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The term length for a supreme court justice

What lifetime appointment

100

The branch that enforces the laws

What is the Executive

100

Which amendment lowered the voting age?

What is the 26th Amendment

100
How many electoral votes does the majority winner need in order to be elected?
What is 270
100

Who confirms the president's treaties and appointments?

What is the Senate

200

The branch that makes the laws

What is legislature

200
The compromise dealing with how to determine the number of representatives each state would have in Congress
What is Great Compromise
200

Who did the Supreme Court ruled in favor of in the trial of Tinker vs Des Moines?

What is the students

200
SC Case that overturned the principle of separate but equal
What is Brown v. Board of Education
200

Once the Americans declared their independence from England, what did they call their first constitution?

What is the Articles of Confederation

300

Something that is required of a citizen.

Civic duty---> pay taxes, attend sschool, jury duty, follow the law

300
The compromise dealing with the question of counting slaves toward Congressional representation
What is Three Fifths Compromise
300

Its members have two-year terms, with the entirety of its members facing re-election every two years

What is the House of Representatives

300

How many amendments there are

What is 27

300
Make rules for how to become a citizen Make any other laws that are necessary and proper to carry out the powers in this list. Borrow money and pay debts Collect taxes Regulate commerce (trade) with other nations, between the states, and with Indian tribes. These are powers of
What is Congress
400

Which Enlightenment thinker come up with the ideas for Natural Rights and the Social Contract.

Who is John Locke

400
Act as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces
What is the President
400

It’s members have six-year terms, with one-third of the total members up for re-election every two years.

What is the Senate

400

The counting of the population, which happens every ten years

What is census

400

Those that opposed the Bill of Rights being added were called what

What is federalists

500

What is the famous pamphlet that Thomas Paine wrote saying the colonies must declare independence?

What is Common Sense

500
All Americans have the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to All Americans have the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to assemble in groups and the right to protest the government and ask it to change its policies.
What is First Amendment
500

The case that established this "You have the right to remain silent..."

What is Miranda v. Arizonia

500

The process to become a citizen in the U.S

What is Naturalization Process

500

These protect you from government intervention

What are civil liberties