Government Final Flashcards
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How many members are in the United States House of Representatives?
435
How many members are in the United States Senate?
100
How many members are in the President of the United States?
1
How many members are in the United States Supreme Court?
9
What is the term of office of the United States House of Representative?
2
What is the term of office for the United States Senate?
6
What is the term of office for the President of the United States?
4
What is the term of office for the United States Supreme Court?
Life
What is the minimum age for the United States House of Reoresentatives?
25
What is the minimum age for the President of the United States?
35
What is the minimum age for the United States Senate?
30
What is the Minimum age for the United States Supreme Court?
None
What is the citizenship requirement for the United States House of Representatives?
7
What is the citizenship requirement for the United States Senate?
9
What is the citizenship requirement for the United States Supreme Court?
None
Who selects the United States House of Representatives?
The People
Who selects the United States Senate?
The People
Who selects the President of the United States?
Electoral College
Who selects the United States Supreme Court?
President and Senate
What is the United States House of Representative’s Constitutional Duty?
Make Laws
What is the United States Senate Constitutional Duty?
Make Laws
What is the President of the United State’s Constitutional Duty?
Enforce Laws
What is the United States Supreme Court’s Constitutional Duty?
Interpret Laws
What is the shared and restricted power of the states and the central/national government.
Federalism
What is the power for any branch to limit or control the other branches in order to restrict power, preventing corruption.
Checks and Balances
What do they promise to do in the preamble?
Form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
Who wrote the pledge of allegiance?
Francis Bellamy
Who wrote the national anthem?
Francis Scott Key
Who wrote the national anthem?
Francis Scott Key