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1
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How old does a person have to be to serve in the house?

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25

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2
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Which compramise created a biameral legislature?

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The Great Compramise

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Which compramise was negated by the 14th amendment?

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The 3/5 Compramise.

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4
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How often does the constitution require a federal government to conduct a census?

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Every 10 Years

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5
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How many congressional districts does Georgia have?

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14

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6
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Who represents Geogias 10th district in the house?

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Jody Hice

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How many total seats are there in the house?

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435

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Who is the current speaker of the house?

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Nancy Pelosi

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Which house has the sole power of impeachment?

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The house of rep

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What is required in the house to impeach someone.

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50% +1 simple majority

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11
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Which government makes law?

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Legislative

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12
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Which branch of gov executes law?

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Excecutive

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13
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Which branch of gov interprets law?

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Judicial

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14
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Name the three presidents that have been impeached by the house?

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Trump, clintion and johnson

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What structure of gov is characterized by a strong central government which shares power with state government?

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Federalism

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Name the two houses of congress.

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House of reps and senate

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17
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How long does a person have to live in teh us before they can serve in the house?

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7 years

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How long is a term in the house

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2 years

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Which amendment says that any power not specifically designated to the federal government by the constitution belong to the state?

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10

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Which section of the constitution contains the enumerated powers of congress?

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article 1 section 8

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21
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Who is the youngest person currently serving in the house?

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Madison Cawthorne

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22
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What is required to expel a member of the house or senate?

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2/3

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Which amendment guarantees the right to vote cannot be denied based on race, colour, or previouse condition.

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15th

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24
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Whos geogias two senators?

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Warnock Ossoff

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25
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How old does a person have to be to serve in the senate?

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30

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26
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How long does a person have to live in the us before they can serve in the senate?

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9 years

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27
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Which house of congress is required by the constitution to allow unlimited debate?

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Senate

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28
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What is the term for a prolonged speech meant to obstruct progress in the senate?

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Fillubuster

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29
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which ammendment changed how senate are elected to direct democracy?

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17th

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30
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Which amendment guaruntees women the right to vote?

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19th

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Which amendment say no one can be denied to right to vote based on failure to pay a poll tax?

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24th

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32
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Which amendment lowers the voting age to 18?

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26th

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33
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How long is a term in the senate?

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6 years

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34
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Which Excecutive branch is automatically president of the senate?

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Vice President

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35
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Who is the current president pro tempore of the senate?

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Patrick Leahey

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36
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What is required in the senate to remove and impeached official

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2/3

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37
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Who presides over the senate during a presidential impeachment trial?

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Cheif Justice

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38
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Who is the cheif justice?

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John Roberts

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39
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What is required in a house of congress in order to constitute a quorum?

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50%+1 simple majority

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40
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Which amendment says the congress gest to decide their own salary?

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27th

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41
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What senate position is automatically given to the longest serving senator from the majority Party?

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President pro temp

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42
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Which party currently holds a majority of the seats in the house of reps?

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Democratics

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43
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Which party currently holds a majority of the seats in the senate?

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Democratics

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44
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Who has the power to break ties in teh senate?

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Vice president

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45
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What is the latin term for the great writ which ensures you cannot be held without charge?

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Hebeas Courpus

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What is a latin term for a bill which takes effect retroactivly?

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Ex Post Facto

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47
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What is the term for a bill which singles out an individual or group and inflicts punishment on them?

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Bill of attainder

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48
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Which amendment allows the federal government to directly tax peoples income?

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16th

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49
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What happens if congress passes a bill and the prsident doesnt sign or veto it for ten days when congress is in session

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it becomes law

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50
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What happens if congress passes a bill and the prsident doesnt sign or veto it for ten days when congress is ajured?

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Pocket Veto

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51
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What happens to a bill after it is vetoed by the president?

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Sent back to the house where it originated

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52
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What is required in both houses to overide a presidential veto?

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2/3

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53
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Which SCOTUS are involving privatly owned wheat greatky expanded congresses power

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wickard vs fillburn

54
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What is the term for citezenship that is granted as birthright?

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Jus soli

55
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Which clause says that congress can pass laws which support their ability to execute their enumerated powers?

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Necessary and proper clause

56
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What is the current national debt?

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27 trillion

57
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What kind of comittee is responsible for reconciling bills passed by the house and senate?

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Conference

58
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Which amendment says the electoral college must vote seperatly for president and vice president?

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12TH

59
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How many department is the executive branch broken into

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15

60
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What is the presidents yearly address to congress called?

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State of union

61
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Who nominates supreme court justice?

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President

62
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Who confirms supreme court justices

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Sente

63
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Who appoints supreme court justices

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President

64
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Who was the first secrety of state?

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Thomas jefferson

65
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Who was the first secretary of tresury?

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Alexander Hamilton

66
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Who was the first secrety of war?

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Henry Knox

67
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Who was the first atterny general?

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Edmund Rnadolph

68
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The atterny general is the head of which government department?

