chapter 11,12,13 SI QUIZ

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How many spots are in the House of Reps?

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How many Senators are there?

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How long is a Senate term?

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How long is a House of Reps term?

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Define Bicameral

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House of reps have the power to:

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Senate can:

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How many presidents have been impeached?

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If no candidate gets majority electoral votes then ______ decides

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________ can ratify treaties.

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How many votes from the Senate does it take to ratify treaty?

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All proposed tax bills come from ___________.

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Connecticut compromise also known as the ____________.

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The Great Compromise dealt with __________________________.

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Which bicameral branch is considered the upper house?

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Which article of the Constitution sets forth the responsibilities of the president?

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According to the Constitution, the minimum age requirement for the president is

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The powers of the president as outlined in the Constitution are

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The Constitution does not give the president power to

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It takes a _________ vote of Congress to overturn a presidential veto

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Researchers of both chambers (house & senate)

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Experts who propose the legislation

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Serve for a specific purpose ex: (debt reduction)

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They negotiate differences between two chambers

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_______ are party enforcers (make sure people vote for their party)

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Significance of Article 1 section 1:

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How do you meet regulations to be president?

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Powers not specifically said in the Constitution

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Article 1

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Article 2

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Article 3

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•Judges have their jobs for

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Act of waging war against united states or aiding enemy against United States

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Used when federal officials come across laws questionable for being unconstitutional

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The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937:a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Roosevelt's purpose was to obtain favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation that the court had ruled unconstitutional. (frequently called the "court-packing plan")

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What court case reflects Judicial Review?

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What year was Judicial review introduced?

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In order for a bill to get veto, both chambers (senate & House) need to have a 2/3 vote.

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Vass majority of court cases start?

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3 basic functions:

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Past court decisions influence how courts rule on the same matter in the future

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Set of cases that they are able to trial

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How many tiers of federal court system?

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___________ approves judges?

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___________ appoints judges?

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__________ courts have original jurisdiction

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How many circuit courts in U.S?

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How many district courts in U.S?

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Two types of law that make up public law?

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Federal judges salaries

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Known as Originator of Judicial Review.

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• 4 scenarios where federal courts have original jurisdiction:
1) Causes involving treaties with other countries
2) Cases involving U.S constitution
3) Cases where the law at issue is a federal law
4) Someone sues U.S government for wronging them in a way

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FIAT JUSTITIA is Latin for ‘‘Let justice be done"

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Every two years, _________ of the Senate must stand for reelection.

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All U.S. Senators were no longer chosen by state legislatures after the passage of the

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Every two years, how many of the 435 House seats are up for reelection at the same time?

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The redistribution of seats among the states every ten years after a census is known as

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A president can be impeached by the _ and tried and removed from office by the __.

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Which of the following powers is the exclusive power of the Senate?

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The power to declare war resides with:

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The American public generally

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The practice of altering district lines for partisan advantage after the census is also known as