How do they decide how many members a state gets to have in Senate?
Every state gets two. It is equal.
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What article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch?
1
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What is the leader of the Executive Branch called?
The President.
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What amendment gave Women the right to vote?
19
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What does bicameral mean?
Two houses
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How many members are in Senate?
100
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What Article of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch?
2
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If the President is not able to perform his/her duties who does?
The Vice President.
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What amendment gave the right to vote to people regardless of race?
15
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The length of time a representative/senator serves is called what?
A term
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What is a person from a Representatives district called?
A constituent
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What are 'reserved' powers?
They are powers reserved for the States.
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Who makes up the Executive branch?
President, Vice President and Cabinet members
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What amendment abolished alcohol in the U.S.?
18
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What are the two houses of Congress called?
House of Representatives and Senate
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How often do they adjust the number of members from each state in the House of Reprentatives?
Every ten years due to the census.
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What are 'expressed' powers?
The powers explicitly given to Congress, such as the power to levy and collect tax.
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What does it say how the president will be replaced if needed?
The amendments of the Constitution.
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Math Problem: The amendment that gives right to own guns plus the Amendment that gives the right to a speedy Trial. What is the number of those two amendments added?
2+6= 8
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What are the three types of committees in Congress?
Standing, Select, Joint
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The highest ranking member of the House of Representatives is called the...
Speaker of the House
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What amendment ended Slavery in the United States?
13
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How many Presidents have we had in the 21st Century?