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16 Cards in this Set
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True or false? Congress has the authority to print and coin money?
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true
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True or false? The first 12 amendments are called the Bill of Rights?
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false. It's the first 10 amendments.
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True or false? The membership of the House of Representatives is based on equal representation from each state.
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false. The senate is based on equal representation.
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True or false? Article I, Section 8, paragraph 18 is known as the Necessary and Proper or the Elastic Clause.
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true.
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True or false? The required age to be a US Senator is 35 years old.
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false. 35 for president, 30 for senator, and 25 for hor.
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True or false? The main function of Congress is to make laws.
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true.
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True or false? Interpreting the nation's laws is the responsibility of the Executive Branch.
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false. that's the responsibility of the judicial branch. the executive's main function is execute Congress' laws, be a leader to military, and carry out relationships with foreign nations.
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True or false? Only Congress can declare war.
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true.
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True or false? A write of habeas corpus protects a person from unjust imprisonment/right or trial.
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true.
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There are 9 Justices in the Supreme Court.
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true.
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The Federalist Papers were published in 1787 and 1788 to help gain support for...
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the ratification of the Constitution
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In the Electoral College...
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-each state gets one electoral vote for each member of Congress.
-The system was designed to work during a time in which there were no organized political parties or national conventions. -The candidate that gets the most electoral votes is always declared the winner. |
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A writ of habeas corpus would probably be sought by a person who has been...
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imprisoned without being charged with a crime
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The "elastic clause" of the Constitution gives Congress the power to:
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do anything "necessary and proper" to carry out its enumerated powers
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The success of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 hinged on compromises over...
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Slavery and representation in Congress
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Anti-Federalists argued that the Constitution
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Did not protect individual and states' rights from the federal government.
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