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the number of senators from each state |
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| the minumum age requirement for a U.S. senator |
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| he presides over the U. S. Senate |
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| one third of the U. S. Senate is elected every ____ years |
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| they try those who have been impeached |
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| the length of term for a U. S. senator |
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| the minimum length of time for being a U.S. citizen by a U. S. senator |
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| the number of senators in the U. S. Senate |
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| Make rules concerning U.S. citizenship |
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| has the power to issue currency |
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| has the power to declare war |
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| a formal objection by the President of a bill sent him by Congress |
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| the number of members of the House required in attendance to conduct business |
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| the number of members required to constitute a quorum |
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| the vote required to make public the vote of each member of Congress |
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| the number of electors in the Electoral College |
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| the vote required to override a presidential veto |
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| the time period a President has to act on a bill sent him by Congress |
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a court order requiring that someone being held in jail be shown justifiable reason for being detained |
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| a law that would punish a person for doing something that was against the law when it was done |
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| He presides over trial of an impeached President |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| The vote required to convict one who has been impeached |
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| 2/3 of the senators present |
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| The official minutes of Congress |
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| The vote needed to expel a member of the House or the Senate |
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| the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency |
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| the constitutional frequency of meetings requirement for Congress |
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| the manimum length of time one house may adjourn without consent from the other house |
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| the length of term of office for a President |
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| the number of electors each state has |
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| its number of senators plus representatives |
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| The maximum number of terms to which a President may be elected |
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| He was and will always be the only President elected four times |
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| the longest a President can possibly serve |
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| the age requirement for a U. S. President |
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| the minimum number of years a U. S. President can live in the USA |
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| Possesses the power to make treaties with foreign nations |
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| The necessary approval to validate all foreign treaties |
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| 2/3 of the senators present |
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| the power to nominate federal judges |
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| the number of judges on the Supreme Court |
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| the number of witnesses necessary to convict someone of treason |
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| the court order allowing an authorized search of a person's home and property |
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Trial by jury is guaranteed to all by the _________ amendment |
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| to become a part of the Constitution, an amendment must be ratified by what fraction of the state legislatures? |
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| the time between the election of the new officials and the time they take office |
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| the title of the head judge on the Supreme Court |
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| the name given to the judges on the Supreme Court |
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| The length of time that most amendments now have to be ratified |
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| he presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice-President |
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| he shall take over for the President in the event the President cannot serve |
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this office follows the vice-president in the line of succession to the President (If the pres and vp die, he becomes pres) |
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| the length of term of office for a U.S. judge |
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| the date when Congress begins |
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| the highest court in the judicial system |
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| the power to admit states into the Union |
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| to propose a constitutional amendment requires what fraction of both houses of Congress |
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| an amendment may become a part of the Constitution if it gets approval by conventions in |
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| an amendment may be formally proposed by a special convention called by |
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| the change in the Constitution that allows the federal government to tax incomes |
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| the number of articles in the original constitution |
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| the number of amendments to the constitution |
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has the authority to recognize the government of a new nation |
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| that part of the Constitution that allows a person the right not to testify against himself |
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| the amendment that protects the voting rights of women |
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| If no candidates for President wins a majority of the electors, who chooses the President? |
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| If no candidate for the Vice-President wins a majority of the electors, who chooses the VP? |
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| the path to U.S. citizenship other than by birth |
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| the system which has built-in safeguards agains excessive power to any one branch of government |
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| a formal written accusation issued by a grand jury |
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| a system of government which separates the powers between the states and the central government is called a |
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| The vote needed by the Supreme Court to reach a decision |
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| the amendment that allows us to bear arms to defend ourselves |
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| being tried twice for the same crime |
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| the right of the government to take land from a private individual for the good of all |
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| it outlawed the poll tax in national elections |
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| an opening statement of purpose |
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| those powers specifically given Congress in Article 1 Section 8 |
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| the president's group of chief advisors |
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| how many positions are there in the President's cabinet? |
