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32 Cards in this Set
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What are the three branches of government
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Executive, Legislative, Judicial
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Congress is what branch of government
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Legislative
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The Supreme Court is what branch of government
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Judicial
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The President is what branch of government
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Executive
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What are the two houses of congress
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Senate, House of Representatives
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How many Senators are there?
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100. There are 2 per state
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How many representatives are there?
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435
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How many Supreme Court Justices are there
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9
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how long is a supreme court justice term
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life term
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what branch of government makes law
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legislative
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what branch of government enforces laws?
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executive
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what branch of government interprets laws
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judicial
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what are the first ten amendments called
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Bill of rights
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which amendment guarantees the rights to a fair trial
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6th
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how many amendments are there
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27
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when voting, all voters vote the same?
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unanimous
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money bill or taxes
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revenue
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official count of the population
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census
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any citizen residing in a district represents by a member of congress
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constitution
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the number of members that that must be present to transact business
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quorum
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the president does not sign a bill and it does not become a law?
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veto
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what vote is needed in both houses of congress for a bill to become a law
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majority
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to talk a bill to death
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filebuster
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majority means what?
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50% plus 1
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what is the presidents annual salary
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$400,000
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president
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Barack Obama
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vice president
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Joe Biden
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Senior senator from California
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Diann Fineslame
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Junior Senator from California
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Barter Boxer
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our district representative
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Tom McClinton
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a system in which the power to government is divided between the states and central government
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federalism
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the system that ensures that no branch of the government can become more powerful than another branch
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checks and balances
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