U.S. Constitution-Legislative Branch
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| What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch? | show 🗑
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| show | 2 Years
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| What are the qualifications to be a U.S. Representative? | show 🗑
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| show | Based on population
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| show | House of Representatives
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| What duty is reserved for the U.S. House of Representatives? | show 🗑
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| What is the term of office for a U.S. Senator? | show 🗑
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| What is the basis for membership in the U.S. Senate? | show 🗑
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| What fraction of Senators are chosen every second year? | show 🗑
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| What are the qualifications to be a U.S. Senator? | show 🗑
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| show | Vice-President
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| show | Senate is divided - there is a tie.
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| show | U.S. Senate
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| Who serves as President of the Senate when the President of the United States is absent? | show 🗑
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| show | At least once a year
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| A majority of each house must be present in order to conduct business. What is this majority called? | show 🗑
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| show | 2/3
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| How does each House keep track of their proceedings? | show 🗑
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| show | Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace
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| show | House of Representatives
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| show | 10 days
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| What happens if the President had not signed a bill within that time frame? | show 🗑
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| What is a Pocket Veto? | show 🗑
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| Where does a vetoed bill go after the President vetoes it? | show 🗑
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| How large of a majority is needed to override a presidential veto? | show 🗑
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| show | Written note requesting that the government give cause for why they are holding a person against their will
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| What is a "Bill of Attainder"? | show 🗑
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| What is an "Ex Post Facto" law? | show 🗑
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| What is the name of the United States Representative from Alaska? | show 🗑
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| show | Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich
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| According to the original U.S. Constitution, when does Congress meet? | show 🗑
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| show | First Monday in January
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| show | One
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| How many U.S. Senators represent Alaska in the U.S. Senates? | show 🗑
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| What is the name of the organization that makes federal laws? | show 🗑
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| What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress | show 🗑
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| show | US Capital Building
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| How is the number of US Senators from each state determined? | show 🗑
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| show | Thirty Years Old
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| show | Twenty-five Years Old
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| show | Nine
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| show | Seven
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| What is the name of the Senior U.S. Senator from Alaska? | show 🗑
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| What is the name of the Junior U.S. Senator from Alaska? | show 🗑
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| show | Don Young
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| show | Unlimited
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| How many times may a U.S. Representative be elected to the House? | show 🗑
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| show | Population
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| show | 100
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| How many Representatives are voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives? | show 🗑
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| show | 535
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| The President of the Senate is _____________. | show 🗑
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| The officer who presides over the House of Representatives is called the ______________. | show 🗑
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| show | Senate
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| What is the name of a proposed law? | show 🗑
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| show | 2/3
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| show | Concurrent
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| Powers given to Congress in Article I of the U.S. Constitution are known as _____________ powers. | show 🗑
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| Powers given to the state governments in the U.S. Constitution are known as ______________ powers. | show 🗑
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| show | Ex post facto
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| An order making a jailer show that a man is in jail for a good reason is called a _____________. | show 🗑
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| show | Bill of Attainder
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