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Article 1
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Legislative Branch
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Legislative branch's job
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Make the laws
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Upper house
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Senate
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30 years old
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Senate
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Citizen for 9 years
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Senate
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6 year term
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Senate
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100 members
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Senate
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Lower house
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House of Representatives
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25 years old
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House of Representatives
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Citizen for 7 years
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House of Representatives
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2 year term
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House of Representatives
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Executive Branch's job
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Enforce the laws
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Vice President, President of the House (Speaker of the House), Cabinet members in order of the age of the cabinet office
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line of succession for presidency
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35 years old
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President
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natural born citizen
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President
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4 year term
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President
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2 terms
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President
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Judicial Branch's Job
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interpret the laws
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no requirements for citizenship
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Supreme Court Justices
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term is for the entire life under good behavior
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Supreme Court Justices
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Appointed by President and approved by Senate
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Supreme Court Justices
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conduct elections
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State
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establish state militia
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State
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regulate intrastate commerce
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State
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license professionals
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State
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regulate sale of alcoholic beverages
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State
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regulate marriage and divorce
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State
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regulate gambling
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State
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make traffic regulations
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State
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borrow money
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concurrent
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charter banks
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concurrent
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establish courts inferior to the Supreme Court
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concurrent
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levy and collect taxes
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concurrent
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make and enforce laws
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concurrent
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provide for the general welfare
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concurrent
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provide for public health, safety, and morals
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concurrent
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ratify amendments to the Constitution
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concurrent
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fund and regulate education
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concurrent
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admit neew states
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National
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coin money
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National
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conduct foreign relations
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National
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ooh, tricky one...
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declare war
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National
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establish post offices
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National
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raise and support military
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National
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regulate interstate commerce
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National
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make treaties
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National
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collect import taxes
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National
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punish counterfeiters
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National
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fix standard weights
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National
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Naturalize citizens
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National
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grant copyrights
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National
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override veto with 2/3 vote
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Legislative check on Executive
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impeach president
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Legislative check on Executive
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Senate approves treaties
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Legislative check on Executive
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Senate approves Presidential appointments
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Legislative check on Executive
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appropriates funds
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Legislative check on Executive
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veto legislation
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Executive check on Legislative
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call special sessions
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Executive check on Legislative
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recommend legislation
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Executive check on Legislative
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appeal to the people
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Executive check on Legislative
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Create lower courts
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Legislative check on Judicial
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may impeach judges
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Legislative check on Judicial
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Senate approves or rejects judge appointments
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Legislative check on Judicial
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declare legislative acts unconstitutional
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Judicial check on Legislative
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President appoints Supreme Court and federal judges
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Executive check on Judicial
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Appointed for life
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Judicial check on Executive
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may declare presidential acts unconstitutional
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Judicial check on Executive
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435 members
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House of Representatives
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Article II
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Executive Branch
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15 memebers
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President's Cabinet
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Article III
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Jucicial Branch
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9 members
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Supreme Court
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