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Constitution Q's
Question | Answer | Answer | Answer |
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What can the Judicial Branch do? | Decide if constitutional or unconstitutional | ||
How many votes to win Presidency? | 270 | ||
What happens if there is a tie? | House of Representatives pick the President and Senate Picks the V.P. | ||
When is the president sworn in? | January 20th at noon | Has to be an odd year | |
How many house members? | 435 | ||
How many Senate members? | 100 | ||
How many electoral college votes? | 538 | ||
When is the President elected? | First Tuesday after the first Monday in November | Has to be an even year | |
When is congress elected? | First Tuesday after the first Monday in November | Has to be an even year | |
When does congress take office? | January 3rd at noon | Has to be an odd year | |
Who is President? | Barack Obama | ||
Who is V.P? | Joe Biden | ||
Who is speaker of the house? | John Boehner | ||
Who is President Pro Tempore? | Daniel Inouye | ||
What is the Speaker of the House? | The leader of the House of Representatives. They run sessions of the House. | ||
What is President Pro Temp? | Takes place for the Vice President. They run sessions of the Senate. | ||
New Jersey Plan? | Favored by small states | Unicameral legislature with equal representation | |
Virginia Plan? | Favored by large states | Bicameral with representation based on population | |
Connecticut Compromise? | Bicameral Legislature | One house based on population (Reps) | One house based on equal representation (senate) |
Why was the Bill of Rights added? | So anti-federalists would ratify the Constitution | ||
What can the Executive Branch do? | Veto a law | Enter into an executive agreement | Appoint Justices and other leading officials |
Roles of the president | Chief Citizen Chief Legislator Chief Administrator | Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief | Chief of Party Chief executive |