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38 Cards in this Set
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What are three branches of the United States Government? |
The Legistative Branch (Legislature), the Executive Branch, the Judical Branch (Judiciary). |
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The legislative branch is also known as the ________.
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Congress
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Define the term veto.
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Veto is the power of the President to stop/reject a bill from becoming a law. |
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Which two bodies make up the legislative branch?
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The legislative branch is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate |
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Which branch of the government makes laws, declares war, and raise armies?
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Only the Legistative Branch (Congress) can make laws, declare war and raise armies. |
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The number of Representatives a state gets is based on ____________.
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the state's populaiton |
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Who serves as the head of the House of Representatives?
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The Speaker of the House
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Who serves as the head of the Senate?
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The Vice-President of the United States is the President of the Senate.
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How many members are in the Senate?
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There are 100 members in the Senate (two from each state).
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In case of a tie in the Senate, _______ casts the tie-breakng vote.
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Vice-President
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What are the requirements to be a member of the House of Representatives?
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25 years of age, |
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What are the requirements to be a member of the Senate?
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30 years of age,
9 years a citizen, resident of state representing |
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It takes ________ vote in Congress to override a presidental veto.
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2/3
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__________ has the power to make treaties with foreign governments.
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The President |
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The ________ must approve treaties with foreign governments. |
Senate |
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The main duty of the executive branch is to...
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enforce and carry out laws. |
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____________ is the head of the executive branch.
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The President |
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What are the qualification to be President of the United States?
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35 years of age, |
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How is the President of the United States elected?
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The President of the United States is elected by the electoral college. |
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The number of votes each state has in the electoral college is equal to _________.
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a state's number of Representatives and Senators. |
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If a president approves a bill it is signed and becomes a _____, if the president wants to reject a bill it is ___.
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When a bill is signed it becomes a law. |
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Each term of office for the president is ____ years.
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4
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A person can on be elected to ____ terms as president.
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2
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Which two governmental groups may propose amendmetns to the Constitution?
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Congress and state legislatures may propose amendments to the Constitution.
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To propose a constitutional amendments it requires ____ vote in both houses of Congress. |
2/3 |
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For an amendment to be ratified it requires ____ of the the states to approve it.
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3/4
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Members of the Supreme Court are appointed _________ and confirmed ________.
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by the President and confirmed by the Senate. |
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The main duty of the judical branch is to ......
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interpret laws. |
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What is the term of office for a federal court judge?
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life |
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The Supreme Court (Judical Branch) can check the power of the legislative branch by...
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declaring a law unconstitutional
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The highest court in our land is _________.
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the Supreme Court
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The judical branch of government forms a check on the executive branch by...
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declaring executive acts unconstitutional.
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Impeachment means to ...
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formally acuse of wrong doing.
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________ allows a prisoner to be brought before a judge to make sure he/she is being held lawfully.
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Habeas-corpus |
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Which branch of government has the power to establish federal courts?
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The legistative branch.
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What is a bill?
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A bill is a proposed law. |
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What is the term of office for a Representative?
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A Repesentative's term of office is two (2) years. |
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What is the term of office for a Senator?
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A Senator's term of office is six (6) years.
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