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100
What is another name for the Legislative Branch?
Congress
100
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
the President
100

What is the capital city of the United States of America?

Washington, DC

100

What is the word for a person who legally belongs to a country?

citizen

100

What is the easiest way to become a U.S. citizen?

Be born in the USA.

200
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
200

How many terms can someone be President?

two terms
200
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
nine
200

What is the word that describes when the President rejects a bill sent from Congress?

veto

200

Who gets to vote for the people in the Legislative Branch?

the people of the US who are 18 years or older

300
How many people are in the Senate?
100
300
How old must someone be to be President?
35 years old
300
For how long can a person be a Supreme Court justice?
for life or until he or she retires
300

Statehouse - CAPITAL   or    CAPITOL

CAPITOL

300

What happens when the Supreme Court rules a law as unfair and against the Constitution?

It becomes a "dead law" no longer legal.

400

How many people are in the House of Representatives?  and how many does Vermont have?

435   /    1

400

Other than being 35 years old, name 2 other requirements needed to be President of the United States?

born on U.S. soil  AND have lived in the U.S. at least 14 years

400

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

to make sure that laws are fair / interpret laws

400

What is a TERM?

the amount of time a person is in power / serves.

400

Who approves the justices on the Supreme Court?

the Senate

500
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
to make the laws
500
What is the job of the executive branch?
to make sure that the laws are enforced. ( To make sure people follow the law)
500

What is the word for seeking fairness under the law?

Justice

500

What is a Constitution?

a plan for the government

500

What does the term "checks and balances" mean?

to make sure that all the laws and powers are fair so that one person or group cannot have all the power