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39 Cards in this Set
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1. What part of the government makes laws?
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a. The legislative branch
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2. How many years do members of the House of Representatives serve?
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a. 2 years
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3. What is the age requirement for being a member of the House?
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a. You must be a minimum of twenty-five years old at the time of inauguration.
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4. How are vacancies filled in the House
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a. Election is used to appoint a substitute
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5. What party of government has the power of impeachment?
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a. The House of Representatives.
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7. How many years do senators serve?
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a. 6 years
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8. What is the age req. to be a senator?
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a. 30
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9. What other job is held by the president of the Senate?
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a. Vice president of the U.S
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10. What part of the government has the power to try impeachments?
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the senate
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11. Who conducts the impeachment trial of a president?
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a. The Chief Justice
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6. How many senators do each state have?
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2
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12. How often must congress meet?
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atleast once a year
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13. Who decides how to conduct the meetings in each house?
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a. The house itself.
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14. Can a congressman be arrested on his or her way to a congress meeting?
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no
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15. Can a senator receive a higher rate of pay if he is appointed to another government position?
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no
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16. In which house do bills to raise money (taxes) start?
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a. The house of representatives
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17. What happens to a bill if the president refuses to sign?
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a. IT shall be sent back for re consideration
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18. What branch of government has the right to tax?
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a. The Congress
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19. What group of people within the United States can have their trade with others regulated by Congress?
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a. Native Americans.
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20. What branch of government can create more courts?
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a. The congress
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21. Which branch of government can declare war?
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the congress
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22. Congress has the power to make all laws which shall be ? and ?.
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necessary and proper
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23. When can a writ of habeas corpus be suspended? What is habeas corpus?
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a. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
b. A legal action, through which a person can seek relief from unlawful detention of himself or another person. |
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24. What does the constitution prevent Americans from accepting?
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a. any Title of Nobility or Honour" from any foreign power
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25. What are the three qualifications for being president?
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a. Natural born citizen
b. 35 years of age c. 14 years of citizen ship |
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1. Can the president’s salary be changed while he is in office
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no
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27. When he is sworn into office what does the president promise?
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a. To protect the constitution
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28. In what case can the President not grant reprieves and pardons.
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a. Except in cases of impeachment
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29. What percentage of the senate must approve treaties
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2/3rds
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30. What are the causes for impeachment and conviction of a president?
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a. If the President comitts treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
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31. How long do judges hold their jobs?
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a. They are either voted out, retire or die. Lifetime appointment
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32. In what cases does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction (hear a case for the first time)
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a. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction.
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33. What is the definition of treason against the US?
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a. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them or giving the enemies aid and comfort.
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34. What form of government is guaranteed to every state?
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34. What form of government is guaranteed to every state?
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35. What part of government decides how new states are admitted?
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a. The congress
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36. How many members of both houses are needed to propose amendments
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2/3ds
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37. What test will never be required to hold office in the US?
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Religious
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38. How many states originally had to ratify the Constitution?
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a. 9
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39. Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
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a. George Washington
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