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What is the age requirement to be a Senator?

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What is the age requirement to be a House of Representatives?

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What is the age requirement to be President?

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What is the age requirement to be a Supreme Court Judge?

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there is no age requirement

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Who is the President of the Senate?

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the Vice President

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What is the main job of the President of the Senate?

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they are the tie-breaking vote

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What are the 3 branches of government?

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Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

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What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?

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make laws

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What is the main job of the Executive Branch?

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enforce or carry out the laws

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What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

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interpret the law, make sure the laws are constitutional

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How many terms can a Senator serve?

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unlimited terms

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How many terms can a House of Representatives serve?

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unlimited terms

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How many terms can a President serve?

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2 terms

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How many terms can a Supreme Court Judge serve?

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there are no terms for Supreme Court

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How long is a Senator’s term?

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6 years long

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How long is a House of Representatives term?

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2 years long

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How long is a President’s term?

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4 years long

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What branch of government is a Senator in?

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legislative

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What branch of government is the House of Representatives in?

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legislative

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What branch of government is a President in?

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executive

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What branch of government is a Vice President in?

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executive

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What branch of government is a Cabinet member in?

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executive

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What branch of government is a Supreme Court Judge in?

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judicial

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How many members of the House of Representatives are there?

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435

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How many Senators are there?
100
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How many members are there in Congress?
535
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Is the House of Representatives in the Upper or Lower House?
Lower
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Is the Senate in the Upper or Lower house?
Upper
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What is the power to declare a law unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
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Who has the power of Judicial Review?
Supreme Court Judges
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How many Supreme Court judges are there?
9
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Who leads the Supreme Court?
the Chief Justice
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Who has the power to declare war?
Congress/Legislative Branch
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Who has the power to increase the army and navy?
Congress/Legislative Branch
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Who has the power to grant citizenship?
Congress/Legislative Branch
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Who has the power to decide on how to spend tax money?
Congress/Legislative Branch
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Who has the power to decide which US debt to pay off?
Congress/Legislative Branch
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Who has the power to pardon (forgive) people for their crimes?
President
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Who has the power to veto laws?
President
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What two things make up the Electoral Votes for a state?
of House of Reps + # of Senators = Electoral Votes
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What vote is the total vote of all individual votes in the country?
popular vote
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How many electoral votes are there?
538 (435 House + 100 Senators + 3 for Washington D.C.)
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How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
270 electoral votes
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What is the New Jersey Plan?
Legislative Branch is made up of 1 house and is based on equal representation
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Which states liked the NJ plan?
states with small populations
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What is the Virginia plan?
Legislative Branch based on population sizes
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Which states liked the VA plan?
states with large populations?
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What was the Great Compromise?
Also known as the Connecticut Plan. It combined both the NJ and VA plans to create 3 branches of government. It created Congress with 2 houses, Senate based on equal representation, and the House based on population.
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How many Senators does each state get?
2 from each state
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How many House of Representatives does each state get?
each state is different, it is based on the population
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What is the census?
a count of the population every 10 years
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What House district is Madison in and who is your Representative?
11th District and Mikie Sherrill
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Who are the current US Senators from NJ?
Cory Booker George Helmy
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What is the citizenship requirement for the President?
You must be a natural-born citizen. When you are born you must be born a US citizen. It is possible to be born outside of the US and be a US citizen.
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All laws start as what?
an idea
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What are the president's 2 options when given a bill?
The president can approve the bill and sign it into law or the president can reject the bill by veto.
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What is impeachment?
to accuse someone in government of wrongdoing
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Who has the power to impeach?
House of Representatives
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Who has the power to hold a trial to remove a president from office?
Senate
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Who nominates a Supreme Court Judge?
the president
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Who approves a Supreme Court Judge?
Congress
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Who nominates a cabinet member?
the president
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Who approves a cabinet member?
Congress
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Is the President appointed or elected?
elected
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Is a Senator appointed or elected?
elected
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Is a House of Representatives appointed or elected?
elected
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Is a Supreme Court Judge appointed or elected?
appointed
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Is a Cabinet member appointed or elected?
appointed
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The NJ plan wanted a ________________ system in Congress.
unicameral (1 house)
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The Great Compromise created a ___________ system in Congress.
bicameral (2 house)

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