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1
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What are the two Hawaii US Senators

A

Brain Schatz, Maize Hirono

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2
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What was the effect of Plessy v Ferguson

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Jim crow laws

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3
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How many years must a senator live in the state they represent

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9

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4
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How many years must you live in the state you represent to be a US rep of that state

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7

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5
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How many states were required to ratify the US Constitution

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9

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6
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What year was the Consitution ratified

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1789

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7
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Does congress have the power to suspend Habeus Corpus (due process)

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no

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8
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how old must you be to be a member of HOR

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25

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9
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which amendment outlawed slavery

A

13th

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10
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which branch of government is outlined in Article II of the US Consitution

A

the executive branch

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11
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what year was plessy v ferguson

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1896

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12
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what percentage of the world’s prison population is in the US

A

25%

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13
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this is an agreement between two countries

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treaty

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14
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what year was the bill of rights ratified?

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1791

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15
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congress has the power to determine US boundaries

A

true

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16
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what percentage of the world population lives in the US

A

5%

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17
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what year was Madison v Marbury

A

1803

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18
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the US constitution is the “______” law of the land

A

Supreme

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19
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how many years must a person live in the US to be president

A

14

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20
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which amendment guarantees free speech

A

1st

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21
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the US congress has the power to grant titles of nobility

A

false

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22
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how many members make up the HOR

A

435

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23
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what is the term length of a Supreme Court Justice

A

lifetime

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24
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this voter suppression tactic allows elected figures to change congressional boundaries in order to manipulate the amount of votes they get

A

gerrymandering

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25
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what is the term length of a representative

A

2 years

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26
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what year was the Dred Scott Decision

A

1857

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27
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how is the numbers of electors determined

A

population of the state

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28
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most immigrants come from which region

A

asia

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29
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how many members make up the senate

A

100

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30
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Miranda v Arizona appealed to this amendment.

A

5th

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31
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which amendment gave women the right to vote

A

19th

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32
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which protestant reformer wrote “Institutes of the Christian Religion”

A

John Calvin

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33
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which amendment gave African American men the right to vote

A

15th

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34
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which branch of government is outlined in Article I of the US Constitution

A

legislative branch

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35
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what fraction in both houses is needed to override a presidential veto of a bill

A

2/3

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36
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what does tabula rasa mean

A

blank slate

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37
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what year was gideon v wainright

A

1963

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38
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how old must a person be to become the US president

A

35

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39
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an amendment must be proposed bo this fraction of both US houses

A

2/3

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40
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which countries were part of the age of exploration

A

france, england, portugal

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41
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which amendment guarantees a fair and speedy trial

A

6th

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42
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who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice

A

Thurgood Marshall

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43
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what years was the Civil War fought

A

1861-1865

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44
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what year was the 15th amendment ratified

A

1870

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45
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how is determined how many us senators each state gets

A

two per state

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46
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what was the result of gideon v wainwright

A

right to an attorney

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47
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what percentage of immigrants are in the US illegally

A

23%

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48
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what year was the magna carta signed

A

1215

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49
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more mexican immigrants are leaving the US than those who are coming

A

true

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50
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did Dred Scott died a slave

A

no

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51
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which amendment garantees freedom of religion

A

1st

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52
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who won the Civil War

A

the union.

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53
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which amendment prohibits quartering soldiers

A

3rd

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54
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why did people come to North America

A

to trade, escape religious persecution, God, Glory

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55
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which state did Roe v Wade originate

A

texas

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56
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examples of cash crops

A

tea, sugar, tobacco

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57
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is it the state’s right to determine the type of gun one has the right to carry

A

yes

58
Q

what percentage does it take for a bill to pass through the HOR with a “simple majority”

A

over 50%

59
Q

do all tax bills originate in the Senate

A

no

60
Q

do electors have to vote for the candidate their party has chosen

A

no

61
Q

who has the power to coin money

A

US congress

62
Q

who was the king that signed the Magna Carta

A

king john

63
Q

how many immigrants are currently living in the US.

A

44 million

64
Q

two Hawaii US reps

A

Jill Tokuda and Ed Case.

65
Q

dates of the reconstruction era

A

1863-1877

66
Q

which state did Dred Scott live in when he sued for freedom

A

Missouri

67
Q

which amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines

A

8th

68
Q

which state did Gideon v Wainwright originate

A

florida

69
Q

does the president have the powers to appoint ambassadors

A

yes

70
Q

what branch of government is article III

A

judicial

71
Q

who was the first female supreme court justice

A

sandra day o’connor

72
Q

how many illegal immigrants are there in the US workforce.

