What type of government did the Constitution establish for the United States?
They developed a federal system. The federal system of government divides powers between the states and the federal government
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What is the first branch of government? What is their duty? How are they divided?
Legislative Branch. Their mainduty is to make laws.
They are divided into the House of Reps and Senate
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How long is each term for a house of rep?
Their terms last for 2 years.
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True/False Members of the congress can only serve a maximum of 3 terms.
False – unlimited. You can run over and over again.
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Who is part of the executive branch?
President, Vice President, and cabinet (executive departments).
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What is the federal system also known as?
FEDERALISM
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Which article in the constitution deals with the Legislative branch?
ARTICLE I
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For the Senate, each state has how many members?
2
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What are the majority and minority party in the congress?
Majority party (between democrats and republican) is the party with more members in the congress.
Minority part is the party with less members in the congress.
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You want to run for president, list the qualifications
- 35 years old
- US born
- Live in the US for more than 14 years.
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How was power divided up between the federal and state government?
They had system called SEPARATION of POWERS – the government was divided into three branches
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How many members are in the House of Representative? What determines how many members represent each state?
Population determines how many members per state.
There are a total of 435
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What are the requirements to be part of the Senate?
- 30 years old
- resident of the state they represent
- citizen of the US for 9 years
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Who is the Speaker of the House? How is he elected?
Speaker of the House is the LEADER of the house of reps.
The majority party elects him.
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How long is a president’s term?
4 years, and only 2 terms
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What are delegated, reserved and concurrent powers?
Delegated - are powers of the federal/national government
Reserved - are powers of the state
Concurrent - Powers of both the federal and state.
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What is the system of apportionment?
The house of representative is to be kept at 435 members. The system of apportionments assures that if one state gains a rep, another would have to lose a rep.
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Who is the Senior Senate?
Each state has 1 Senior senate, who is the senator that has served the longest.
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Who serves as the president of the Senate? What does he do?
The Vice president
He doesn’t take part in senate debate, but he is the tie breaker.
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What does impeach mean? Who has the power to impeach?
House of reps can impeach.
Impeach: to bring charges of serious crimes against the president
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How many branches does the federal government have? Name them.
3, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
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You want to be in the house of representatives, what are the minimum requirements?
- 25 years old
- resident of the state they represent
- citizen of the US for 7 years
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How long is a senator's term?
6 years
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Which article in the constitution lists powers of the Executive Branch?
Article II
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How does the congress work with the president?
Congress creates laws. President can accept or reject laws.
President can veto law, but then congress override the veto with 2/3s majority vote.