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Global Issues Constitution Quiz

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Popular sovereignty   Popular = people, sovereignty = right to rule  
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Eligible   Qualified, allowed to  
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Poll   Place where ppl vote  
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Limited government   Gov that is not all powerful  
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Federalism   Division of power between nat/state  
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Delegated powers   Powers of federal gov  
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Reserved powers   Powers of the state  
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Concurrent powers   Powers shared by fed/state  
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Elastic clause   Congress can make “necessary and proper” laws  
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Separation of powers   Each branch has own powers  
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Legislative branch   Senate, House. Make laws  
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Executive branch   President. Carry out laws.  
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Judicial branch   Supreme and Federal District Courts. Enforce the laws.  
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interpret   To understand the meaning of  
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Checks and Balances   Each branch can control part of the other two  
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Judicial review   Supreme Court can say a law is unconstitutional  
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Override   Overrule  
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compromise   Settlement where both sides give in a little  
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Appropriate   Set something aside  
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censor   Make some things unavailable  
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adapt   change  
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informal   Not following rules, not being fancy, official  
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Custom   Something that’s been done a long time  
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Justice   Fairness to all  
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impeach   Accuse fed official of a crime  
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execute   To carry out a law  
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succession   To follow in proper order (presidential succession)  
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misdemeanor   A lessor crime  
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felony   A major crime (jail time)  
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Appellate court   Decides appeals from lower courts (what the Supreme Court does)  
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Treason   Betray your country  
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Immunity   Don’t have to pay for a crime (a deal to testify)  
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Extradition   Take a prisoner to a wanted state  
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Republic   People vote for people who make laws  
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Petition   Request sent to gov from ppl  
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warrant   Written court order for search or jail  
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indictment   Formal accusation of a crime  
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abolition   End completely (slavery)  
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involuntary servitude   Work against your will (slavery)  
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suffrage   Right to vote  
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repeal   To cancel a law  
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the speaker of the house is   John Boehner  
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speaker of the house is chosen by   majority party  
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______in line for presidency is speaker of the house   3  
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runs day to day operations in the House of Representatives   speaker of house  
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who is in line for the president after the prez and vice prez?   speaker of house  
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speaker of the house runs day to day__________   operations  
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In Article four it explains the states what?   powers and limits  
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Article Five explains how to change or _____________ the Constitution   amend  
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In article six it explains the power of the ___________ government.   federal  
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Article Seven talks about making the Constitution official or __________.   Ratified  
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amendment is a formal _________ to the constitution?   change  
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the constitution HAS HOW MANY AMENDMENTS   27  
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the first ten amendments are called what?   the Bill of Rights  
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The constitution are divided into parts.   3  
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The first part of the Constitution is called the….   Preamble  
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The Middle part of the Constitution is called the….   Articles  
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The last part of the Constitution is called the….   Amendments  
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The preamble is the ___________ to the constitution.   Introduction  
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The preamble is the " _________" part of the constitution   We The People  
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each branch has certain powers that the others cant do these powers are called...   checks and balances!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
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each branch has "_______" power over the others   some  
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congress can "___ ___" but the president can "___" them   make laws, veto  
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which article talks about the legislative branch?   article I  
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who has the majority in the senate?   Democrats  
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who has the majority in the house of representatives?   republicans  
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how many senators are selected from each state?   two  
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What is a census?   An official count of a population.  
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How often does a census occur?   Every 10 years.  
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What is gerrymandering?   When states draw up districts to give one group an advantage?  
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What is the point of a census?   To see how many representatives are allowed for each state.  
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who can pass laws?   congress  
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who is the commander in chief of the military?   President  
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who appoint Supreme Court judges?   President  
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what is the executive branch?   President  
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what is the judical review   the power the supreme court has to decide if a law passed by congress is Constitutional  
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who is the real leader of the senate?   president pro tempor  
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what is the name of the President Pro Tempor?   Daniel Inouye  
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How do we decide how many members of the house each state gets?   population  
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A representative serves for how many years?   2  
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How many senators are from each state?   TWO  
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How many senators are all together?   100  
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How old do you have to be to become a senator?   30  
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Who is the vice president for the US?   Joe Biden  
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Which amendment allowed people to elect their senators?   17th amendment  
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