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Department of justice

69
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The department of war is now called what?

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department of defense

70
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How many total Electoral votes are there?

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538

71
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How many electoral votes are requried to win

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270

72
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If nobody wins a majority vote, who chooses the president

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house of reps

73
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If nobody wins a majority of electoral votes who chooses vice president?

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Senate

74
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Which two presdients were chosen by the house of reps?

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Jeffersom and john q adams

75
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All excecutive power of the us is vester in what?

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a president

76
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all legislative power in us is vested in what?

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a congress

77
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all judicial power is vested in

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a supreme court

78
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what is the term for the apperatus that hekps the president exercise his exercise powers

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Bureaucracy

79
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How long is a presidntal term

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4 years

80
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How old does a person have to be to serve as president?

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35

81
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How long must a person reside in the us before becoming president?

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14 years

82
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What is the citizenship requirment to be president?

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Natural born citizen

83
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How many electoral votes does geogia currently have?

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16

84
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Which amendment guarantees the freedom of speech?

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1st

85
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Which supreme court case held that flag burning is symbolic speech protected by the first amendemnt?

A

Texas vs Johnson

86
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Which supreme court case held that the rights of students in a public school are not coextensive to the rights of adult society?

A

Morse V fredrick

87
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Which supreme court case held that stolen valor act was unconstitutional?

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US V alvarez

88
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Which supreme court case held that for someone to be convicted of violating a federal anti-threat law

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Elonis v US

89
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How long is a term in teh supreme court?

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Life

90
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Name 8 Current assosiate supreme court Justices?

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Thomas, Breyer, Alito Kagen,sotomayor, gorush Kavanaugh barret

91
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What is required in order for teh presdient to enter into treaty?

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2/3 concurrence of senate

92
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How many witnesses are required to convict a person of treason?

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2

93
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what is the only crime defined by the consittution?

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Treason

94
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What is the term that refers to the supreme courts ability to strike down an dunconstitutional law?

A

judicial review

95
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What court case established jusdicial review

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marbury v madison

96
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who is the only person to serve as president and cheif justice?

A

taft

97
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Which amendment says teh constitutional rights must be protected by the state governments as wel as the federal government?

A

14th

98
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Which amendment gives washigton dc electoral vote

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23rd

99
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Name 6 terrirories of the united states.

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US Virgin island, guam, american samoa, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana island, Washington DC

100
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What is required in order to propose a constitutional amendment?

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2/3 in both houses or 2/3 of the state

101
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What is required in order to RATIFY a constitutional amendment

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3/4 of state legislatures.

102
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Name the six freedoms protected by the first amendment

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Speech, religion, religon petition assembley and press

103
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Which two freedoms are protected by the 2nd amendment?

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Keep arms, Bear arms

104
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What is the term for rights that are protected by the constitution?

A

Civil Liberty

105
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What type of test for office is prohibited by article 6?

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Religion

106
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Which clause makes the constitution the suoreme law of the land?

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Supremecy clause

107
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What compramise had to be made in order to get the states to agree to radify the consitution?

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Bill of rights

108
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What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called?

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Bill of rights

109
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Article 7 Requires how many statets to ratify the constitution. in order to establish the US?

A

9

110
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Which supreme court case held that evidence obtained in violence of the 4th amendment is inadmissible in court?

A

Mapp v Ohio

111
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Whcih amendment protects against self incrimination?

A

5th

112
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According to SCOTUS precedent which four amendments create the right to privacy?

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1,3,4,9

113
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Which amendment guarantees the right to speedy and public trail?

A

6th

114
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Which amendment guarantees the right to attorney?

A

6th

115
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Which supreme court case held that there is an implied right to privacy in the constitutiom

A

Griswold v connectcult

116
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Which amendment says that just because a right isnt enumerated in the constitution doesnt mean it doesnt exist?

A

9th

117
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Which amendment prevents the government from forcing people to quater soldiers during peace time?

A

3rd

118
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Which amendent guarantees the right to a grand jury in capital or infamous cases?

A

5th

119
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Which amendment gaurantees the right to confront witnesses against you?

A

6th

120
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Which amendment protects against double jepordy?

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5th

121
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Which amendment guarantees the right to a jury in federal civil cases?

A

7th

122
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Which amendment guarentees the right to an impartial jury?

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6th

123
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Which amendment provides process for replacing an incapable president?

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25th

124
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Which amendment are the reconstruction amendmens ?

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13,14,15

125
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When does the term for POTUS and VPOTUS begin

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january 20th at noon

126
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When does the term for reps and senators begin

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January 3rd at noon

127
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Which amendment repeals the 18th amendment?

A

21st

128
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Which amendment prohibits alchole

A

18th

129
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According to the 25th amendment what is required to confirm a vice presidential nomination?

A

Simple Majority in both houses

130
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Which amendment abolished slavery?

A

13th

131
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Which amendment contains the equal protection clause?

A

14th

132
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Which amendment limits the president to two terms?

A

22nd

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