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| What are the 3 branches of government? |
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| Legislative, Judicial, Executive Branches |
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| What was the main responsibility of the Legislative Branch (Congress)? |
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| Who were the members of the Legilative Branch? |
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| Senators and House of Representatives (combined call "Congress") |
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| 4 key powers of Legislative Branch? |
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1. overrule presidential veto with 2/3 majority vote.
2. declare war (president can just suggest war)
3. impeach government officials
4. write and pass bills
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| What was the main responsibility of the Judicial Branch? |
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| Who were the members of the Judicial Branch? |
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| Supreme Court Justices and Federal Courts |
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| 4 key powers of Judicial Branch? |
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1.determine whether laws are unconstitutional
2. determine if treaties are unconstitutional
3. interpret meaning of laws
4. preside over impeachment trials |
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| What was the main responsibility of the Executive Branch? |
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| Who were the members of the Executive Branch? |
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| President, vice president and president's cabinet |
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| 8 key powers of Executive Branch? |
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1. sign or veto bills
2. make proposals for new laws
3. call Congress together for special sessions
4. sign treaties
5. commander in chief of armed forces
6. nominate judges, ambassadors and Cabinet members
7. grant pardons
8. represent the U.s. in foreign affairs |
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| How many parts of the Constitution are there and what are their names? |
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1. preamble
2. articles
3. ammendments to Constitution |
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| What are the first 10 ammendments of the Constitution called? |
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| Why were the Ammendments added to the Constitution? |
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| The preamble is a _________ an describes __________. |
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| The preamble is an opening statement and describes the PURPOSE of the Constitution. |
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| The Constitution is established by _____ for the _____. |
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| The phrase "we the people" refers the principal of __________. |
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| The preamble includes the idea of a contract between |
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| the people and the government |
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| Under the ___________, states gave up some of their powers to form a stronger national goverment. |
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| The system where national, state and local government share power is called... |
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| A _________ government has the power to establish public schools, conduct local elections and provide for the welfare of its citizens. |
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| The _____ goverment has the power to issues money, declare war and make treaties. |
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| The Senate and the House of Representives are part of the ______________ Branch. |
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| The ___________ branch has the power to decide if laws are unconstitutional. |
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| The president directs the _________ branch of government. |
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| The population of state determines how many _____________ it has. |
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| Each state has 2 ___________. |
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| The writers of the Constitution kept each government branch from assuming to much power through _____________. |
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| The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 __________ to the Constitution. |
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| How many seats in the senate? |
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| How many seats in House of Representatives in 2009? |
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