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36 Cards in this Set
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT IS CALLED
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CONGRESS
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LAWS FOR THE UNITED STATES ARE MADE BY
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CONGRESS
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THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES A STATE GETS DEPENDS ON
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THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IT HAS
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THE LENGTH OF TERM OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS
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2 YEARS
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A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATTIVES MUST BE AT LEAST_________YEARS OLD
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25 YEARS
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WE NOW MAKE A COUNT OF OUR POPULATION (CENSUS) EVERY
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10 YEARS
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THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS CHOSEN BY
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THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ALL VERDICTS IN IMPEACHMENT TRIALS ARE DECIDED BY THE
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SENATE
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SENATORS ARE NOW ELECTED BY
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THE PEOPLE
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THE NUMBER OF SENATORS EACH STATE SHALL HAVE IS
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TWO
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THE LENGTH OF TERM OF A SENATOR IS
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SIX YEARS
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ONE-THIRD OF THE SENATORS ARE ELECTED EVERY
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TWO YEARS
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A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE MUST BE AT LEAST ____ YEARS OLD
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30
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE IS
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THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE USA
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RULES FOR BECOMING A CITIZEN OF THE USA MAY BE MADE ONLY BY
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CONGRESS
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POWER TO COIN MONEY IS IN THE HANDS OF
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CONGRESS
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WAR MAY BE DECLARED ONLY BY
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CONGRESS
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THE CONSTITUTION FORBIDS THE USE OF
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BILL OF ATTAINER
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THE CONTITUTION FORBIDS STATES TO
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COIN MONEY
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AN IMPEACHED OFFICIAL IS FOUND GUILTY BY A VOTE OF
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TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATORS PRESENT
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CONGRESS MUST MEET AT LEAST ONECE EVERY ______YEARS
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ONE
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IN ORDER TO DO THEIR WORK (HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT), THE HOUSE AND SENATE MUST HAVE PRESENT
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A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS
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THE VOTE NEEDED TO EXPEL A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OR SENATE IS
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TWO-THIRDS 2/3
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HOW LONG MAY ONE HOUSE OF CONGRESS ADJOURN WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OTHER HOUSE?
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3 DAYS
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ALL BILLS FOR REAISING REVENUE (TAX BILLS) MUST ORIGINATE IN
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THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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CONGRESS CAN PASS LAWS OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO IF BOTH HOUSES' HAVE A MAJORITY OF
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TWO- THIRDS
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AFTER A BILL HAS BEEN SENT TO THE PRESIDENT, IT BECOMES LAW IF IT HAS NOT BEEN VETOED AND SENT BACK WITHIN
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10 DAYS
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AN ORDER MAKING A JAILER SHOW THAT A PERSON IS IN JAIL FOR A GOOD REASON IS CALLED A WRIT OF
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HABEAS 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 EX POST FACTO LAW
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A STATE IS NOT PERMITTED TO
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GRANT A TITLE OF NOBILITY
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THE UNITED STATES CAN PUNISH A STATE WHICH DENIES A CITIZEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE BY
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REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES
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PART OF THE LEGISLATURE IS WHICH THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IS BASED ON POPULATION
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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PRESIDENTIAL POWER TO STOP A BILL FROM BECOMING A LAW
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VETO
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DAILY REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
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BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT THAT MAKES LAWS
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LEGISLATIVE
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PROCESS OF A FOREIGN-BORN PERSON BECOMING A CITIZEN
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NATURALIZATION
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