A

8 million

73
Q

which country do most illegal immigrants come

A

mexico

74
Q

which state did plessy v ferguson originate

A

Louisiana

75
Q

who wrote the social contract

A

Jean Jaquez Rousseau

76
Q

what percent of US Congress is made up of women

A

25%

77
Q

are the requirements to be president and vice president the same

A

yes

78
Q

(T or F) 1 in 4 homeless women are homeless as a result of domestic violence

A

true

79
Q

the HOR has the power to confirm Supreme Court Justices

A

no

80
Q

what year was Miranda v Arizona

A

1966

81
Q

what year was the declaration of independence issued

A

1776

82
Q

how many electoral votes does the state of Hawaii have

A

4

83
Q

how many fatalities were in the Civil War

A

620,000

84
Q

what amendments are “reconstruction amendments”

A

13th, 14th, 15th

85
Q

what year was the 14th amendment ratified

A

1868

86
Q

(T or F)athens form of democracy was a true democracy where everyone had the right to vote on everything

A

false

87
Q

who is the newest member of the Supreme Court

A

Katanji Jackson

88
Q

which amendment guarantees the right to bear arms

A

2nd

89
Q

in the initial supreme court ruling of Dred Scott, was he determined a free man

A

no

90
Q

what year was the emancipation proclamation signed

A

1863

91
Q

what is the term length of the US president

A

4 years

92
Q

does a bill have to pass through the HOR and Senate before going to the president

A

yes

93
Q

Marbury v Madision gave this right to the judicial branch

A

judicial review

94
Q

what is the term length of a senator

A

6 years.

95
Q

who is the president of the senate

A

the vice president

96
Q

this term means no government

A

anarchy

97
Q

approximately how many people came over on the mayflower

A

100

98
Q

what was the outcome/effect of the Brown v Board of education case

A

end of jim crow laws

99
Q

can states may combine or split in order to form new states

A

no

100
Q

which king started the church of england

A

king henry the VIII

101
Q

what year was roe v wade

A

1973

102
Q

if a person escapes one crime and flees to another, they must be returned to the state where the committed the crime

A

extradition

103
Q

who was the first latino supreme court justice

A

sonya sotomayor

104
Q

how many US reps does Hawaii have

A

2

105
Q

in which state did Brown v Board of Education originate

A

Kansas

106
Q

what was the nearly immediate effect of the Dred Scott decision

A

the Civil War

107
Q

who wrote “two treatises of government”

A

john locke

108
Q

which amendment protects against illegal search and seizures

A

4th

109
Q

does each state have to recognize the laws of every other states

A

yes

110
Q

does the president have to be born in the US

A

yes

111
Q

another name for separate but equal in the south

A

jim crow

112
Q

does the united states have the highest number of immigrants in the world

A

yes

113
Q

how many terms is a president allowed to serve

A

2 terms

114
Q

which immigrant groups have the highest education levels

A

asians

115
Q

who wrote “Leviathan”

A

Baron de Montesquieu

116
Q

who takes over if both the president and vice are unable to serve duties of the office

A

speaker of the house

117
Q

how many electors is each state automatically granted

A

3

118
Q

who holds the power to confirm Presidential Cabinet members

A

the senate

119
Q

what percentage of americans feel immigration should decrease

A

24%

120
Q

when an individual cannot be called to testify against oneself they are protected under this amendment

A

5th

121
Q

who has the power to appoint Supreme Court Justices

A

the president

122
Q

where did democracy originate

A

greece

123
Q

how is it determined how many representatives each state gets

A

population of state

124
Q

an amendment must be ratified by this fraction of States Legislatures

A

3/4

125
Q

does congress have the right to favor one port over the other

A

yes

126
Q

what year did the mayflower sail to the east coast of North America

A

1620

127
Q

was there religious tolerance in the early British colonies

A

yes

128
Q

what years were the revolutionary war fought

A

1775-1783

129
Q

what year was the 13th amendment ratified

A

1865

130
Q

where was the magna carta signed

A

england

131
Q

how old must you be to be a senator

A

30

132
Q

what year was the 19th amendment ratified

A

1920

133
Q

which protestant reformer believed in the concept of predestination

A

john calvin

134
Q

who is the current vice president of the US

A

kamala harris

135
Q

what was the outcome of the original Roe v Wade case

A

right to a womens choice to have an abortion

136
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does the president have the power to declare war

A

yes

137
Q

what year was Brown v Board of Education

A

1954

138
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which amendment gave all those born in the US citizenship

A

14th

139
Q

when an individual cannot be tried twice for the same crime

A

double jeopardy

140
Q

which philosopher came up with the idea of “blank slate”

A

john locke

141
Q

who is the chief justice of the supreme court

A

john roberts

142
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A

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