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1
Q

What is article I?

A

Legislative branch United states capitol

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2
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How many member are on congress?

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535

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3
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How many members are on the senate?

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100

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4
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How many members are in the house?

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435

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5
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What are the requirements to be on the senate?

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30 yrs old
9 yrs of citizenship

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6
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Who are our senators?

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Mike lee
Mitt Romney

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7
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What are the benefits of being a senator?

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Term: 6 yrs
174,000

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8
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What are the requirements for being on the house?

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25 yrs old
7 yrs of citizenship

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9
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What are the benefits of being a member of the house?

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Term: 2 yrs
174,000

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10
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Who is our member of the house?

A

Burgess Owens

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11
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What is the 1: 700,000 rule?

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1 Congressmen for every 700,000 people

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12
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What are the powers of congress?

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Make laws
Control spending
Impeachment

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13
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What is article II?

A

Executive branch- white house

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14
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Who is the V.P?

A

Kamilla Harris

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15
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What is the requirements of president?

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35 yrs old
Born a U.S citizen

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16
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Benefits of being president?

A

Term: 2 terms (8 years) or 1 term (4 yrs)
$400,000
Live at white house
Camp David
Jet- air forced
Helicopter- Marine 1

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17
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What are the powers of the president?

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EXECUTIVE ORDER
Enforce laws
Commander and chief
Pardon for crimes
Veto legislation

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18
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What is the football?

A

The president can launch a nuclear attack while away from the white house and other places

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19
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What does ICBM stand for?

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intercontinental ballistic missile

20
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What is the situation room?

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It is below the white house and it is to protect the president and other advisors when nuclear attacks or other things may be happening

21
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What is article III?

A

Judicial branch- supreme court

22
Q

What is the rule of 4?

A

When 4 judges vote to hear the case all judges hear the case

23
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Who are the conservative judges?

A

Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Alito, Barrett, and Thomas

24
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Who are the Liberal judges?

A

Sotomayer, Jackson, Kagen, and Roberts is independent

25
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A
25
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What is the Marbury Vs. Madison trial

A

6-0
And it created the Judiciary act of 1789

26
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What is required for the Supreme court memebers?

A

$265,000
Work Oct- June
Serve for life
No formal qualifications
Power: Judicial review

27
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What is the 8000/80?

A

8000 cases submitted only 8 are reviewed

28
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Who is the only member of the supreme that didn’t go to ivy league?

A

Barrett

29
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What is Article IV?

A

State relations

30
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What are the 4 requirements with states relations?

A

Full faith and credit- Birth certificate
Privileges and communities- right to live and travel, right own rent, and sell property, tuition, hunting and fishing licence
Extradition- commit crime in one state and flee to another
Admit new state- Adopt constitution congress approved

31
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What is article V?

A

Amending the constitution

32
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What is freaking hard?

A

Amending the constitution

33
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How many congressmen have to amend the constitution?

A

out of 535 356 have to

33
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How many states have to amend the constitution?

A

out of 50 37

34
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What are morrells choices if he could change?

A

term limit for congressmen 12 yrs
direct election of president
Term limit for supreme court members 20 yrs

35
Q

How many times have amendments been amended?

A

15,000 times

36
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What is Article VI?

A

Supreme law of the land

37
Q

What is the ladder and what article is it?

A

Constitution
Federal- Immigration, SS, Cival rights
State- Licences, roads, drinking- taxes
County- Assessments, roads, health, water, taxes
City- Roads, taxes, local issues
You

38
Q

What is article VII?

A

Ratification

39
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What is the 9/13 ratio?

A

Law of the land:
9 of the 13 states at the time have to ratify the constitution

40
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Who are the authors of the federalist papers?

A

Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay

41
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What is the purpose of the federalist papers?

A

To convince the 13 states that it is a good idea

42
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What number did Alexander Hamilton have to do with the federalist papers?

A

51

43
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What number did James Madison have to do with the Federalist papers?

A

29

44
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What number did John Jay have to do with the Federalist papers?

A

5

45
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Who makes up congress?

A

Senators and the House

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