Political Benchmark Vocab Flashcards

1
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What are federalists?

A

people who agree with the constitution

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2
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What is quartering?

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where soldiers need to be in housed during war time

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3
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What are the qualifications to become a senate?

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must be at least 30 years old
must be a USA citizen for at least 9 years
has to live in the state he/she was elected in

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4
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what are the qualifications to become apart of the house of reps

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must be at least 25 years old
must be a citizen of the USA for at least 7 years
must live in the state he/she was elected in

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5
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who is the presiding officer of the House?

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The Speaker of the House

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6
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The House begins the impeachment process by doing what?

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They begin by accusing the official, but then the trial is carried by the senate

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7
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What does impeach mean?

A

to call into question the integrity or validity

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8
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What is a compromise?

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is a settlement in which both sides give up something in order to reach an agreement

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9
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What was the Great Compromise?

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When delegates came to an agreement which combined the best of the Virginia plan and the new jersey plan

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10
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What plan was supported by small states and why?

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The New Jersey plan and because they were small but said that every state should have the same amount of congressmen

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What plan supported larger states and why?

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The Virginia plan and because they wanted more congressmen because they had larger population

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12
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What is the total number of senators?

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100

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13
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Number of House Of Reps

A

435

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14
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Where did the Constitutional Convention meet in 1787

A

Philidelphia

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15
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During what months of 1787 was our Constitution written?

A

May to September

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16
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Who served as president of the convention

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George washington

17
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What’s the main job of the executive branch

A

enforce laws

18
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what is the main job of the legislative branch

19
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what is the main job of the judicial branch

A

interpret laws

20
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What is checks and balances

A

when each branch checks the other two branches

21
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What is the term of office of a senator

22
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how many justices are there

23
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What does the senate do during the impeachment process

A

the senate acts as the jury and tries any impeachment cases

24
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What is the term of office of a representative

A

2 year terms

25
Name the two houses of congress
house of reps and senate
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How many senators does does each state send to Washington D.C
2 senators
27
What are the first ten amendments called
the bill of rights
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What is bicameral
having two houses/branches
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what is unicameral
having one house/single legislature
30
What question was resolved with the Great Compromise
"How should states by represented in the legislature body?"
31
How many houses does the Virginia plan have?
2 houses
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How many houses does the New Jersey plan have
1 house
33
What is the term of office of a president
2 terms but 4 years
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What are the qualifications to become a president
must be at least 35 years old must be a natural born citizen must have lived in the states for at least 14 years
35
In order for a law to pass how many states had to agree out of the 13
9 of 13
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What is the name of our legislative branch
congress