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| How many women have been President in the U.S? |
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| The president's offical in charge of the natural resources of the nation is: |
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| Secretary of the Interior |
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| How many terms may the president serve? |
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| What do the stars on the U.S. flag represent? |
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| What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent? |
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| How many amendments have been made to the United States? |
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| How long is the president's term? |
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| How many branches of government are there? |
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| What is the minimum age for the president? |
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| The president-elect assumes the duties of the office on what month and day? |
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| After a bill has passed the two houses of Congress, it is sent where? |
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| Which amendment limits the president's term? |
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| How many senators from each state are there? |
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| What is the least number of representatives a state may have? |
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| Which of these is NOT a Firs Amendment freedom? |
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| Which of the following is NOT an unailenable right of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| The declaration of Independence was written by whom? |
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| The national budget is presented by whom? |
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| Which amendment deals with the voting rights of 18 year olds? |
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| What vote really elects the President of the United States? |
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| The part of the Constitution (Article 1, Sec 8) that gives Congress broad powers to write laws about situations that are new and unexpected (such as the internet, space research, air travel) is called what? |
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| Which body has the power to raise, borrow and coin money? |
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| The constitution says that a prisoner connot be detained without a trial and that right is covered under what is called? |
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| If the president should die, who would become president? |
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| Who is the President of the U.S? |
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| Who is the Vice President of the U.S? |
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| Which branch of government has 2 houses? |
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| Which branch of government is the court system of the country? |
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| Which branch of government interprets the laws? |
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| Which branch of government enforces the laws? |
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| Which branch of government makes the country's laws? |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: must live in the state he or she represents |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: serve 6 years |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: meets in the Capitol building |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: elected every 2 years |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: has the vice president as presiding officer |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: approves or rejects treaties |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: passes bills they hope will become laws |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: has 100 members |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: members are appointed by the supreme court |
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| Choose Senate, House, both or neither: has 435 members |
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| Which cabinet position has the duty of chief legal officer? |
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| Which cabinet position has the duty of social security? |
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| secretary of human services |
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| Which cabinet position has the duty of carrying out a war? |
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| Which cabinet position has the duty of settling a strike? |
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| Which cabinet position has the duty of foreign affairs? |
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| Which cabinet position has the duty of secret service? |
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| secretary of homeland security |
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| Which cabinet position has the duty of farm programs? |
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| True or False? Richard Nixon was the only president ever to resign? |
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| True or False? The Declaration of Independence was written before the Constitution. |
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| True or False? The executive branch has no checks over the judicial branch. |
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| True or False? The Declaration of Indepenence was signed in 1787. |
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| True or False? There are 15 justices on the Supreme Court. |
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| True or False? The president is the head of legislative branch |
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| True or False? The U.S. flag should be in the rear of a parade or procession. |
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| True or False? The U.S. Supreme Court justices are appointed by Congress. |
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| True or False? The president picks his or her successor after his or her term. |
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| True or False? There are 10 Cabinet positions. |
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| True or False? Federalism is the sharing of power by the federal government and the state government. |
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| True or False? The president can call both houses of congress into special session. |
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| True or False? Both the federal and state governments can establish a court system. |
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| True or False? States can make treaties with foreign countries. |
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| True or False? each state must treat the citizens of other tates the same way it treats its own citizens. |
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| True or False? Congress cannot tax goods being exported from a state, even if the goods are going to a foreign country. |
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| True or False? Only federal officers can ahve titls of nobility. |
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| True or False? An ex post facto law is a low tha tmakes an act illegal after the act has been committed. |
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| True or False? The coining and printing of money are the responsibility of the Treasury Department |
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| True or False? If a president does not act on a bill within 10 days it will become law if Congress is in session. |
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| True or False? A three-fourths vote is necessary for Congress to pass a low over the president's veto. |
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| True or False? U.S. representatives receive larger salaries than U.S. senators. |
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| True or False? Under certain conditions, the House of Representatives selects the President of the U.S. |
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| True or False? The House of Representatives does not get involved in impeachment cases. |
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| True or False? There are 3 methods of proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. |
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| True or False? A U.S. senator may be re-elected only once. |
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| True or False? The Boston Tea Party was held by the British to greet new imigrants to the colonies. |
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| True or False? The first 10 amendments are called the Bill of Rights. |
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| True or False? The original Constitution outlawed slavery. |
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| True or False? Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson looked after the interests of the common man at the Constitutional Convention. |
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| True or False? Benjamin Franklin was the President of the Constiutional Convention. |
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| True or False? The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia in 1776. |
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| True or False? George Washington was the first president of the United States. |
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| True or False? Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death" |
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| True or False? The capital of the U.S. is Washington D.C. |
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| True or False? The original 13 colonies included Ohio. |
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| True or False? The constitution allows for laws to be made for subjects that did not even exist in 1787, |
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| True or False? One-Third of the Senate is elected every two years. |
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| True or False? U.S. senators are elected by the peole of the entire state. |
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| True or False? To become president you must e a natural born citizen. |
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| True or False? Congress has the power to raise, borrow, and manage government spending. |
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| True or False? The 28th amendment will be implemented in January of 2011 |
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| True or False? To provide for prayer in public schools, the Constitution must be amended. |
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| True or False? The budget is the federal goverment's plan for raising and spending money for a year. |
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| True or False? Marbury v. Madison established the precedent for judicial review. |
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| True or False? The last amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1992 |
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| True or False? The next presidential election will be in 2014. |
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| True or False? The Bill of Rights does not give a person the right to criticize a government official. |
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| True or False? Both the president and Congress may veto a bill. |
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| True or False? Congress gets a new number each time a president is elected. |
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| True or False? The Articles of Confederation could be considered our 1st constitution. |
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