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| Who breaks a tie in the Senate? |
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| How many times must Congress meet per year? |
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| How long is a term in office for a Senator? |
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| With what vote can a member of either house be expelled? |
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| How old must a memeber of the House of Repersentative be? |
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| Executive authority(governor of state) |
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| If a member of the House leaves office befor his/her term, who must call a special election to fill that seat? |
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| Who gets a bill after Congress passes it? |
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| Only who can borrow money for the U.S.? |
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| What is a law declaring that a person is guilty of a particular crime? |
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| For how many years must a Senator be a citizen of the U.S. prior to the election? |
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| Neither house can adjourn(end meeting) for more than how many days w/o the approval of the other house? |
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| Who presides over the the Senate when the Vice President is absent? |
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| Waht law prevents the punishment of an act which was not illegal when it was committed? |
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| When the president of the U.S. is tried for impeachment who presides at the trial? |
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| What is the minimum age to become a Senator? |
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| In which house must tax bills be introduced? |
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| What is it called when the President holds an unsigned bill for 10 days? |
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| What is the Vice president's only constitutional responsibility? |
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| What is the total number of Representatives in the House? |
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| How many senators run for reelection at a time? |
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| Who decides the salaries for member of Congress? |
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| Only who has the power to draw up charges for impeachment? |
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| What is the name for a court order requiring government officials to bring a prisoner to court and explain why he/she is being held? |
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| For how many years must a member of the House of Reps be a U.S. citizen prior to the election? |
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| How many years is the term in office for a Representative? |
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| According to the Constitution, how are Senators chosen? |
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Speaker of the House
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| Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? |
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| Who conducts trials concerning impeachment? |
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| Who has the sole power of impeachment? |
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| No ___ _ ___ shall be granted by the U.S. Such titles as king or prince |
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| Who does eash house represent? |
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| What two laws start in the House of Reps? |
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| Impeachment trials and approve treaties |
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| What are powers of the Senate? |
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| Who decides how elections are held? |
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| ...hold another federal office during his/her term |
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| Lets Congress stretch the meaning of its power. |
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| If a runaway slave is found they musst be returned to there owner. In 1808, Congress abolished slave trade when permitted. |
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