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Constitution Bowl Flashcards

1
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Who wrote the Preamble?

A

Robert Morris

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2
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Who is considered to be the Father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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3
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What state never came to the Convention?

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Rhode Island

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4
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How many articles are in the Constitution?

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Seven

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5
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What are the three branches of government?

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Legislative, Executive, Judicial

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6
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What branch of government does article one deal with?

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The Legislative Branch

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7
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What branch of government does article two deal with?

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The Executive Branch

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8
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What branch of government does article three deal with?

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The Judicial Branch

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9
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What branch of government does article four deal with?

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The States

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10
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What process does article five address?

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The Amendment process

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11
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What does Article six say about the Constitution?

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It is the highest law of the land

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12
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What procedure does article seven address?

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The Ratification process

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13
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In what body of the government is the legislative power invested?

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Congress

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14
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Which two bodies make up Congress?

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The House of Representative and The Senate

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15
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How are Representatives apportioned?

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According to population

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16
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How many Representatives are there in the House when full?

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435

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17
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Where are the qualifications of a member of the House of Representatives found?

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Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2

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How many years must a person be a naturalized citizen in order to become a Representative?

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Seven years

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19
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What is the qualifying age for members of the House of Representatives?

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Twenty five

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20
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how long is the term office for a Representative?

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Two years

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21
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Where must a Representative reside to be elected?

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Within the state he is elected

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22
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Who elects a member of the House of Representatives?

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The people

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23
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Who chooses the Speaker of the House?

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The House of Representatives

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24
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How many Senators is each state allowed?

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Two

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25
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How are Senators currently elected?

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By the people

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26
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Where are the qualifications for a Senator found?

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Article 1, Section 3, Clause 3

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27
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How many years must a person be a naturalize citizen before he can become a Senator?

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Nine years

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28
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What is the qualifying age for a member of the Senate?

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Thirty

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29
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How long is the term of office for a Senator?

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Six years

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30
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Where must a Senator reside to be elected?

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Within the state he is elected

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31
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Who is the President of the Senate?

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The Vice President of the United States

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32
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How is the President of the Senate elected?

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By the people, along with the President

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33
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Who elects the officers of the Senate?

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The Senate

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34
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Who has the sole power to try all impeachment’s?

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The Senate

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35
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Who presides over trials for Presidential impeachments?

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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36
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How many Senators’ votes does it take to convict a person of impeachment?

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Two-thirds

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37
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List the Presidential qualifications:

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Natural born citizen, 35 years old, resident of the U.S. for 14 years

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38
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Where are the qualifications for the President found?

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Article 2, Sections 1, Clause 4

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39
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For what reason may the President and other government officers be impeached and removed from office?

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Treason, Bribery, High Crimes, Misdemeanors

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40
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Where are the reasons for Presidential impeachment found in the Constitution?

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Article 2, Section 4, Clause 1

41
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What is the length of term of office for a Federal Judge?

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Life on good behavior

42
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Where is the term of office for a Federal Judge found in the Constitution?

A

Article 3, Section 1, Clause 1

43
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How many Justices serve on the Supreme Court?

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9

44
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Where is the definition of “treason” found?

A

Article 3, Section 3, Clause 1

45
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Give the definition of “treason”.

A

Levy war against the U.S., Adhere to the enemy, Give aid and comfort to the enemy

46
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What form of government is guaranteed to every State in the Union?

A

Republic

47
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Where is the form of government guaranteed to every State found in the Constitution?

A

Article 4, Section 4, Clause 1

48
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Describe one method for amending the Constitution.

A

Two-thirds of both Houses of Congress shall propose the Amendment and three-fourths of the States must ratify it - OR - Two-thirds of the Staes’ Legislatures shall call for a convention to propose the Amendment and three-fourths of the States must ratify it.

49
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Where is the amendment process found in the Constitution?

A

Article 5

50
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What three things can the President do to a bill?

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1) pass it, 2) veto it, 3) leave it on his desk and in ten days it will become a law

51
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How can Congress override a bill vetoed by the President?

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By two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

52
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What is the supreme law of the land?

A

The Constitution and it’s laws and treaties

53
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Where is the definition of the supreme law of the land found in the Constitution?

A

Article 6

54
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How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to be established?

A

Nine

55
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Where is the ratification requirement found in the Constitution?

