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60. How long is a judges term? Can he/she be removed?: For life. He/she can be removed for bad behavior,may retire, or quit.
7. Where must you be born to be president?: In the United States (native-born)
72. What is a tariff?: A tax on goods coming into the country
34. How can Congess share powers?: 51% or a simple majority of members of Congress(both the House & Senate) must vote for it to become law.
67. What were the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?: The Bill of Rights
79. Who is James Madison?: The father of our Constitution
55. Who acts as the jury in an impeachment trail?: The Senate (Remember, the House brings charges against a person)
18. Who makes foreign policy?: The president
16. The president is also what?: The chief military officer
68. What does the Bill of Rights guarantee?: Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and press; right to bear arms,a jury trial, & freedom from cruel/unusual punishment
24. Who advises the president?: The cabinet
36. Can Congress pass a law allowing gun control or a law lowering taxes?: Yes
62. Cases involving the U.S. Constitution are heard in what court?: The Supreme Court
69. What does the first amendment provide for?: Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petitioning for goverment.
33. Who are the senators from California?: Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
38. How long are members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected for?: 2 years
32. Who is the California representative for our area to Washington D.C.?: John Dolittle
71. What is a census?: A count of the people done every ten years
26. What are the titles of most the cabinet members?: Secretary of ....... followed by name of department.
23. Who approves the cabinet members that the president appoints?: The Senate
4. Who is currently the president of the United States?: George Bush
58. What is the primary group of the judicial branch?: The Supreme Court. It has nine (9) judges.
35. What percent of the House or Senate must vote to override a presidents veto of a bill?: 2/3 of the House or Senate must vote for it.
13. What does it mean when a president vetos a bill?: He rejects the bill and sends it back to Congress with reason for not approving it.
8. What does native-born mean?: A person is born a U.S. Citizen
82. In the census, how was a slave counted?: As 3/5 of a person
20. With Senate approval, the president makes what?: Treaties
75. What does seizure mean?: To forcibly take something
28. Who may issue pardons?: The president
49. How long is the term of the office for a senator?: 6 years
37. Are some powers of Congress divided?: Yes, like money bills (revenue bills) must be started in the House of Representatives?
59. The judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by who?: The senate with a 51% vote
81. What was the Articles of Confederation?: The U.S. constitution after the Revolutionary War
19. Who approves the ambassador and judges that the president appoints?: The Senate
43. How many members are there in the House of Representatives?: 435 members
47. What are the requirments to be a member of the Senate?: must be U.S. citizen, living in the United States, for nine (9) years
85. What does Federalism mean?: Dividing the power between the central and state goverments
87. What does Separation of powers do?: Spreads the power of goverment through the three branches and protects against a monarch (king)
73. What is a bill?: A proposed law
17. As chief military officer the president is called?: The Commander in chief
66. What is needed to amend the constitution?: 3/4 of the states' legislatures must vote for the amendment or 3/4 of the states through state conventions
39. Why are House Representatives more responsive to public opinion?: Because the are elected every 2 years.
10. How many years must a person live in the United States to become president?: At least 14 years
56. Each part of Congress make its own rules. How can senators block voting on a bill?: They can filibuster or talk on and on and on and on...
50. One-third of the Senate is up for re-election every how many years?: every two (2) years
3. Who are the primary members of the executive branch?: the president, the vice president, and the cabinet
57. Which branch interprets the law?: The judicial (This means that it decides if laws follow the Constitution or not)
63. What other courts are there besides federal courts?: State Courts
2. What is the job of the executive branch?: to enforce laws
12. If no one wins a majority in a presidental election, who selects the president?: The house of representatives
90. What is the principal called supremacy of national law?: The Constitution is higher than any state, city, or local law
9. Naturalized is the term that refers to what? Who may be naturalized?: A person not born a citizen becoming one. Aliens or foreign-born people
84. What is an example of checks and balances?: If the president vetoes a bill and Congress overrides his veto
51. What is the top officer of the Senate called?: President so the Senate
14. What is a pocket veto?: When the president does nothing to a bill AND Congress adjourns in less than 10 days the bill dies.
21. What is the State of the Union Message?: A speech the president gives telling how the county is doing and plan for the future.
70. What does the sixth amendment provide for?: A speedy trial
40. Can the House of Representatives bring impeachment charges? What does impeach mean?: Yes, impeach means to charge an elected official with misconduct, often hoping to get rid of them.
22. What are the president's advisors called?: The cabinet
74. What is a quorum?: A majority or the number that must be present at a group meeting to vote
42. How many years must a person live in the United States to be a member of the House of Representatives?: 7 years and they must be a U.S. citizen
53. The President of the Senate only votes when what happens?: When there is a tie. (50-50 for example)
1. What are the three branches of goverment?: legislative, executive, and executive judicial
78. What does ex post facto mean?: After the fact or deed
30. What is the "main group" in the legislative branch?: The Senate
88. What does Limited goverment mean?: The American goverment can only exercise the powers given to it by the people
5. Who is currently the vice president of the United States?: Dick Cheney
29. What is the job of the legislative branch?: To make laws
31. What are the two groups in Congress?: The House of Representatives and the Senate
45. Who is currently the Speaker of the House?: Nancy Pelosi
77. What is the elastic clause?: The party of the Constitution that allows it to stretch i.e. laws can be made today (Speed Limit/no cars in 1787)
48. How many senators are from each state and what is the total numbers of all senators?: 2 senators from each for a total o 100 senators
64. What is an amendment?: A change
80. What is a constitution?: A written plan of goverment
15. What is part of the presidents job regarding laws.: He is to propose laws and support them as they go through Congress.
61. Cases involving a state suing a state are heard in what court?: The Supreme Court
46. How old must a peron be to be a member of the senate?: At least 30 years old
54. What do the Senate's duties include?: Approving presidental appointments with a simple majority.
52. Who is the President of the Senate?: The vice-president (Currently this is Dick Cheney)
65. What is the only way the constitution can be changed?: By an amendment
76. What is suffrage?: The right to vote
44. What is the top officer in the House of Representatives called?: Speaker of the House
27. What is a pardon?: Freeing a convicted person from punishment.
41. How old do you need to be to be a member of the House of Representatives?: At least 25 years old
86. What does Judicial review allow?: A court to say a law is unconstitutional
25. How long are the appointments to the cabinet?: As long as the president wishes. There is not set term of office and he may fire them.
83. What is popular sovereignty?: The people have supreme authority over the goverment
11. Since the people don't pick the president directly, who does?: Electors acually vote for president
89. What does Supremacy of civilian authority mean?: The president, a civilian, is commander in chief of the military
6. How old do you have to be to be president of the United States?: 35 years old

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