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15 Cards in this Set
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Study Table of the Structure of the House of Representatives
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Study Table of the Structure of the House of Representatives
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Name the offices and houses that make up the Legislative Branch (8)
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Senate and House
Architect of the Capital United States Botanic Garden General Accounting Office Government Printing Office Library of Congress Office of Technology Assessment Congressional Budget Office |
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Name the offices that make up the Executive Branch (11)
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Executive Office of the President
White House Office Office of Management and Budget Council of Economic Affairs National Security Council Office of the US Trade Representative Council on Environmental Quality Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of Administration Office of National Drug Control Policy Vice President |
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Name the courts that make up the Judicial Branch (11)
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The Supreme Court of the United States
US Court of Appeals US District Courts Territorial Courts US Court of International Trade US Court of Federal Claims US Court of Military Appeals US Tax Court US Court of Veteran Appeals Administrative Office of the US Courts US Sentencing Commission |
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What are the 15 cabinet departments?
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior Department of Commerce Department of Justice Department of Defense Department of Labor Department of Education Department of State Department of Energy Department of Transportation Department of Health and Human Services Department of Treasury Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Veteran Affairs Department of Homeland Security |
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What is the line to become President in the case of an emergency?
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President
Vice President Speaker President Pro-Tempore 15 Cabinet Leaders |
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What would cause a skip in the sucession line to be President?
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One of the leaders is not an American citizen
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How long is one term for a Representative? Senator?
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2 years
6 years |
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How old must you be to be a Representative? Senator?
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25 years.
30 years. |
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How long must you be a naturalized citizen in order to run for Representative? Senator?
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7 years
9 years |
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How many representatives are in the House? Senators in the Senate?
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435 reps
100 senators |
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How old do you have to be to run for President?
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35 years
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How long is a President's term?
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4 years
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How long must a candidate stay in the United States in order to run for President? Can the president be a naturalized citizen?
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14 years doesn't have to be in consecutive order
No, the president candidate must be a natural-born citizen |
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Name the three parts of the iron triangle
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Bureaucracy
Committees Interest Groups |