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| Which branch of government passes laws? |
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| Which branch of government enforces the laws? |
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| Which branch of government makes sure laws are enforced fairly? |
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| What are the two houses of Congress? |
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| The House of Representatives and the Senate |
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| What is the minimum age for a U.S. Representative? |
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| What is the citizenship requirement for a U.S. Representative? |
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| How many members make up the House of Representatives? |
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| How many Representatives does each state receive? |
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| How long is the term for a U.S. Representative? |
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| Who is your U.S. Representative? |
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| Who are your U.S. Senators? |
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| How many members make up the Senate? |
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| How many Senators does each state receive? |
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| Which plan at the Constitutional Convention suggested representation based on population? |
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| Which plan at the Constitutional Convention suggested equal representation among the states? |
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| What is the minimum age for a U.S. Senator? |
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| What is the citizenship requirement for a U.S. Senator? |
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| Where do all bills that raise revenue have to be introduced? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| What happens to a bill after it is introduced? |
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| What happens to a bill at any point that it is voted down? |
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| What kind of vote is needed for a bill to advance? |
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| What happens to a bill that has passed both houses of Congress? |
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| It is sent to the President to be signed |
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| What happens to a bill that has been vetoed by the President? |
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| It returns to the house where the bill originated |
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| What happens to a bill after ten days if the President doesn't sign it and Congress is still in session? |
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| What happens to a bill after ten days if the President doesn't sign it and Congress is adjourned? |
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| It's a pocket veto and the bill dies |
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| What happens to a bill after it is signed by the President? |
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| What is the only body that can impeach a federal official? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| Who hears an impeachment case? |
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| What vote is needed to impeach a federal official? |
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| What vote is needed to remove a federal official in an impeachment trial? |
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| Who presides over an impeachment case involving the President? |
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| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| How often must Congress be in session? |
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| When do federal elections take place? |
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| The 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November |
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| What is Article I Section 8 Clause 18 better known as? |
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| Prior to the 17th Amendment, who chose U.S. Senators? |
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| After the 17th Amendment, who chooses U.S. Senators |
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| Who chooses U.S. Representatives? |
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| What was the first written Constitution in America? |
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| Who did most of the work writing the Declaration of Independence? |
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| What are the three sections of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Natural Rights, British Wrongs, Declaring Independence |
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| How was government organized under the Articles of Confederation? |
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| There was a Congress, but most power resided in the states |
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| What were the failures of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| It had no executive, it could not tax, and it couldn't resolve problems between the states |
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| What were the successes of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Northwest Ordinance and the Land Ordinance of 1785 |
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| When did delegates convene for a Constitutional Convention? |
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| Where did the delegates convene for the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Why was there a Constitutional Convention? |
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| The Articles of Confederation were too weak |
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| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Who's known as the Father of the Constitution? |
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| What comprises the legislative branch? |
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| Congress – the House of Representatives and the Senate |
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| What comprises the executive branch? |
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| The President, Vice President, and the Cabinet |
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| What comprises the judicial branch? |
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| The Supreme Court and federal courts |
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| What was the plan of government that favored large states? |
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| What was the plan of government that favored small states? |
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| What was the name of the agreement between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? |
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| What did the Great Compromise establish? |
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| An executive branch, a judicial branch, and a legislative branch with two houses: a lower house with representation based on population and an upper house in which each state receives two senators |
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| What does Article I address? |
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| What is the title of the presiding officer in the House of Representatives? |
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| What is the title of the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate? |
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| The President of the Senate |
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| Who serves as President of the Senate? |
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| The Vice President of the United States |
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| When the presiding officer of the Senate is absent, who becomes the presiding officer? |
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| When is the only time that the President of the Senate can vote? |
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| Originally, how were slaves counted towards the population count of a state? |
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| According to the Constitution, how often must a census be taken? |
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| What would it take in order for Congress to override a Presidential veto? |
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| A 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress |
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| What does Article II address? |
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| Who is the head of the executive branch? |
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| The President of the United States |
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| What is the minimum age in order to become President or Vice President? |
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| What is the citizenship requirements to become President or Vice President |
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| You must be a natural born U.S. Citizen |
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| What are the residency requirements to become President or Vice President? |
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| How long is a single term for the President? |
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