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Part E Flashcards

1
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435

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House of Representatives

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2
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100

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Senators in the US

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3
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2 years

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The term for the House of Representatives

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4
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4 years

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Presidents term

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5
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6 years

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Senators term

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6
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1607

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Settlers settled in Jamestown

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1619

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First slave ship deal to the US

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8
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1776

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Declaration of Independence

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9
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1787

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The constitution was written

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10
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1861-1865

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American Civil war

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11
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Article I

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Explains the Legislative Branch

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Article I, Section 8

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Explains the power of congress. (Tax, etc)

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13
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Article II

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Explains the Executive Branch

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14
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Article III

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Explains the Judicial Branch

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15
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Electoral College

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Process in which an nominated president who is winner of a state election, picks electors to cast their vote.

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16
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NPVIC

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  • means a group of states enter an agreement that they will cast their votes based on popular vote.
17
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Filibuster

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a parliamentary procedure where debate over a proposed piece of legislation is extended, allowing one or more members to delay or entirely prevent a vote on the proposal. It is sometimes referred to as “talking out a bill” or “talking a bill to death”[

18
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Cloture

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A process, inherited by the French, to end debate rapidly.

19
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republican

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A person who believes in a representative government

20
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Republican

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A member of the Republican Party

21
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democrat

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A person who believes in popular-base election/government.

22
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Democrat

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A member of the Democratic Party

23
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Chuck Schumer

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NY State Senator

24
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Nancy Pelosi

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Minority leader of House of Representatives of the 12th congressional district in California

25
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John G. Roberts

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Chief Justice of the United States

26
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Mitch McConnell

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Senate of Kentucky

27
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Paul Ryan

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

28
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Hillary Clinton

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1993-2001 was First Lady of US
2001-2009 was senator of NY
2009-2013 was Secretary of State
2016- was democratic nominee for election against Donald Trump

29
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Donald Trump

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President of the United States

30
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Neil Gorsuch

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United States court appeals for the tenth circuit.

Nominated by Trump to possibly become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

31
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Andrew Cuomo

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Governor of NY

32
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Bill DeBlasio

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Mayor of NYC

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