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Pregunta 1
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How many spots are in the House of Reps?
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458
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243
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435
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398
Pregunta 2
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How many Senators are there?
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100
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50
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200
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150
Pregunta 3
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How long is a Senate term?
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2
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4
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6
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8
Pregunta 4
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How long is a House of Reps term?
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6
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8
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4
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2
Pregunta 5
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Define Bicameral
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2 camels
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2 congresses
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2 branches or chambers
Pregunta 6
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House of reps have the power to:
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pass legislation
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pick senator
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impeach
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hold debates
Pregunta 7
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Senate can:
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hold impeachment trials
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arrest unconstitutional member
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veto laws
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pick president
Pregunta 8
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How many presidents have been impeached?
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0
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1
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2
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3
Pregunta 9
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If no candidate gets majority electoral votes then ______ decides
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Senate
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Congress
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House of reps
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My mom
Pregunta 10
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________ can ratify treaties.
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President
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Senate
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Congress
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House of Reps
Pregunta 11
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How many votes from the Senate does it take to ratify treaty?
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0
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1/3
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2/3
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1
Pregunta 12
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All proposed tax bills come from ___________.
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Senate
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House of Reps
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Congress
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president
Pregunta 13
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Connecticut compromise also known as the ____________.
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Boston Tea Party
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Federalist agreement
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Great Compromise
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Constitutional convention
Pregunta 14
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The Great Compromise dealt with __________________________.
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Proportional representation
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Equal representation
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Proportional vs. Equal representation
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All the these
Pregunta 15
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Which bicameral branch is considered the upper house?
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House of Reps.
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Senate
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Neither
Pregunta 16
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Which article of the Constitution sets forth the responsibilities of the president?
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Article II
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Article I
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Article III
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all of them
Pregunta 17
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According to the Constitution, the minimum age requirement for the president is
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forty
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thirty-five
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forty-five
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thirty
Pregunta 18
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The powers of the president as outlined in the Constitution are
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extensively and specifically described
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very similar to the powers of a parliamentary executive
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briefly stated and comparatively vague
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more elaborately described than the powers of Congress.
Pregunta 19
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The Constitution does not give the president power to
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veto legislation
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serve as administrative head of the nation
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serve as commander-in-chief of the military
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declare war
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convene sessions of Congress
Pregunta 20
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It takes a _________ vote of Congress to overturn a presidential veto
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a moajority
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one-third
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two-thirds
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100%
Pregunta 21
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Researchers of both chambers (house & senate)
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Joint committees
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Conference committee
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Select committee
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Subcommittee
Pregunta 22
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Experts who propose the legislation
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Joint Committee
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Subcommittee
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Select Committee
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Conference Committee
Pregunta 23
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Serve for a specific purpose ex: (debt reduction)
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Joint Committee
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Subcommittee
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Select Committee
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Conference Committee
Pregunta 24
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They negotiate differences between two chambers
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Joint committee
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Select Committee
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Subcommittee
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Conference Committee
Pregunta 25
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_______ are party enforcers (make sure people vote for their party)
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Whips
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President
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Secretaries
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Party representatives
Pregunta 26
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Significance of Article 1 section 1:
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States who can be president
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States who can vote
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States who can be in the Senate
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States who can be in the House of reps.
Pregunta 27
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How do you meet regulations to be president?
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35 years old, natural born citizen, 14 years living US
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35 years old, natural born citizen, 41 years living in US
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25 years old, foreign citizen, 14 years living in US
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30 years old, natural born citizen. 12 years living in US
Pregunta 28
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Powers not specifically said in the Constitution
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Inherent Powers
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Constitutional Powers
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Implied Powers
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Enumerated Powers
Pregunta 29
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Article 1
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Presidency
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Congress
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Judiciary
Pregunta 30
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Article 2
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Congress
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Presidency
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Judiciary
Pregunta 31
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Article 3
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Congress
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Judiciary
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Presidency
Pregunta 32
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•Judges have their jobs for
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2 years
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6 years
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4 years
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lifetime
Pregunta 33
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Act of waging war against united states or aiding enemy against United States
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Treason
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Fraud
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terrorism
Pregunta 34
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Used when federal officials come across laws questionable for being unconstitutional
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Checks & Balances
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Judicial Activism
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Judicial Review
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Judicial Supremacy
Pregunta 35
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The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937:a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Roosevelt's purpose was to obtain favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation that the court had ruled unconstitutional. (frequently called the "court-packing plan")
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 36
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What court case reflects Judicial Review?
