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91 Cards in this Set
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The President may have how many terms?
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2
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What do the stars in the U.S. flag stand for?
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States
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How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?
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27
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How many years in the President's term of office?
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4
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What is the age requirement to be President?
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35
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After a bill has gone through both houses of Congress successfully, it is sent to:
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President
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Which amendment tell us that the President may have only 2 terms?
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22nd Amendment
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How many U.S. Senators come from each state?
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2
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Who has veto power?
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President
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The President of the Senate is:
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The Vice President
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How many articles does the Constitution have?
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7
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The Declaration was written largely by:
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Thomas Jefferson
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THe U.S. budget is presented by:
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The President
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What are the 3 Branches of Government?
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Legislative
Executive Judicial |
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The President takes the oath of office on:
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January 20
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What vote really decides who will be President?
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Electoral College
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The part of the Constituion in Article 1, Section 8, that gives Congress broad powers to write laws about new situations is:
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Elastic Clause
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Which body has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money?
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Congress
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A prisoner cannot be detained long without a trial. That right is listed under:
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Habeas Corpus
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Which Branch has two houses?
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Legislative Branch
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Which Branch is the court system in our country?
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Judicial Branch
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Which Branch makes the laws?
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Legislative Branch
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Which Branch enforces the law?
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Executive Branch
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True or False:
The federal government can admit new states and federal teritories. |
True
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T/F:
A quorum in the House of Representatives is a majority of its members plus one. |
True
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T/F:
Senators are elected by the vote of all the people in their state. |
True
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T/F:
Congress gets a new number each time a President is elected. |
False
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T/F:
One-third of the Senate is elected every two years. |
True
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T/F:
The largest state in the U.S. is Texas. |
False
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T/F:
The Constitution allows for laws to be made on subjects that did not even exist in 1787. |
True
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T/F:
The original 13 colonies included Ohio. |
False
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T/F: There are three methods of proposing new amendments to the Constituion.
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False
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When was our Constitutional Convention held?
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Philadelphia in 1787
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T/F: The building in which the Constitutional Convention met is now called Indepdence Hall.
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True
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Senate/House/Both:
Has a 6 year term. |
Senate
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Senate/House/Both
Meet in the Captiol Building? |
Both
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Senate/House/Both
Elected every two years. |
House of Representatives
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Senate/House/Both
Has the Vice-President as the presiding officer. |
Senate
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Senate/House/Both
Has 435 members. |
House of Representatives
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Senate/House/Both:
Approves or rejects treaties. |
Senate
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Senate/House/Both:
Passes bills they hope will become laws. |
Both
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Senate/House/Both:
Has 100 members. |
Senate
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T/F:
The Bill of Rights are our first 10 amendments. |
True
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T/F: The British held the Boston Tea Party to make friends with the colonists.
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False
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T/F:
A U.S. Senator may be re-elected only one more time. |
False
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T/F:
The House of Representatives has nothing to do with impeachment of the President. |
False
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T/F:
Under certain conditions the House of Representatives selects the President. |
True
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A three-fourths vote is required for Congress to pass a bill over the President's vote. |
False
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After 10 days a bill passed by Congress automatically becomes a law if the President doesn't act and the Congress is still in session. |
True
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T/F: Supervising the coining and printing of money is the job of the Treasury Department.
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True
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Who is the President of the United States?
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George W. Bush
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What do the stars of the flag stand for?
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States
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What do the stripes of the flag stand for?
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The Original Colonies
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The requirements for the member of the House of Representatives.
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25 years old, citizen for 7 years and live in the state represented.
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What are the qualifications for President of the United States?
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35 years old, live in the U.S. for 14 years and a natural-born citizen.
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After a bill has passed the two houses of Congress it is sent to whom?
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The President
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What was the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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A stong seperate executive branch & no real president.
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What are the responsibilities of the president?
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Commander&Chief of military
Picks Supreme Court Justices Makes treaties Sign,veto, or desk Bills |
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How many days must a bill lay on the presidents desk to become a law?
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10 days
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Congress can override a presidential veto of a Bill with what percentage of a vote?
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2/3
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What happens to a Bill?
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Passes (or not) the House, the Senate, and goes to the President. He can sign, veto or lay it on his desk (10 days on desk it is a law)while Congress is in session,
Congress can over-ride the President's veto. |
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Federalism is:
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This is how states and national governments share or divide power.
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New Jersey Plan is:
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Small state plan
One state = one vote |
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What are the requirements to be a member of the Senate?
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30 years old, live in the state represented and a citizen for 9 years.
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A pocket veto is:
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When the President does not act on a bill and Congrss adjourns before the 10-day period.
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Lay Taxes |
Enumerated
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Declare War. |
Enumerated
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Regulate air travel. |
Elastic
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Provide for the punishment of counterfeiters. |
Enumerated
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Grant patents and copyrights. |
Enumerated
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Regulate satellite communications. |
Elastic
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Grant titles of nobility. |
Denied
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Establish post offices |
Enumerated
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Elastic, Enumerated or Denied?
Pass ex post facto laws. |
Denied
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Two ways to ratify(approve )an amendment
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3/4 of the state legislatures approve OR
3/4 of special state conventions approve |
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What is the 19th Amendment?
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Right to vote for women
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What is the 16th Amendment?
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To allow income taxes.
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What is Article 5?
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Describes the amending process.
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The 18th amendment (prohibition):
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was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
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The order of succession in the Executive Branch.
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The President, Vice-President and the Speaker of the House.
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How are the 435 members of the House of Representatives determined?
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They are divided among the states according to the population of each state.
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The three highest federal courts are:
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Supreme, Court of Appeals, District Courts
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The voting age for a U.S. citizen is?
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18 years old
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What court is the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution?
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The Supreme Court
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What is the system of checks and balances?
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A system where the three branches of government check on the powers of the other, so no one branch is stronger/more powerful.
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Supreme Court is:
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Made up of 9 justices(judges),
justices serve for life and is the final authority on what is constitutional. |
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No double jeopardy means
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Cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
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What is the 3/5 Compromise?
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Southern states wanted to count slaves in their population for more representation in the Congress and Northern states disagreed with it. The compromise was 3 out of 5 blacks could be counted
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The fifth ammendment also allows you to "claim the fifth" Whats that mean?
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You do not have to talk.
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Who tries all impeachments?
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Senate
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Who starts the impeachment process?
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The House of Representatives
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