Constitution quiz part 1 – Flashcards
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Power of the United States government is divided among
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three branches
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Congress is divided into
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two houses
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The number of Articles in the US Constitution is
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seven
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The number of representatives each state has is in the House depends on
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the population of the state
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U.S. Senators are elected for
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six years
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Members of the House of Representatives are elected for
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two years
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The total number of members in the House of Representatives is
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435
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The total number of U.S. senators is
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100
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All revenue (money) bills originate in the
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House
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Impeachment charges are started by the
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House of Representatives
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The power to declare war belongs to the
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Congress
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The presiding officer of the Senate is
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The vice president
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The executive branch
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carries out laws
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The electoral college was established by the Constitutional Convention because
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the founding fathers wanted to keep the common people from making a mistake
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The judicial branch
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judges laws
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The number of justices on the Supreme Court is
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nine
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was
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John Jay
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The supreme law of the land is
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the U.S. Constitution
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The president fo the United States does not have the power to
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declare war
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The person who takes the president's place if he or she is unable to serve a full term is the
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vice president
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The person who usually administers the oath of office to the president on Inauguration Day is
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chief justice
