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| Who is the vice-preident of the United States today? |
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| Richard B. ("Dick") Cheney |
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| Who elects the President of the United States? |
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| Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die? |
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| The supreme law of the land. |
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| What do we call a change to the Consitution? |
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| How many changes or amendments are there to the Consititution? |
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| What is the legislative branch of our government? |
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| The Senate and the House of Represetatives |
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| What are the duties of Congress? |
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| How many senators are there in Congress? |
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| Can you name the two senators from your state? |
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| Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins |
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| For how long do we elect each senator? |
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| For how long do we elect the representatives? |
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| What is the executive branch of our government? |
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| The president, vice president, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members |
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| What is the judiciary branch of our government? |
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| What are the duties of the Supreme Court? |
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| What is the supreme court law of the United States? |
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| Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die? |
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| Speaker of the House of Representative |
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| Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? |
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| Can you name thirteen original states? |
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| Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland |
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| According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements. |
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| Must be natural born citizen of the United States; must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years |
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| Who selects the Supreme Court justice? |
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| Appointed by the President |
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| How many Supreme Court justice are there? |
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| What is the head head executive of a state government called? |
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| What is the head executive of a city government called? |
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| Where does freedom of speech come from? |
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| What special group adivses the President? |
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| Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. |
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| The right of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of government |
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| Who has the power to declare war? |
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| Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? |
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| Everyone (citizens and non-citizens) living in U.S. |
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| Name one benefit of being citizen of the Unitd States. |
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| Obtain federal government jobs, travel with U.S. passport, petition for close relatives to come to the U.S. to live |
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| What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens? |
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| Where does the Congress meet? |
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| The United States Capitol |
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| Who is the Commander in Cheif of the U.S. military? |
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| In what month do we vote for President and what month is he/she inaugurated? |
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| How mnay times may a Senator be re-elected? |
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| How many times may a Congressman be re-elected? |
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