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if Congress is in session & president lets bill sit on his desk, the bill . . .
the president puts it in his pocket
does not become law
becomes law
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constitutional principle that divides power between the nation & the states
checks & balances
separation of powers
judicial review
federalism
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How many members in the US House of Representatives ?
400
135
100
435
4
clause in the US Constitution that says states must honor the laws of other states
necessary & fair
full faith & credit
elastic
supremacy
5
according to the US Constitution, powers set aside for the states
reserved
delegated
enumerated
concurrent
6
powers given to both federal & state governments
concurrent
enumerated
reserved
delegated
7
powers given to Congress . . . more than one
establish courts & post offices
coin money & punish counterfeiters
declare war & make treaties
approve treaties & enforce laws
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What step usually follows a bill being introduced in either house?
it dies b/c sat on pres's desk & Congress wasn't in session
it goes to the other house for reading
it goes to committee(s) & then to sub-committee(s)
that house discusses then votes on it
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Who has the power to create treaties with other countries?
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
President
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Legislative Branch consists of . . . (more than one)
President, Vice President, Cabinet
Supreme Court
House of Representatives + Senate
Congress
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our US legislature is called this because it consists of two houses
unicameral
Congress
bicameral
two-party
12
the president gets to appoint Supreme Court justices, but the Senate must approve them
example of separation of powers
example of popular sovereignty
example of judicial review
example of checks & balances
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representation is the same (2 per state ) in this house . . .
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
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changing the Constitution is called ____; passing or approving is know as ____
ratifying; amending
approval; ratification
amending; ratification
amending; pocketing
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Which house in Congress is based on population?
Senate
House of Representatives
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how long Supreme Court justices serve once nominated
for life
10 yrs
5 yrs
2 yrs
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Judicial Branch explained in the US Constitution in . . .
Article II
Article IV
Article III
Article I
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this much of both houses of Congress is needed to override a presidential veto
1/4
2/3
1/2
1/5
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fed government $ set aside for local spending, sometimes wasteful
pork belly spending
bringing home the bacon
pork barrel spending
pork cracklins
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group that tries, convicts, & removes from office a president that is impeached
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Congress
21
deciding whether laws are constitutional or not & hearing disputes abt the law are jobs of
President & his Cabinet
Congress
the state governments
the Supreme Court
22
group that raises impeachment charges against the president
Congress
Supreme Court
House
Senate
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How does a bill get its name? (more than one)
it is drawn from a bin called a hopper
whoever comes up with the idea for the bill
from the # it is
starts w/an H or S depending on the house it starts in
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a PAC is a political action committee that
redraws district lines based on population changes
raises $ for pork barrel projects
raises $ to support a political candidate
tells a political candidate what kind of tv ads to make
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only ___ can sign bills into laws; but ___ writes them
the president; Congress
Congress; the president
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part of the US Constitution that states its purpose (we the people...)
Introduction
Article I
Postamble
Preamble
27
US Senators & Representatives have these in common:
represent that state they live in
be a US citizen for 7 yrs
serve a 6-yr term
protected going to & from sessions
28
drawing redistricting lines so that one group has an advantage over another
gerrymandering
superPACing
merrygandering
pork barreling
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# of states needed to ratify the US Constitution
9 out of 13
1 more than half
all 13
5 out of 13
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how many states OR Congress are needed to pass a change in the Constitution
3/4
1/2
3/5
1/4
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total # of members in US Congress
100
500
535
435
32
requirements to be a US Senator (more than one)
US citizen for 9 yrs
at least 30 yrs old
be able to serve for at least five yrs
be born in the US
33
final step in a bill becoming law
sent to the president for signing or vetoing
bill is sent to the other house for voting
a legislator sponsors the bill
conference committiee meets & works out differences
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gov't can't get u for breaking a law in the past if it wasn't a law yet when u broke it
ex post facto
title of nobility
writ of habeus corpus
bill of attainder
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another name for the elastic clause in the US Constitution
supremacy
sweatpants
full faith & credit
necessary & proper
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how many days the president may choose to leave a bill sitting on his desk without signing it
10
7
5
1
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how much of Congress OR states to propose a change to the Constitution
1/3
2/3
1/4
2/5
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term for a US Representative
1 yr
5 yrs
6 yrs
2 yrs
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clause in the Constitution that says the US govt & its laws are more important than state laws
necessary & proper
supremacy
elastic
full faith & credit
40
how many amendments in the US Constitution
27
10
26
25
41
first ten amendments in the US Constitution
Preamble
Article I
Bill of Rights
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Executive Branch is explained in this Article of the US Constitution
I
III
V
II
43
constitutional principle that the govt gets its power from the people
limited govt
popular sovereignty
checks & balances
separation of powers
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father of the Constitution
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
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Legislative Branch listed & explained in the US Constitution in . . .
Article III
Article IV
Article II
Article I
