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1
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Significance of 1787?

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The constitutional convention in Philadelphia

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2
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What are the Articles of Confederation?

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The first constitution, written in 1777

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3
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How long are US Representatives elected for?

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2 Years

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4
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How long are US Senators elected for?

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6 years

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5
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What are 3 requirements to become a US Representative?

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25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, and reside in the state where you are elected

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What are 3 requirements to become a US Senator?

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36 years old, US citizen for 9 years, and reside in the state where you are elected

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7
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What are the names of the 2 US Senators from Washington State?

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Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell

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8
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“Three-Fifths of a person” who is the constitution referring to?

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Slaves

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9
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How many US Senators are there per state?

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2

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10
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What are the amount of US Representatives per state based on?

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Population

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11
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Who is President of the Senate?

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Kamala Harris

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12
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Which body has the power to Impeach?

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The House of Representatives

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13
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Which body has the sole power to try Impeachments?

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The Senate

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14
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What are the two parts of Congress?

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The House of Representatives and the Senate

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15
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Why did the constitution allow slavery to continue? Until what year?

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They thought it was the only way to get support from the south. It was ended in 1865

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16
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How do states pick electors?

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Based on popular vote of the residents

17
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How many Electoral Votes does Washington have?

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12

18
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When is voting day?

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The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

19
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What are the three qualifications to become President?

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35 years old, be a natural born citizen and reside in the US for at least 14 years

20
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Name of the US President?

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Joe Biden

21
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Name of the Vice President?

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Kamala Harris

22
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Name of the Speaker of the House?

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Kevin McCarthy

23
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How many executive departments are there?

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15

24
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What are 10 executive departments?

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ehh jaced tv, energy, health and human services, homeland security, justice, agriculture, commerce, defense, education, transportation, veteran affairs

25
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What is the Supreme Court?

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The highest court in the US

26
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Who are the Supreme Justices?

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CT Clarence Thomas
SA Samuel Alito
SS Sonia Sotomayor
EK Elena Kagan
NG Neil Gorsuch
BK Brett Kavanaugh
ACB Amy Coney Barrett
KBJ Ketanji Brown Jackson
JR John Roberts

27
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Who is the Chief Justice?

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John Roberts

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