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Government-SV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| System of keeping one branch of the government from becoming too powerful. | Checks and balances |
| Refuse | Veto |
| Amend | Change |
| "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more prefect Union..." | Preamble |
| Number of state representatives and Senators. | Electoral |
| Declare War | National |
| Post Office | National |
| Marriage and divorce laws | State |
| Collect Taxes | Shared |
| Provide Public welfare | Shared |
| Make and enforce laws | Shared |
| Maintain Schools | State |
| Govern Territories | National |
| Regulate immirgation | National |
| 3 branches of government | executive legislative judicial |
| How old must a senator be? | 30 |
| The senator must reside in the ? he or she represents. | state |
| How many senators from each state serve for 6 years? | 2 |
| Who serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces? | President |
| How old must a representative be? | 25 |
| How long do the Justices of the Sumpreme court serve? | For life |
| Who has the power to nominate a supreme court justice? | President |
| How old must the president be? | 35 |
| The president has to be born in the ? | US |
| Which branch of the government can declare a law unconsitutional | Judicial |
| Who presides over the impeachment trial of the president? | Chief Justice |
| Name of the first 10 amendments | Bill of Rights |
| Which amendment gave african-americans suffrage | 15th |
| Which amendment gave women suffrage? | 19th |