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48 Cards in this Set
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how many senators are there in all
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100
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how long is a senator's term
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6 years
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how old do you have to be to be a senator
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30
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how many years must you be a citizen before you can be eligible to be a senator
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9 years
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who is the president of the senate
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the vice president
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who is the current president of the senate
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joe biden
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who are the senators for tennessee
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bob corker and lamar alexander
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to what party do the tn senators belong
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republican
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what class are they? what does this mean?
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alexander=2 corker=1. the senators are divided into classes for purposes of re-election. each class expires at different times
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how many times can a senator be re-elected
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no limit
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how is the number of representatives established
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population of each state
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how long is a representative's term
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2 years
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how old do you have to be to be a representative
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25 years old
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who is the speaker of the house
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john boehner
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how many representatives are there currently
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435
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how many representatives are there for TN
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9
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who represents nashville
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jim cooper
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what is the number for the nashville district
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5
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what district do i live in
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5
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true or false; tn has 11 electoral votes
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true
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how long is a president's term
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4 years
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how many terms can a president serve
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2
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how old do you have to to run for president
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35
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can a person who isn't born in the us be the president of the us
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no
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how many years myst a person running for president have to have been a resident of the us
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14 years
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when a citizen votes, is he/she voting directly for the candidate?
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no. are instead elected by electors who are chosen by popular vote on a state by state basis
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who becomes president if the president dies or becomes disabled
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the vice president
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who is the president
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barack obama
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who is the vice president
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joe biden
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what party are the president and vice president
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democra
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what does EOP stand for
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executive office of the president
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who is the current white house chief of staff
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denis mcdonough
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what is the president's cabinent
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it includes the vp and the heads of 15 executive departments. they advise the president
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how many executive departments are in the president's cabinent
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15
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who is the current secretary of state
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john kerry
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who is the current secretary of the treasury
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jack lew
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who is the current secretary of defense
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chuck hagel
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who is the current secretary of justice
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eric holder jr.
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who is the current head of the department of health and human services
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kathleen sebelius
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who is the current head of the department of homeland security
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rand beers
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who is the current ambassador to the u.n.
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samantha power
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who is the current chief justice of the supreme court
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john g roberts jr
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how many associate justices are there
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8
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how long is the term of a supreme court justice
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as long as they choose
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name three associate justices of the supreme court
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clarence thomas
anthony kennedy elena kagan |
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who is the governor of tn
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bill haslam
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who is the mayor of nashville
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karl dean
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which branch of government decides whether laws are unconstitutional or not?
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judicial branch
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