Branches of Gov't
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| What fraction of the state legislatures (or state constitutional conventions) is required to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution? | show 🗑
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| show | two thirds
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| What federal official presides over an impeachment trial of the president in the senate? | show 🗑
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| What office serves as the president of the Senate and votes in the case of a tie? | show 🗑
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| Where in U.S. government history does the phrase “separation of church and state” come from? | show 🗑
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| Which two amendments have been most important in Supreme Court trial history? | show 🗑
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| show | Freedom of Religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly, and petition of grievances
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| What rights are protected by the fourteenth amendment? | show 🗑
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| How many amendments have been made to the U.S. Constitution? | show 🗑
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| show | Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, John Q. Adams; five presidents
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| How many electoral college votes does a candidate need to win the presidency? How many total electoral college votes are there? | show 🗑
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| show | The states 2 guaranteed senate votes
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| Name three powers that the senate has the authority to vote on that gives it a check on other branches: | show 🗑
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| show | revenue (tax) bills
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| show | pocket veto
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| show | Committees
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| Which is the largest branch of the U.S. Government with over 3 million employees? | show 🗑
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| Name three organizations that are run by the Executive branch: | show 🗑
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| How many justices are currently on the supreme court? | show 🗑
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| Who gets to vote on the Supreme Court in the case of a 4 to 4 tie? | show 🗑
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| show | The president, confirmed by the senate
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| What Supreme Court case established the precedent of Judicial Review ? | show 🗑
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| Which supreme court case established that law enforcement officers must make sure that the accused are aware of their rights? | show 🗑
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| show | Brown v Board of Education
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| show | Roe v Wade
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| show | 12th amendment
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| show | House of Representatives
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| Name 3 kinds of laws that are under the jurisdiction of state governments? | show 🗑
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| show | 11, all of Indiana's electoral votes
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| show | Conference committee
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| show | Precedent
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| show | A written constitution, a bill of rights, a difficult amendment process, a Senate with equal representation by state, an electoral college system for electing the president, a representative legislature (where elected officials vote on laws)
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| show | Judicial Review
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| show | The supreme court can strike down laws or executive orders as unconstitutional.
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| What does it mean when the Supreme Court is called the court of last appeal? | show 🗑
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