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100
There are how many Senators per state?
2
100
How many Representatives are there?
435
100
The President is the head of which branch of government?
Executive
100
The judicial branch is responsible for ___________
interpreting laws
100
Ratify means...
to approve
200
Requirements to be a Senator
30 years old citizen for 9 years Resident of their state
200
Requirements to be a Representative?
25 years old Citizen for 7 years Resident of that State
200
The executive branch is in charge of __________ the laws.
enforcing
200
The term for a Federal Judge is....
Life
200
To amend means
change/add/fix
300
The term for a Senator is
6 years
300
The term for a member of the House is...
2 years
300
The President is in office for _____ years and can only serve _____ terms.
4 years 2 terms
300
Qualifications for a Supreme Court Justice
There are none in the Constitution
300
The Bill of Rights is which amendments?
The first 10
400
Who is the leader of the Senate?
Vice President
400
The House has the power to....
Begin all tax bills Start the Impeachment process (accuse)
400
Qualifications to be President
35 years old natural born citizen Resident for 14 years
400
The Supreme Court Justices can only be removed from office by______________.
Impeachment
400
The Articles of Confederation failed because
Federal Government was too weak States too powerful- worked against each other rather than working together... No ability to tax, army, etc
500
The Senate has the power to _________ (a check on the executive)
approve Presidential appointments
500
The minimum number of Representatives that a state can have is...
1 (3 if you are counting Congressmen)
500
The President can appoint cabinet members and justice slots; however, he needs approval from _______
Senate
500
The three levels of federal courts are: From lowest to highest
District Courts, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court
500
The thirteen stripes on the flag represent...
The original 13 colonies