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Who has the power?
Constitution
Amendments
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What are the three branches?
Legislative, executive, judicial
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Who has the power to declare war
Congress
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This document was ratified on September 17, 1787.
The U.S constitution
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What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
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What is the Supreme Law of the United States?
Constitution
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The Job of congress is to...?
Make laws for the country.
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The power to grant pardons?
President
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What are the first three words of the Preamble?
We the people
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How many amendments are there?
27
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What rights must be read to you during your arrest?
Miranda Rights
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The Judicial branch is made up of?
Judges
300
Power to impeach
Supreme Court
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What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, the 7 Articles and the 27 amendments
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What is the first amendment?
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
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What system do we have in place to make sure a single branch does not have complete control?
Check and Balance
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Who makes up the executive branch?
The President and his cabinet members.
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Who has the power to collect taxes? Federal government, State government or both?
Both
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How can the Constitution be changed?
Only by amendments
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Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
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Define separation of powers?
Dividing the powers of the three branches to clearly define what powers each branch is in charge of.
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Who makes up the Legislative branch and how many members do they have?
Congress-House and Senate-535
500
Power to declare laws unconstitutional
Supreme Court
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The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?
The Articles of Confederation
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What did the 13th amendment do?
Made slavery illegal in the United States.
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