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Leadership role in executive branch

President

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Examples of Cabinet-level positions

Defense,state,treasury and attorney general

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How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

27 amendments

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Highest court in the United States judicial system

Supreme Court

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President and Vice president of the United States

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

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Two parts of the United States Congress

Senate and House of Representatives

200

Examples of federal government powers

Declaring war, entering treaties, coining money, levying taxes, and regulating commerce.

200

When the founders were establishing branches of government, what was Madison's model?

Executive, Judicial, and Legislative

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Gibbons Vs. Ogden

Freed all navigation of monopoly control

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What are the three branches of government

Executive, Judicial, and Legislative

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Current number of voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives

435

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Know the names of various political thinkers who contributed ideas for separating powers in the Constitution

John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau 

300

How long is a president's term in office?

Each term is 4 years, a president can serve up to two terms.

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McCulloch Vs. Maryland

Congress had the authority to establish a federal bank

300

Arkansas Senators

John Boozman, and Tom Cotton

400

Part of the population that each senator represents

Each state has 2 senators, so each senator represents half the state

400

James Madison's views on separation of powers

Feared that the separation of powers among the executive, judiciary, and legislature would not be defined enough in the Constitution.

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Who can veto a bill?

The president

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Marbury Vs. Madison

Gave the Supreme Court the authority to review laws and judge their constitutionality

400

Arkansas Governor

Asa Hutchinson

500

Rule of Law

the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.

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James Madison's views on the Bill of Rights

It was a political necessity in order to build support for the Constitution, it was unnecessary because the government established by the Constitution was a limited government of enumerated powers, and it was dangerous because not all rights could be listed, and any rights that were not included may later be used as a pretext for unjust expansion of government powers.

500

Which office holder is 2nd in line if the president can't complete their term?

The Vice President

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Gonzales Vs. Raich

Congress may criminalize the production and use of homegrown cannabis even if state law allows its use for medical purposes

500

Chief Justice of the United States

John G. Roberts, Jr.