What was the first Constitution of the United States called?
Articles of the Confederation
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What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
Make laws
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What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
To enforce the laws
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What are the qualifications for a Supreme Court justice?
None
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What day is the President inauguration?
January 20
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What are the four parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, Articles, Bill of Rights, rest of the amendments
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What are the two houses of Congress called?
House of Representatives and Senate
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What is impeachment?
To bring charges against a public official
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What are the qualifications for president/
35 years old
natural born citizen
lived in country 14 years prior to becoming president
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Give 3 liberal characteristics and 3 conservative characteristics.
many
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What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Preamble
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Who is the leader of the House of Representatives and what is his name?
speaker of the House, John Boehner
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Who are the next four people in line if the president is unable to carry out his duties?
VP
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Sec. of State
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What is the qualification for US Senator?
30 years old
9 years a citizen
live in the state you're elected from
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What is the term of a....
President
Senator
H o R?
4,6,2
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When was the Constitution ratified?
1788
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Who is the President of the Senate and what is his name?
Vice-president, Joe Biden
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How does the Electoral College work?
Electors are picked based from the winner of the popular vote. Each state has the same number of electors as they have representation in Congress. The electoral vote is the real vote for the president
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Qualifications to be a US House Representative?
25 years old
7 years a resident of the US
be a citizen of state you are elected from
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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the constitution?
To give people their rights
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When was the Bill of Rights added?
1791
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How many members of Congress are there?
100 Senators and 435 HoR
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Who are the people that advise the president and run his different departments?
Cabinet
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When is the president elected?
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
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Explain checks and balances and give and example
Each branch has its own power that makes sure the others don't get too powerful.