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30 Cards in this Set
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Senate ratifies treaties with X of vote
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two-thirds
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Elastic clause is where in the Constitution?
Article #, Section #, Paragraph # |
Article I
Section 8 Paragraph 18 |
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A "Quorum" in the Senate is X people
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51
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Age a person must be to run for Senate?
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30
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Age a person must be to run for House?
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25
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Minimum years as US Citizen to run for House of Representatives?
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7
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Minimum years as US Citizen to run for Senate?
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9
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Total number of representatives in House?
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435
(at least one, rest based on population) |
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Total number of Senators?
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100
(2 per state) |
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One house of Congress can meet without the other for no more than X days
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3
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Length of term in the House of representatives
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2 years
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Length of term in Senate
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6 years
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What fraction of Senate seats is up for election in any even numbered year?
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one-third
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A majority in the House of representatives is X votes
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218
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Debate time in the House is X minutes
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20 minutes
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to run for president, a person must be X years old
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35
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Where in the constitution will you find the presidential oath of office?
(Article # section #) |
Article 2
section 1 |
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In what year was the Constitution ratified?
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1787
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How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
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10
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Which Amendment protects people from unreasonable search and seizure?
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Fourth
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In order to run for president, a person must have been a resident of the United States for at least X years
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14 years
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Which amendment protects the right of citizens to own weapons for self defense?
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Second
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Which Amendment protects freedom of press?
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First
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Which amendment protects freedom of speech?
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First
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Which Amendment prevents Congress from establishing a religion?
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First
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Which amendment protects the right of people to assemble peaceably?
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First
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Which amendment allows people to refuse to testify in cases against themselves?
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Fifth
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Which amendment protects people from being tried twice for the same charge?
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Fifth
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Which amendment abolished slavery?
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Thirteenth
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Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
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Nineteenth
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