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1
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deals with a vacancy in the vice presidency

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25 amendment

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2
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defines reserved powers

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10 amendment

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3
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restrains congress from restricting of religion speech press or assembly and petition

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1 amendment

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4
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gives the district of columbia three electoral votes

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23 amendment

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5
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institutes the income tax

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16 amendment

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6
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make more pay more

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income tax

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7
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powers of congress listed in the constitution are called

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enumerated powers

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8
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tax on select imports

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duty

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9
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what is a license granted by a nation to a private citizen allowing him to capture merchant ships of another nation

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letter of marque

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10
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internal taxes on production sale or use of certain items or services

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exicses

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11
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what is a nation retaliation against another nation when provoked

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reprisal

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12
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unsecured paper money

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greenbacks

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13
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inherent powers needed to exercise listed powers are called

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implied poweres

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14
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money required to be accpeted

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legal tender

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15
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if no candidate in a presidential election recieves the majority of electoral votes,the ____ has/have the responsibility to decide the outcome

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house of representative

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16
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ratification of treaties, confirmation of appointments, and trails of impeached politicians are duties of which house of congress

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senate

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17
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powers not delegated to the united states nor prohibited to the states are called

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reserved poweres

18
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government compensation programs that the law requires congress to protect and include social security medicare and great society programs are called

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entitlements

19
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when a member of congress supports another member’s spending project in exchange for support of his own or is called

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legrolling

20
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members of congress cannot be _____ when attending their house of congress and except for what

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arrested
except for treason
felony
breach of the peace

21
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congress has the power to _____ its own members

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expel

22
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the ____ implemented in 1994 elimanted many tarrifs on imports from Canada and Mexico

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NAFTA

23
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In gibbons vs ogden the supreme court ruled that commerce between or among the states was under federal control type of commerce is called

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interstate commerce

24
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internment of _____ is considered a violation of civil rights justified by war powers that occured during WW11

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japenoese americans

25
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how many justices are on the US supreme court today

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nine

26
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the consitution discuss the creation of the “seat of the government of the US” this “seat” is now located in

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washington DC

27
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what two states orginally ceded land for use as the nation’s seat of government

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maryland and virginia

28
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another name for an import tax is

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duty or tarrif

29
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items such as gasoline,tobacoo,alchol,firearms,phone services,and airline taxes include “hidden taxes” called

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excise

30
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_____ means belonging to and enjoying all the privileges rights and duties as a member of a nation

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citizenship

31
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is a declaration of the inability to pay one’s debt

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bankruptcy

32
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a legal order to appear as a witness is called a

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subpoena

33
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all federal judicial appointments are subject to ______; or the approval process by the senate

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confirmation

34
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the formal approval process of a treaty is called

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ratification

35
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formally charging government officials with “treason bribary or others high crimes and misdemeanors” is called

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impeachment

36
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which branches of government are given war powers in the constitution

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excutive and legislation

37
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which three president have been impeached

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andrew johnson
bill clinton
donald trump

38
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put the punishment for members of congress in order to severity from least to greatest

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reprimand
censure
expulsion

39
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the financial powers of congress

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  • the power to tax
  • the power to impose tariffs on imported goods
  • the power to borrow money
  • the power to punish counterfeiters
  • the power to provide for the general welfar of the US
  • the power to coin money
40
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identify responsibilites of the senate which the HOR doesn’t have and responsibilities of the HOR which the US senate does not have

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The senate can ratify treaties,confirms executive and judicial appoinments. While the HOR orginates revenue bills.The senate conducts impeachment trails and HOR can also impeach.

41
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impeachment trails are conducted by the

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senate

42
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list two examples of entitlements

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great society programs

medicare social security

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