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| How many members of the House of Respresentives can their be? |
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| Tax bills can only be written by who? |
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| Qualifications for US House of Respresentatives and term length |
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at least 25 years old
7 years US resident
lives in State they Represent
2 year term
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| Qualifications of President of the US and term length and any term limits |
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at least 35 years old
lived in US at least 14 years
natural born citizen
4 year term with 2 term limit |
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| Qualifications of US Senate and term length |
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at least 30 years old
9 year citizen
live in state
(2 per state)
6 yr term staggered every 2 years |
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| When does Congress convene and how often? |
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| Jan 3 at least once a year |
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| Name Five of Congresses responsibilities. |
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| Make Laws, Post Offices, Make coinage, trade rules, power to tax, determine citizenship rules, establish lower courts, raise an army govern Wash. D.C., appropriate money |
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Article II governs?
and includes what offices |
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Executive Branch
Presdient, Vice-President, Cabinet |
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| Name Four of the President of the US responsibilities |
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| Commander in Chief, Veto Power (has 10 days), Foreign Relations, Power to Pardo n, make treaties, nominate justices. Appointments for ambassadors |
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| What is the Vice Presidents main responsibility and when is it used? |
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| President of the Senate - only votes when there is a tie. |
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| What offices are impeachable? |
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| Everyone in the Executive and Judicial Branches |
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| Name the parts of the Judicial Branch |
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| Supreme Court Justice, US Court of Appeals, and US District Courts |
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How many are part of the Supreme Court and their titles?
Responsibilities of Supreme Court? |
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1 Chief Justice and 8 other Justices
Hears appeals from US Court of Appeals |
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How many US Court of Appeals Justices are there?
What are their responsibilities? |
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13 Justices
hear appeals from District Courts |
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How many US District Courts are there?
What are their responsibilities? |
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Minimum of 1 per state
Hear cases involving the Constitution, federal laws, treaties, disputes between states |
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What does Article IV Govern?
What is the predominate theme? |
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Rights of States
Honor other States Laws |
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What does Article V Govern?
Main Ideas? |
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Ways to Amend Constitution
PROPOSE - 2/3 of both houses or 2/3 of states
APPROVAL - 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 state conventions |
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What does Article VI govern?
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| Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land |
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What does Article VII Govern?
main ideas? |
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Ratification Process
Ratified on June 21, 1788 by the 9th state (New Hampshire)
39 men signed of 42 present |
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| Amendments 1 through 10 are called what? |
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| What freedoms are protected by the 1st amendment? |
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| Freedom of religion, speech, press, right to peaceably assemble, and to petition for redress |
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Warrants may only be issued after?
Covered by which Amendment? |
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probable cause = supported by an oath and affirmation of what is believed to be wrong - must have good reason - details of location and persons
Amendment 4 |
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No one can be tried for a major crime without being indicted by?
Amendment? |
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| Cannot be tried for the same crime a seond time once found innocent |
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Define eminent domain
What Amendment limits this? |
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government's authority to take private property for the good of the public.
Amendment 5 |
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| Which Amendment protects the rights of the accused to have a prompt trial with unbiased jury, and lawyer representation? |
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| Bail and fines must fit the crime and no cruel or unusual punishment |
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| What Amendment limits the judicial branch? |
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Amendment 11
Citizens may sue other states but will be tried in a state court not federal. |
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| How many electors per state? |
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| equal to the amount o senators and respresentatives for each State |
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What happens if no person has over half of the electoral votes?
When did this happen and what Amendment was created because of it? |
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House takes no more than top three candidates and each state receives one vote. Votes are taken until a majority is reached.
Jefferson/Burr - took 36 ballots in the house before Jefferson was elected
Amendment 12
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This Amendment followed up the Emancipation Proclamation.
Involuntary servitude is only allowed in what situation? |
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Amendment 13
Convicted criminals |
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| Amendment 14 covers several things - name them. |
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| Rights of cititzens, number of representatives, former confederates and government office and war Debts of the Southern States are not the responsibility of the US |
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No citizen may be denied the right to vote bcause of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Amendment? |
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Senators were originally appointed by who?
What Amendment changed this and how? |
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Senators were originally chosen by the State Legislature.
This was changed by Amendment 17 and Senators are now elected by the people. |
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Who become President if the President Elect dies or fails to meet qualifications.
Amendment? |
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Vice-President or appt by Congress if Vice-Pres. is unable.
Amendment 20 |
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| Amendment 20 discusses 4 things? |
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President and Vice President term begins noon, January 20, Senators and Reps noon, Jan 3
congress to meet at least once a year beginning Jan 3
President elect dies what then?
Congress to determine if President-elect or vice dies and no candidate has majority of electoral votes. |
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Amendment limits Presidential terms?
Which president was this put in place after? |
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Amendment 22
Franklin Roosevelt after 4 terms and death
"something of a kick at the corpse of
Roosevelt" |
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| Gives Washington D.C. the right to vote for President |
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| Cannot be denied the right to vote because of unpaid taxes. |
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What happens if Vice President dies or resigns while in office?
Amendment? |
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President makes nomination with approval of majority of Senate and House
Amendment 25 |
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| This Amendment was ratified quickly by 38 states in just two months and seven days in 1970 - many states were already following this rule. |
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| Amendment 26 Voting age became standard of 18 years old |
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This Amendment came about because of unbridled automatic congressional cost of living adjustments, but was originally proposed as part of the original draft.
What does it state? |
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Amendment 27
Pay raises can only be considered at the start of confessional terms (every two years) |
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| How long are terms for Judicial Branch? |
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| life or resignation or impeachment |
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