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| The amendment which was later repealed |
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| a court order requiring the appearane of a withness named by the defendant |
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| a less serious crime punishable by a short jail sentence or fine |
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| aiding the enemy or selling out secrets of the United States |
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the number of persons on a petit jury |
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| the vote needed by a petit jury to reach a decision |
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| the jury that determines the guilt or innocence of the accused |
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| the constitutional basis for free speech |
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| the location of the full faith and credit clause |
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| the constitutional amendment that freed the slaves |
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| the last paragraph of Article 1, Section 8, defining the indirect power of Congress |
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| a veto of a bill by the President in which he does not have ten days to react |
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| the length of time the President has to act on a bill past by Congress |
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| Standard procedures followed in a court of law |
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| money provided by the accused to ensure his appearance in court |
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| the source of the punishment must be appropriate to the crime committed |
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| the constitutional justification for allowing 18 year olds the right to vote |
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| the first President to be affected by the amendment which ensures that there will always be a VP |
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| the number of electors given to Washington, D.C., by the 23rd Amendment |
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| the legal term for going broke |
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| written letters of permission given to privteers allowing them to capture enemy ships and keep the cargo |
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| the constitutional amendment that gave the freed slaves the right to vote |
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| he is history's main source of information on the Constitution |
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| this amendment had the effect of cancelling the three-fifths clause |
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| the residence requirement for those seeking naturalization |
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| the ceremony of installing the President in office |
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| a law that singles out and punishes a single person considered an undesirable |
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| the secret to the Constitutional Convention's success, i.e., each side was willing to give in to its demands for the good of all |
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| the source of the right to a trial by jury if the value of the disputed property exceeds $20 |
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| this amendment made citizens of former slaves and protected their rights |
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| this amendment was meant to punish the south for leaving the Union |
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| the minumum number of presidential electors for a state |
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| legal document that protects the rights of an owner's invention |
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| the source of the rule against quartering soldiers in private homes |
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| the amendment which prevented citizens of other states from suing a state in federal court |
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| the President's role as head of the military |
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| The President's annual message to the Congress and the people |
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| State of the Union message |
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| thelocation of th "elastic clause" |
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| Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 |
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| Request to have an accused criminal returned to a state to face justice |
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| the location of the national supremacy clause |
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| the President's chief advisor on matters concerning America's public lands |
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| the vote needed to approve the President's nomination of a foreign ambassador |
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| simple majority of the Senate |
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| our country's first framework of national government |
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Articles of Confederation |
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| the year our present Constitution was written |
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| the city where the Constitution was written |
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| the building where the Constitution was written |
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| the date when the Constitituion was signed |
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| the number of men who signed the original constitution |
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| the number of states represented at the Convention |
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| the only state not represented at the Constitutional Convention |
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| the number of amendments added to the Constitution under the Bill of Rights |
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| the name given to the first ten amendments |
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| the year the Constituion became the Law of the Land |
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| the title biven to those who serve in the U.S. Senate |
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| the minimum age requirement for members of the House of Representatives |
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| the frequency of our census (counting the people) |
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| the title of the leader of the House of Representatives |
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| Unlike Article 3 of the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation made no provisions for these |
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| Because the Articles of Confederation did not provide for a strong central government, this was written |
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| He presided over the Constitutional Convention |
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| He wrote the Constitution in its final form |
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| the number of branches in our federal government |
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| the legislative arm of our national government |
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| the judicial part of our federal government |
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| the leader of our executive departmement |
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| the number of representatives in Congress |
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| thenumber of representatives a state gets is determined by this |
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| the length of term of office for a U. S. representative |
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| the title given those who serve in the House of Representatives |
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| the minimum length of time as a U.S. citizen required of a member of the HOuse of Representatives |
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| they choose the number of representatives a state may have |
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| The minimum number of representatives a state may have |
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| they have the power of impeachment |
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| the number of electors for a state with 23 representives |
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| legal protection of ownership to those who write songs |
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