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Article I
Article II
Article III
Checks and Balances
Federalism
100
Article I deals with which branch of government?
What is the Legislative branch
100
Article II deals with which branch of government?
What is the Executive branch.
100
Article III deals with which branch of government?
What is the Judicial Branch.
100
Whose theories on government first proposed a limited government using checks and balances?
Who is Baron Montesquieu.
100
A Federal System of Government is one in which power to govern the populace is split between whom?
What is national governments and state or regional governments within the nation.
200
What is the length of term for a member of the House of representatives? What is the term of office for a member of the Senate?
What is 2 years for the House and 6 ears for the Senate.
200
What is the length of term for the U.S. President?
What is four years. (limited to two terms)
200
For how long can a Supreme Court Justice serve?
What is for life as long as he remains in good behavior.
200
Who must approve all treaties made with foreign countries?
What is the U.S. Senate.
200
Powers given only to the National government are know as?
What is Expressed Powers.
300
How old must you be before you can serve in the House of Representative? how old must you be to serve in the Senate?
What is 25 years to serve in the House and 30 to serve in the Senate.
300
What are the citizenship requirements for President?
What is must be a natural born citizen.
300
If a crime is committed in one state but the perpetrator is arrested in a different state, where does the trial take place?
What is in the state where the crime was committed.
300
Which branch has the power to review all laws and actions made by the government to determine if they are constitutional or not?
What is Judicial branch.
300
What are the powers given to just the states alone?
What is Reserved Powers.
400
Which house of Congress is the only one to have the power to PROPOSE a law to raise revenue (taxes)?
What is the House is the only part of government that can propose new laws to raise revenue.
400
How old must you be before you can run for the office of President?
What is 35 years old.
400
Does state or federal courts try cases in which two different states are parties?
What is federal courts resolve disputes between the states, and those between states and federal government.
400
What can Congress do if the President vetoes a bill they approved?
What is override the veto with a 2/3 vote of all members of Congress.
400
What are the powers called shared by both state and national governments?
What is Concurrent or Shared Powers.
500
What is the total number of people who serve in the U.S.Congress (both House of Representatives and Senate)?
What is 535
500
As the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military does the President have the power to declare war?
What is no. (Only Congress can declare war)
500
What are the age requirements for a Supreme Court Justice?
What is their are none, qualification is determined by the President and approved by the Senate.
500
Who has the power to nominate Surpeme Court Justices?
Who is the President.
500
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
What is U.S. Constituion.