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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many branches of government are there in the U.S.? | 3. |
| Which branch is more powerful than the others? | none. |
| Who is the leader of the senate and only votes as a tie breaker? | The Vice President. |
| Where does the idea of a bill come from? | Citizens, organized groups, or members of congress. |
| if a bill is passed by the senate unchanged or changed where does it go? | If it is unchanged it goes to the president, if it is changed it goes to the conference committee. |
| What are the three guidelines made by article three of the constitution to become president? | Must be 35 or older, live in the U.S. for at least 14 years, and be a natural born citizen. |
| Which amendment deals with the presidential succession? | The 25th. |
| What is the order for the presidency success? | vice president to speaker of the house to president pro-tempore to the secretary of state. |
| Who controls the funding for the executive branch? | Congress. |
| what is the majority of cases the supreme court hears from? | Lower court as appeals . |
| what does the judicial branch do? | Interprets the laws of the United States. |
| What does article three of the constitution create? | The Judicial branch. |
| Which branch of government has the power to declare laws or executive actions unconstitutional? | Judicial review. |
| What major precedent did the case of Marbury vs. Madison establish? | Judicial review. |
| Can a decision made by the supreme court be appealed to the senate? | No. |
| What do trade barriers include? | Tariffs and embargoes. |
| Hip-hop originated in America and then spreading to other cultures who created their own hip-hop music is an example of what? | cultural diffusion |
| What does a physical map do? | Shows natural features like landforms and elevation. |
| What does a political map do? | Shows borders of countries, states, or major cities. |
| What does a special-purpose map do? | Shows specific information like climate, land-use, or trade routes. |
| What is a citizen? | A legal member of a country with certain rights and responsibilities. |
| What is naturalization? | A legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of another country. |
| What is anthropology? | The study of all aspects of human life. |
| What is archaeology? | The scientific study of past cultures through artifacts and other evidence. |
| What is a cartographer? | people who make naps. |
| What is a global grid? | Imaginary lines around the globe that give exact location using latitude and longitude. |
| What is longitude? | Imaginary lines that run north and south and measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian. |
| What is latitude? | Imaginary lines that run west to east and measure distances north or south of the equator. |
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