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Government Unit
Washington Gov.
17
Social Studies
8th Grade
05/29/2013

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Term
President
Definition
4 year term
35 or older
Natural Born Citizen
Resident of the US for 14 years.
Term
Who is the president?
Definition
Barack Obama
Term
Who is the vice president?
Definition
Joe Biden
Term
who is secretary of state?
Definition
John Kerry
Term
who is defensive secretary?
Definition
Chuck Hagel
Term
Treasury Secretary
Definition
Jack Lew
Term
who is the CIA director?
Definition
John Brennan
Term
How many congressional districts does washington state have?
Definition
10
Term
how many senators?
Definition
2
Term
House of representatives?
Definition
25 years old
U.S. citizen for 7 years
Elected by voters of the district
Live in the district and State
Term
Senator?
Definition
30 years old
US citizen for 9 years
Reside in the State
Term
who are the senators?
Definition
Patty Murray
Maria Cantwell
Term
who is the 10th district congressional representative?
Definition
Denny Heck
Term
how many district courts are in WA?
Definition
7
Term
what do the district courts handle?
Definition
Deals with crimes and lawsuits (federal law)
Constitutionality of laws first challenged
Term
definition of federalism
Definition
how US Constitution splits power between states and federal govt
Term
3 powers of federalism
Definition
state, national, concurrent
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