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This house has the "power of the purse" and impeachment
What is The House of Representatives
100
The length of a Presidential term
What is 4 years
100
What job in the Judicial branch has a term that lasts for a lifetime?
The Federal Supreme Court justices
100
The first 2 political parties of the United States
What are the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists.
100
The branch that houses the lawmakers
The Legislative Branch
200
The 3 constitutional qualifications to be a U.S. Representative
What are 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 7 years and live in the state you represent.
200
The number of Executive Departments in the President's cabinet.
What is 15
200
How many Federal Supreme Court Justices are there?
Nine
200
The U.S. Constitution replaced what failed document
What is The Articles of Confederation
200
The branch who's main responsibility is to enforce the laws that the Legislative branch creates
The Executive Branch
300
The 3 constitutional qualifications to be a U.S. Senator
What are 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for 9 years and live in the state you represent.
300
The number of votes the electoral college has
What is 538
300
Who appoints the Federal Supreme Court Justices?
The President
300
The 4 characteristics of a state
What are population, territory, sovereignty and government.
300
The branch of the Courts
The Judicial Branch
400
In order for a bill to become a law it must pass both houses of Congress in the same, exact form and be signed by
Who is the President
400
The 2 impeached Presidents (neither were convicted)
Who are Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson
400
Who tries criminal and civil cases at the state level.
The Texas Supreme Court
400
The four purposes of Government
What are Maintaining Social Order, Providing Public Services, Providing National Security and Making Economic Decisions
400
This branch can declare laws as unconstitutional.
The Judicial Branch
500
TOTAL number of Congress members.
What is 535 -435 members in the House of Representatives, who serve a two year term, and they are apportioned amongst the 50 states based on population, with each state guaranteed at least 1 representative. -100 members in the U.S. Senate, with 2 from each state and they serve a 6 year term.
500
The 3 constitutional qualifications to be President and Vice President
What are natural born citizen, 35 years old, live in the U.S. for 14 years
500
How often are elections held for judges at the local level?
Every 4 years
500
The four theories on the origin of the state
What are Evolutionary, Force, Divine Right and Social Contract.
500
This branch is headed by the President
The Executive branch