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33 Cards in this Set
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Number of main branches in our government.
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3
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Branch headed by the president.
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Executive Branch
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Legislative branch is called...
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The congress
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Consists of the supreme court and the U.S. courts.
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Judicial branch
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Laws in the United States are made by...
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congress
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we make population counts every ___ years
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10
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War may be declared only by...
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congress
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constitution forbids states to
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coin money
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the order of making a person show that a person is in jail for a good reason is called ..
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a writ of Habeous Corpus
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A law to punish a person for something that was not against the law when he or she did it is called...
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an expost facto law
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the length of term for a president
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4 years
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judges of the supreme court must be nominated by...
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the president
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the length of term for a judge of the us courts
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life
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the bill of rights is
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the first ten amendments
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the constitution guarantees anyone on trial for a crime the right of
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trial by jury
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congress shall make no law to set up
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a religion
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no person's house or property may be searched without
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a search warrent
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a citizen of the united states is
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a person who was born or naturalized here
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the major department head who is appointed by the president to deal with foreign countries
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secretary of state
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the commander and chief of the army and navy
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the president
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according to the 26th amendment you must be 18 years old and a citizen to...
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vote
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carrying on wat against the us or healping enemies of the us
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treason
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congress can override the presidential veto of a bill by a ____ vote in both houses
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2/3
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the process of naturalization concerns
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becoming a citizen
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the one thing the us government is forbidden to do is
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give titles of nobility
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the one power that is denied to the states
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making treaties with other countries
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the president has the power to
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carry out laws
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the electoral college does what
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elects the president and vice president
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what lists its 6 goals of the constitution and states that the people of the us are the authority for the constituton
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the preamble
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the number of representatives that serve in the house of representatives in each state is decided by
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the population of that state
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the senate has power to what
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impeach the high ranking public official
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___senators are elected form each state
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the vice president usually presides over...
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meetings of the senate
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