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The constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the legislature branch do? | They make laws |
| Legislature is made of how many houses? | 2 |
| Who had to be at least 25 yrs old, and have lived in the state for 7 yrs? | Rep |
| How long was a rep's term? | 2 years |
| Who had to be at least 30 years old, and have lived in the state for 9 years? | Senator |
| How long was a senator's term? | 6 years |
| Delegated Power | Power given to the Federal Government |
| Elastic Clause | Gives power to Congress to stretch its power to make laws that are proper and necassary |
| Who had to be 35, have lived in the US for 14 years. and be a natural born citizen? | President |
| Executive Branch job | Carry out the laws |
| Who makes up the executive branch? | President, vice president, and cabinet members |
| Natural Born Citizen | born on US soil, at least one parent is a citizen |
| Impeachment | being charged with a crime |
| Who makes up the legislature? | Congress |
| Congress is what? | House of Reps, Senate |
| Who votes the president gets impeached? | House of Reps |
| who acts as the jury when president is voted yes for impeachment? | Senate, with Chief Justice acting as the judge from the Supreme court. |
| Job of Judicial Branch | Interpret the laws, decide if a law is constitutional |
| What makes up Judicial Branch? | Supreme Court, Lower court (Court of Appeals, district courts) |
| Requirements to be a justice? | none |
| Term to be in jury | Life as long has you have good behavior |
| How many justices make up the Supreme Court? | 9 |
| Article 4 deals with? | States rights and responsibilities |
| A states law will be a law in another state | Full faith and credit (divorce, adoption) |
| Article 5 deals with? | How to amend the constitution (fix, add, change) |
| It takes 2/3 congress, and 2/3 states to what? | Call for a convention |
| In order for an amendment to be ratified, many states must approve? | 3/4 |
| Article 7 deals with? | Ratification of the constitution |
| How many states must approve the constitution to go into effect? | 9 out of 14 |
| Article 6 deals with? | Supremacy Clause |
| Rep's residency | Live in state they represent |
| Senator's residency | Live in state they want to represent |
| President term? | 4 years |
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