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70 Cards in this Set
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House many House of Reps are there?
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435
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How many house of reps per amount of people?
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1 for 600,000
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At least How many reps per state?
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1
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Qualifications for House of Reps?
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25 years and 7 years citizen
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How many years between elections for house of rep?
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2 years
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How many members of the seante exist?
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100
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How many senate per state?
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2
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What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the Senate?
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30 years old
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Who is the President of the Senate?
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Vice President of the United States
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How many years between elections for the Senate?
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6 years (1/3 of senate up for re-elections)
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What makes up the Execute Branch?
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President, Vice President, and Depeartment of Secretary Heads
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What makes up the Judicial Branch?
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Supreme Cout, Appellate Court, and District Court
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What are the terms for the Supreme, Appellate, and Distict Court?
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Life
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Who approves the Judicial Branch?
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Appointed by President, approved by Senate
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What are the purpose of Federal Powers?
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Open Borders
Free-Flowing Trade Limit Restrictions between states |
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What are the Federal Powers?
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Currency
Declare War Post Office --> Echange Comm Interstate Commerce Social Security Air Travel |
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When is the primary convention?
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Fist Tuesday in November
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When is the Raw Vote?
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First Tuesday after first Monday in November?
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What is the Raw Vote?
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Projected winner of electoral college
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How many members are in the electoral college?
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538
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What makes up the electoral college
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435 Rep
100 Senate 3 DOC |
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How many votes must the electoral college get to declare a new president?
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270
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What happens if 270 votes are nto received in the raw vote?
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Each state gets 1 vote, first to get majority of states win presidency
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What qualifies impeachment?
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High crimes and misdeomeners
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HOw does the process of Impeachment begin?
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House of Reps as Prosecutor
* charges with unlawful activity filed * majority vote proceeds to trial or else dropped |
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What happens after the vote is moved to trial?
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Process moves to Senate (jury)
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Who is the judge in an impeachment case?
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Cheif Justice of Supreme Court
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Who is the prosecutor in an Impeachment case?
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House of Reps
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Who is the jury in an impeachment case?
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Senate
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How many votes does the senate need to remove the president from office?
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60 votes, if not chrages dropped
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Who were the 3 presidents to be charged with impeachment?
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1. Andrew Johnson - failed by 1 vote
2. Richard Nixon - Resigned 74 3. Clinton - 1998 |
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What are the Bill of Rights
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Amendments 1-10
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First Amendment
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Freedom to religon, press, and speech
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Second Amenendment
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Freedom to Bear Arms (Gun Control)
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Third Amendment
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Right to Not Quarter Soliders (no longer in practice)
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Fourth Amendment
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Freedom to warrants, searches, and seizures (criminal law)
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Fifth Amendment
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Grand Jury Requirment - Double Jeopardy
(criminal Law) |
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Which amendment relates to miranda rights?
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Fifth Amendment
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Which amendment details you can not be deprived of life, liberty, or propery without due process
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Fifth Amendment
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Sixth Amendment
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Righ to speedy trial by imparial jury
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What is considered a Speedy Trial?
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90-160 days depending on state
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Seventh Amendment
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Civil Law
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Eigth Amendment
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Excessive bail/ bond not permitted
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Ninth Amendment
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Constitution hasn't included every right
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Amendment 13
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Abolishes Slavery
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Amendment 14
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Due Process/ Equal Protection
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Which amendment states that all citizens have equal rights?
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Fourteenth Amendment
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Amendment 18
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Prohibtion
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Amendment 19
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Right to vote based on Sex
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Ammendment 21
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Abolished prohibition
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Amendment 23
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District of Colombia
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Amendment 24
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Poll Tax
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Amendment 26
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18 to vote
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Amendment 27
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Not pay raise during term
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What does Juristiction mean?
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Territoral -- crime is tried where crime takes place
Subject Matter -- different court systems |
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What is the Term limit for the President?
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2 terms = 10 years
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What is the sucession of President?
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Vice President
Speaker Senate Pro Temp Senetate Majority Secretary of Defense |
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What are the decision of allocating resources?
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Utilize no resources or Utilize all resources
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If you utilize no resources what interest are you promoting?
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Enviornmental
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If you utilize all resources what interest are you promoting?
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Economic
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What are the 3 choices made?
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Favor enviornmental interest
Favor econimical interest Balance both (not always practical) |
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What is exponential growth?
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Very rapid growth ex. population
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What are the 4 Universal Possibilites with Enviornmental Management with Resources
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1. Preserve Reource
2. Economic growth/production 3. Infrostructure 4. Recreation/Aesthetics |
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What are 5 interesting facts with Flag Burning?
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1. It is a misdemeanor - 5000 fine and 1 year in jail
2. Flag Protection Amendment in 1989 3. Protected by first amendment 4. Considered "Anti - American" 5. Anyone who mutilates the flag can be punished |
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What are 5 interesting facts with Freedom of Press
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1. Prevents Freedom of Expression
2. Has a bias 3. Ability to criticize gov 4. Exceptions are libel, malice, defamation 5. government can't pass a law that requires newspapers to publish info against their will |
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What are 5 interesting facts about the Energy Policy?
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1. The house of reps approved the National Energy Security Act in August 2001
2. Bill was defeated and doe not allow oil drilling in ANWR 3. Bush Administration opened the region around Teshepuk Lake to drilling 4. Ecological consequences disturbance, extinction of species, 5. Oil-drilling interests are focused on ANWR costal plan - 1.5 million acres along Alaska Economic Development in ANWR Creates 250,000—750,000 jobs 2004- 150 billion dollars on oil 2000 acres will be effected by drilling 77/567 wildlife preserves have drilling |
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What is the US Law based from?
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Constitution or Common Law
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What is the definition of Law?
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A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
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What is the definition of public policy?
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The basic policy or set of policies forming the foundation of public laws, especially such policy not yet formally enunciated.
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What is the definition of policy?
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A plan or course of action, as of a government, political party, or business, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters: American foreign policy; the company's personnel policy.
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