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Define the four basic characteristics of a state.
What is a state is a democratic system.
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How has Congress clarified the meaning of the Constitution?
What is by passing laws to help explain it.
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How does the media help to shape the public agenda?
What is by focusing public attention on particular issues
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Why do some people think the presidency should be limited to a single six-year term?
What is without the prospect of reelection the President would be more likely to do what he or she thinks is right rather than what a politically popular.
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All federal borrowing is done by which department?
What is by the Treasury Department
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The United States government has a federal system. What does that mean?
What is the national government and states share power.
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Why are interstate "quickie" divorces especially problematic when applying the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
What is because the divorcees do not intend to live permanently in the state where they get divorced.
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Why is the Senate called the "upper house"?
What is Senators must be more qualified than House members.
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What is a justification for a line-item veto?
What is it would reduce wasteful and unnecessary spending.
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The federal court system includes which courts?
What is the Supreme Court, constitutional courts, and special courts.
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Why did smaller states favor the New Jersey Plan over the Virginia Plan?
What is it called for states to be represented equally.
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What does a multiparty system do?
What is it tends to push parties into forming a coalition government.
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How is a bill introduced in the Senate?
What is it is read twice and sent to a standing committee.
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What branch is the Cabinet of departments in?
What is Executive branch
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Which right(s) has the Supreme Court decided to protect under the Due Process Clause?
What is most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights
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What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the colonies would no longer submit to British rule.
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Theodore Roosevelt was once a Republican but broke away to start his own minor party for the presidential election of 1912. His party was called the Bull Moose, or Progressive, Party. The Bull Moose Party is considered to be what kind of party?
What is a splinter party.
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What is the main purpose of a conference committee?
What is to come up with a compromise version of a bill.
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Why did Congress establish the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958?
What is to help develop peaceful uses for outer space exploration.
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Which amendment declares that rights exist beyond those listed in the Constitution?
What is the 9th Amendment
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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
What is they were too weak.
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Describe a person who would not meet the universal requirements for voting.
What is a 17 year old with a job who has lived in a state for one week.
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Congress can override a President's veto by...
What is by a two-thirds vote of each house.
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Which executive department is responsible for ensuring border and transportation security?
What is the Department of Homeland Security.
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Which part of the Constitution requires States to honor the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the first Amendments?
What is the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment
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