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| It is an introduction listing six reasons for writing the Constitution |
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| Control exercised by one branch of government on the actions of other branches of the national government. |
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| The concept that government has three (3) branches each having different powers to do different things |
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| A form of government in which the people elect representatives to make the law |
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| Article I of the Constitution |
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| Article II of the Constitution |
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| Article III of the Constitution |
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| the Legislative branch is divided up into the House and the Senate |
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| the “senior” house and can be considered the more prestigious of the two houses of Congress |
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Representatives of the United States
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| A Senate of 100 members and a House of 435 members |
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30 years old
Live in the state in which he is to be elected,
At least a citizen of the United States for 9 years. |
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| presides over the House of Representatives |
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| Who tries an impeachment case? |
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| Who presides over the trial, in the case of the President) in the impeachment proceedings? |
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| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| How may an official found guilty in the impeachment proceedings be punished? |
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| There is no punishment other than the removal of the individual from office |
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| How does a bill become law? |
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| After going through a committee/committees, it must pass both houses of Congress by a majority vote and signed by the President |
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| What happens if the President vetoes a bill? |
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| It is returned to the House where it started and it must then be passed b a two-thirds vote in both Houses to become law without the Presidents’ signature |
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| Congress cannot pass laws, which punish a person for breaking a law before the law was enacted (passed) |
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| Who serves as the head of the Senate? |
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| Who really elects the President of the United States? |
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| How many electoral vote are states able to have? |
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| It is determined by how many Senators and Representatives the state has |
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| Requirements to become President of the United States |
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At least 35 years old,
Lived in the United States for at least 14 years,
A natural born citizen. |
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| The longest period of time that the President may remain in office |
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| If in the event that a catastrophe would occur in which BOTH the President and the Vice-President were killed, who would then take over the powers of the President? |
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| What is the Presidents’ main function? |
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| To see that the laws of the United States are enforced and carried out |
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| How may a President or Vice President be removed from office? |
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| By impeachment and conviction of treason, bribery, other high crimes and misdemeanors |
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| Advisors and assistants to the President are known as |
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| Federal Judges are appointed by? |
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| The President with approval of the Senate |
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| Supreme Court Judge's term is? |
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| How many members are there on the Supreme Court? |
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| How is a decision reached by the Supreme Court? |
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| How is it possible to over-ride a Supreme Court decision? |
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| By a Constitutional Amendment or a new Supreme Court decision. |
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| The only crime defined in the Constitution |
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| When the Supreme Court reviews a law and decides it goes against the supreme law of the land, they declare the law |
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| The procedure of the courts deciding if a law is constitutional or not |
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| A request for a new trial in a higher court |
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| Article V (5) of the Constitution is concerned with the process of amending the Constitution. Which one of the following represents the process in which the Constitution is amended? |
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| The Amendment is proposed and passed by two-thirds of Congress and ratified by three-fourths of the states. |
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