A

Articles 7

56
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Which Amendment discusses the right to keep and bear arms?

A

Two

57
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Which Amendment describes our protection from unreasonable search and seizure?

A

Four

58
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What right does Amendment 8 describe?

A

Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment

59
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What did Amendment 13 do?

A

Abolish slavery

60
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What was provided for in Amendment 16?

A

An income tax

61
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Amendments 19 and 26 gave this right (to vote) to which two groups?

A

Women and citizens 18 years and older

62
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Which two Amendments deal with alcoholic beverages?

A

Eighteen and Twenty-one

63
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What did Amendment 25 do?

A

Describe the succession to the Presidency

64
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Where is the President’s oath of office found in the Constitution?

A

Article 2, Section 1, Clause 7

65
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What does Amendment 7 provide for?

A

A jury trial for civil suits over $20 in value

66
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Which Amendment allows for a person to refuse to testify against himself in court?

A

Fifth

67
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Which Amendment reserves all right not listed in the Bill of Rights to be reserved to the States or the people?

A

Tenth

68
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Which Amendment guarantees that no person will be charge excessive bail?

A

Eighth

69
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What did the Eighteenth Amendment do?

A

Prohibition

70
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According to the ____ Amendment “the right of the people to keep and bear ____, shall not be infringed.”?

A

2nd, arms

71
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According to which Amendment s President can only serve for two terms?

A

Twenty-two

72
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Which Amendment abolished slavery?

A

Thirteen

73
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According to the Tenth Amendment the powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to who?

A

The States and the people

74
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Which Amendment changed the way that Senators are elected?

A

Seventeen

75
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According to which Amendment, how old does a citizen have to be to vote?

A

Amendment Twenty, eighteen years old

76
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Which Amendment deals with the District of Columbia?

A

Twenty Three

77
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Which Amendment changed the way that Vice Presidents were elected?

A

Twelve

78
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Amendment ____ says that “no soldier shall, in time of peace be ____ in any house”?

A

Three, quartered

79
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Which Amendment does this statement come from? “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”

A

Fourteen

80
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List the five freedoms found in the First Amendment.

A

Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech

81
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Which Amendment protects the people against unreasonable search and seizures?

A

Four

82
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What three Amendments have to do with the right to vote?

A

Fifiteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Six

83
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Which two Amendments have to do with the filling of vacancies in the presidency?

A

Twelve and Twenty-five

84
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When someone says that he pleads the fifth what does this imply?

A

He did not testify against himself

85
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What Amendment changes the way that Americans are taxed and in what new way?

A

Sixteen, income tax

86
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Amendment ____ is on civil suits?

A

Seven

87
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Every citizen has the right to a speedy and public trial according to what Amendment?

A

Six

88
Q

Where are the powers of Congress listed?

A

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1-18

89
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List 8 powers of Congress?

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a. To lay and collect taxes,
b. To borrow money on the credit of the United States,
c. To regulate commerce both foreign and domestic
d. Establish rules of Naturalization and bankruptcy
e. To coin money, regulate the value of foreign coin and fix the standard of weights and measures
f. To punish counterfeiters
g. To establish Post Offices and roads
h. To set up a system of copyright and patents
i. To set up lower courts
j. To define & punish piracy
k. To declare war
l. To raise and support Armies
m. To provide and maintain a Navy
n. To set rules for behavior of armed forces
o. To call up militia (National Guard)
p. To organize, arm, discipline militia
q. To set up a national capitol, elastic clause

90
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

A

July 4th, 1776

91
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When was the Constitution of the United States signed?

A

September 17, 1787

92
Q

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner

A

Francis Scott Key

93
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What do the 13 stripes on the flag represent?

A

The 13 original colonies

94
Q

Explain 3 proper ways of displaying the flag

A

flag should never: touch anything beneath it, be used for clothing, be carried flat, used to carry things, be stored where it could get dirty, flown upside down, marked on

95
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Name the current President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House

A

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Mike Johnson

95
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Where do bills for raising revenue (money) originate?

A

The House of Representatives

96
Q

How are new states admitted?

A

Approval of Congress

97
Q

When a vacancy occurs in the House who has the responsibility to fill it?

A

The governor of the state that the Representative was from

98
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When was the Bill of Rights ratified?

A

1791

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