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31 Cards in this Set
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What Branch has the power to veto? |
Executive Branch |
The one that has cut counding like cute |
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What Branch can declare war? |
Legislative Branch |
The Branch that has a leg in it! |
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What are the three parts of the constitution? |
Preamble, Articles, Ammendments |
The one that I forget often are the articles. The first one starts with 'We the people...' |
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Name the three branches of the government? |
Executive, Legislative, Judical |
ex t ve , L g is t iv , J d al. (Missing some letters. One space per letter! ;p) |
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Who can sponsor a bill? |
The house of Representatives and the Senate. |
There is two |
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If the president vetoes a bill, the congress con override the veto with a __________ vote |
2/3 |
This is a number less than 1 |
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Who presides over the Senate? |
Vice President |
Not the president! |
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Who presides over the House of Representatives? |
Speaker of the house |
He or she speaks a lot! |
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Bills must pass by the House of____and the___ and approved by the ___before they become law. |
Representatives, Senate, President |
One is the President! |
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What branch interprets the constitution? |
Judicial Branch |
Starts with a J |
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What Branch can make treaties with the senate's approval? |
Executive Branch |
This was first! |
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Doing service with out payment? |
Volinteerism |
Goes along with volintering! |
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Process to becoming a citizen? |
Naturalization |
Comes with Natural |
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What are the six steps in Naturalization? |
1.Sing a declaration of intent 2. File the declaration 3. live for at least 5 years in that country. If you marry someone in that country it is only 3 years. Fill application. 4. Interview with U.S.C.I.S. 5. Take an exam and pass that exam 6. Take an oath of loyalty. |
Too many! :C |
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What are the things that you must do as a citizen? |
Duties |
It comes with Duty. XD |
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What does being sent to your original country ? |
Deported |
This is sad |
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Given to you because you are a citizen? |
Rights |
In the decliration there is a bill of what ? |
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In a country without permission? |
Illegal Alien |
There is an Alien in here! |
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What Amendment gives you the right to a fair and speedy trial? |
The 6 |
It comes after 5 |
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Witch amendment lists the five basic freedoms? |
1 |
smallest positive number that will have a value |
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What amendment came after FDR was elected 4 times? |
22 |
One of the 20 's |
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What amendment gave 18 year old the right to vote? |
26 |
After 25 |
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First ten amendments |
Bill of Rights |
This is a bill |
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What are the three Civil War amendments? |
13, 14, 15 |
Above 10 and under 15 |
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What are the four voting ammendments? |
15, 19, 24, 26 |
It is past 14 and stops at 26 |
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Who actually elects the President of the U.S? |
Electoral |
This has elect as the root word. |
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What is the hightest court in the land? |
Supreme |
This is supreme all of the others. |
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How many electors does each stated get? |
The number of Senators and the number of Representitives. |
This is all based off a number. |
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What court deals with the people who break the law? |
Criminal Court |
All of the Criminals would be running around if they didn't step in. |
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What is the term given to worse crimes with harsher consequences? |
Felonies |
What is a Felony? |
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What court deals with young people for neglect or delinquency? |
Juvenile Court |
You are this when you are a teenager. You aren't an Adult but you aren't a child either. |
