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History
Undergraduate 2
02/10/2011
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Date of American Revolution
 Definition
1775-1783
Term
Date of drafting of our present US Constitution
 Definition
1787
Term
Date of Adoption of Bill of Rights
 Definition
1791
Term
Date of Texas Revolution against Mexico
 Definition
1836
Term
Date of US Civil War from ______ to _____
 Definition
1861-1865
Term
How many died in the Civil War
 Definition
623,000 Americans
Term
Date of Great Depression from ____ to ____
 Definition
1929-1941
Term
Date of Franklin Roosevelts as President from ___ to ___
 Definition
1933-1945
Term
Date of World War II from ___ to ___
 Definition
1939-1945
Term
Election of John F. Kennedy as President
 Definition
1960
Term
Assassination of Dr. Martin L King, JR and Robert F. Kennedy
 Definition
1968
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
World War I
 Definition
150,000
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
World War II
 Definition
300,000
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
Korean War
 Definition
56,000
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
Vietnam War
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58,000
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
Iraq Liberation
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4,500 (so far)
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
Americans entombed on the U.S.S Arizona at Pearl Harbor
 Definition
1,200
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
Total Number of Americans killed at Pearl Harbor
 Definition
3000
Term
VETERAN DEATH TOLL:
Total number of humans killed in WWII
 Definition
50 MILLION
Term
To be constitutionally elected President requires a _______ vote of the ___________ or same as a minimum of ____ votes. If no one gets this required vote then the election goes to ____________.
 Definition
Majority, Electoral College, 270, the House of Reps.
Term
To pass a law of the United States requires a ________ vote of _________.
 Definition
Majority, Congress
Term
To override a Presidential veto requires a ____ vote of _____. A Presidential veto is successful about _____ percent of the time.
 Definition
2/3, Congress, 95
Term
To pass a reaty of the U.S. requires a _____ vote of the ______.
 Definition
2/3, Senate
Term
To become a US Judge requires nomination by _____ and approval by a _______ vote of the _______.
 Definition
President, Majority, Senate
Term
Federal Justices serve terms of ______ upon condition of ______.
 Definition
Life, Good Behavior
Term
The Consitutional definition of "Good Behavior" is ________.
 Definition
None (not defined in Const.)
Term
Impeachment is a 2 step process:
First the ________ by a _______ vote must accuse the President of impeachable crimes. Then the trial occurs in the _______ where if ______ vote GUILTY, the official is removed.
 Definition
House, Majority, Senate, 2/3
Term
According to the Constitution impeachable offenses are _____, and ______, and ______, and ________.
 Definition
Treason, Bribary, Misdemeanors, High Crimes
Term
The US House of Reps has a total of _____ members, who are elected for terms of _____ years and each national election _____ are up for re-election.
 Definition
435, Two, ALL
Term
The US Senate has a total of ______ Senators who are elected for terms of ____ years. Each national election ______ of the Senators are up for re-election.
 Definition
100, Six, 1/3
Term
According to the exact language of the Presidential Oath of the President promises to ____ and _____ and ____ the _____ of the United States also the Constitution requires the President to see that the _____ are faithfully enforced.
 Definition
Preserve, Protect, Defend, Laws.
Term
The Supremacy Clause of Constitution says that the ______ and ______ of the US and _______ Supreme law of land.
 Definition
Constitution, treaties, the laws passed by congress are
Term
The US Senate has 3 special duties they are to vote on _______ and on _____ and serve as _____ in trial of a President.
 Definition
Treaties, Judeges, Jurors
Term
Article ___ of the US Constitution talks about our national (federal Court System). Only the _____________ is specifically created/named by the constitution. All other "inferior" courts are created by ______ and it its _____ that determines pay and benefits.
 Definition
3, US Supreme Court, Congress, Congress
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