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Plessy vs. ferguson
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Marybury vs. madison
Pregunta 37
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What year was Judicial review introduced?
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1803
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1789
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1996
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2001
Pregunta 38
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In order for a bill to get veto, both chambers (senate & House) need to have a 2/3 vote.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 39
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Vass majority of court cases start?
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District Court
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State Court
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Supreme Court
Pregunta 40
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3 basic functions:
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Settle disputes, interpret laws, judicial review
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start conflicts, make laws, judicial review
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Settle disputes, make laws, judicial review
Pregunta 41
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Past court decisions influence how courts rule on the same matter in the future
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common law
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civil law
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statutory law
Pregunta 42
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Set of cases that they are able to trial
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Jurisdiction
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Venue
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Competence
Pregunta 43
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How many tiers of federal court system?
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0
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1
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2
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3
Pregunta 44
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___________ approves judges?
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senate
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House
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President
Pregunta 45
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___________ appoints judges?
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President
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Senate
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House
Pregunta 46
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__________ courts have original jurisdiction
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Trial
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Supreme
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District
Pregunta 47
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How many circuit courts in U.S?
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6
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12
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24
Pregunta 48
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How many district courts in U.S?
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26
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57
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94
Pregunta 49
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Two types of law that make up public law?
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Civil and Criminal
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Statutory and Criminal
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Civil and Statutory
Pregunta 50
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Federal judges salaries
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Can be reduced
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Can't be reduced
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stay the same
Pregunta 51
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Known as Originator of Judicial Review.
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John Marshall
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Thomas Jefferson
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Richard Nixon
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George W. Bush
Pregunta 52
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• 4 scenarios where federal courts have original jurisdiction:
1) Causes involving treaties with other countries
2) Cases involving U.S constitution
3) Cases where the law at issue is a federal law
4) Someone sues U.S government for wronging them in a way
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- True
- False
Pregunta 53
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FIAT JUSTITIA is Latin for ‘‘Let justice be done"
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- True
- False
Pregunta 54
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Every two years, _________ of the Senate must stand for reelection.
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One fourth
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One Half
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One third
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All
Pregunta 55
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All U.S. Senators were no longer chosen by state legislatures after the passage of the
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Thirteenth Amendment
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Seventeenth Amendment
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Sixteenth Amendment
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Nineteenth Amendment
Pregunta 56
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Every two years, how many of the 435 House seats are up for reelection at the same time?
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All
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One quarter
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One half
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One third
Pregunta 57
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The redistribution of seats among the states every ten years after a census is known as
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redistricting
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reapportionment
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gerrymandering
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reallocation
Pregunta 58
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A president can be impeached by the _________ and tried and removed from office by the __________.
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House; House
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Senate; House
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House; Senate
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Senate; Senate
Pregunta 59
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Which of the following powers is the exclusive power of the Senate?
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To approve treaties
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To Impeach
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To Redistrict
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To initiate revenue bills
Pregunta 60
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The power to declare war resides with:
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The House and Senate together
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The House Armed Services Committee
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The House of Representatives
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The President only
Pregunta 61
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The American public generally
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holds Congress as an institution in higher regard than it holds individual members of Congress
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holds individual members of Congress in higher regard than it holds Congress as an institution
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holds Congress in higher regard than it holds the president
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holds neither Congress nor its members in high regard
Pregunta 62
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The practice of altering district lines for partisan advantage after the census is also known as
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redistricting
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reapportionment
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gerrymandering
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cloture
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