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Chapter 9
9.1
Question | Answer |
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This branch can declare war | Legislative |
This branch reviews and interprets laws | Judicial |
Powers kept by the state governments or citizens | reserved powers |
Powers shared between federal and state | concurrent |
Number of members in the House | 435 |
Number of members in the Senate | 100 |
Have to be 30 years or older | Senator |
Have to be 25 years or older | Representative |
Have to be 35 years or older | President |
Planned distribution of representatives | Apportionment |
This branch can impeach the President | Legislative |
This branch can veto a bill | Executive |
Granting freedom from punishment is known as | pardon |
The person who is commander and chief of the armed forces | president |
The first African American Justice on the Supreme Court | Thurgood Marshall |
The first woman justice on the bench of the Supreme Court | Sandra Day O’Conner |
The party that has the most members in Congress is called the | Majority |
The party that has the least members in Congress is called | Minority |
If you were not born in the United States, then you can never be | President |
A balance of power is known as | checks and balances |
This person is the is the president of the senate | Vice President |
A command that has the power of law | Executive Order |
This person can give out an Executive Order | President |
You have to be a citizen for at least 9 years to be | Senator |