makes the nation’s
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| How many Senators is each state granted in the Constitution? |
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1. The Senate has two members, or senators, per state. |
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According to the Constitution,
what is the vice president’s role in the
legislative branch? |
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president of the Senate,
he casts a vote only in case of a tie. |
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| How can the President check the legislative branch? |
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| Before starting his new job, the president-elect must take.... |
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| What is the job of the esxecutive branch in relation to the nation's law. |
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| "Treason, bribery, or other high Crime and Misdemeanors" are grounds for? |
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| for impeaching the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States. |
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| What does the fact that the Constitution allows for the removal of a president from office show about American government? |
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| based on a system of checks and balances |
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| What role does the Constitution assign to the judicial branch? |
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| What role does the Constitution assighn to the judical brach? |
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| on what grounds can a federal court strike down a state or federal law? |
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| What checks do the other two branches of government have on the Constitution |
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| Supreme Court Justice are appointed by the President and can be impeached by Congress |
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| Why did James Madison promise to add the bill of rights to the Constitution? |
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| Americans feared that a strong central government might take away the rights that states had granted to individuals. |
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| The first Amendment protects what freedoms? |
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| Speech, press, religion, assembly,redress |
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| What was the main reason the bill of rights were added to the Constitution? |
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| to define the rights and freedoms of citizens clearly |
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| Why were the 2nd 3rd and 4th Amendments significant during the late 1700s? |
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| British soldiers forced citizens to submit to their authority during colonial disputes before the Revolution |
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| What is "due process of law"? |
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| It is the standard that places limitations on laws and legal proceedings in an effort to guarantee fairness and justice |
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| The Fifth Amendment protects anyone found not guilty in a criminal trial from being tried again for the same crime. What is the name for this protection? |
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| The eighth Amendment bans "cruel and unusual punishment" against a person convicted of a crime. What is the Supreme Court's position on these punishments? |
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| The way the death penalty is carried out and the ways in which many states sentence people to death are cruel and unusual. |
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| The constitution does not list all of the rights that citizens have. According to the Ninth and Tenth Amendment, who gets to decide on other basic rights? |
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| the judicial branch and Congress |
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| The bill of rights give the states and the people powers that the Constitution does not specifically give to Congress. What are these powers called? |
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| What is required for a person to become a U.S. citizen? |
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| Foreign-born people whose parents are not citizens must move to the U.S. |
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| What privilages do legal immagrants have while in the United States? |
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| If they have reached 18and spent 5 years in the U.S.,they can request to be naturalized as a citizen. |
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| In the United States,most naturalized citizens are Americans who? |
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| were born outside of the United States to foreign-born parents. |
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| In the United States, what are considered duties of citizenship? |
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| Why do men 18 years or older have to register with the Selective Service? |
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| so the federal government can contact them in case of a military draft |
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| How do citizens accept responsibility for protecting others' Sixth Amendment right? |
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| What is the purpose of political action committees? |
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| They raise money from contributors and give it to candidates who support certain issues. |
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