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| What are the three branches of government? |
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| Judicial, Executive, and Legislative. |
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| How many senators are allocated per state? |
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| How are House Representatives allocated? |
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| Based on a state's population. |
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| How many senators are there in America? |
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| How many House of Reps are there in America? |
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| Someone who tries to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause |
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| When a senator, or a series of senators, to speak for as long as they wish and on any topic they choose, unless three-fifths of the senate brings debate to a close |
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| Why are filibusters only used in the senate? |
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| The house of representatives has a time limit on how long legislators can speak. |
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| How is a constitutional amendment passed? |
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| When 2/3 of congress and 3/4 of the states vote it in. |
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| What is the 'Bill of Rights'? |
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| A term for the first ten amendments in the U.S.A's constitution. |
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| What is the 4th amendment? |
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| unreasonable searches and seizures. |
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| What is the 5th amendment? |
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| The right not to incriminate yourself in court (right to remain silent). |
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| What is the sixth amendment? |
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| What is the fifteenth amendment? |
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| The amendment giving african american men freedom. |
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| What was the 19th amendment? |
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| The amendment giving women the right to vote. |
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| To charge a public official with improper conduct in office. |
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| What is the electoral college? |
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| the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president |
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| How many electors in the electoral college? |
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| How many Electoral votes does it take to win the presidency? |
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| How is electoral representation determined? |
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| Electors are allocated based upon the amount of senators, and house of reps each state has. |
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