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3347244971How old to be in US Senate?You must be 30 years old.0
3347244972Term length for US Senate?6 years1
3347244973How old to be in H.O.R?25 years old2
3347244974Term length for H.O.R?2 years3
3347244975Term length for President?4 years4
3347244976How old to be President?35 years old5
3347244977How many people in Supreme Court Justice?9 people6
3347244978Trem length for Supreme Court Justice?For Life7
3347244979What branch has the power to print and coin money?Legislative Branch8
3347244980Which branch of government has the power to make laws?Legislative Branch9
3347244981Which Congressional House has the power to propose new taxes?H.O.R10
3347244982What branch of government has the power to decide how money raised through taxes should be spent?Legislative Branch11
3347244983Which Congressional House has the power to impeach the President?H.O.R12
3347244984Who is Commander and Chief of the Military Forces?Presidnet13
3347244985Who has the power to declare war?Congress14
3347244986Who has the power to prepose a new bill?Congress15
3347244987Who has the power to veto a law?President16
3347244988Who has the power to over ride a veto?Congress by 2/3 vote17
3347244989Who has the power to make other treaties with other nations?President18
3347244990Who has the power to ratify treaties with other nations?Congress19
3347244991Who has the power to declare a law or treaty unconstitutional?Judicial Branch20
3347244992Define federalismsystem that shares powers with state government and national government21
3347244993What are powers of national government only?Declaring war, making treaties, and printing money22
3347244994What are powers of the state only?Schools, marriage, local government, owning property, licensing doctors, and lawyers23
3347244995What are powers of the federal government and states?Raise taxes, build roads, and barrow money24
3347244996What is the system of "Checks and Balances"?It limits each branch's power25
3347244997What is popular sovereignty?The idea that government comes from the people26
3347244998What is elastic clause? And what does it do?It says that congress may make all laws which should be necessary to carry out it's other powers. And it gives congress flexibility needed to do it's job.27
3347244999What are the first 10 amendments?1. Basic freedoms 2. Right to bear arms 3. Quartering of soldiers 4. Search and arrest 5. Rights in criminal cases 6. Rights to a fair trial 7. Rights in Civil Cases 8. Bail, fines, and punishment 9. Rights retained by the people 10. State' rights28
3347245000What power does the commerce clause give the government?It gives the government to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among states, and among indian tribes.29
3347245001How does a bill become a law?1. H & S introduce then a bill send it to the committee 2. Then both H & S committee approve bill 3. Then both H & S debate and passes its form of the bill 4. Then both H & S committees compromise on differences between the two versions 5. Then H & S pass revised bill 6. Then the president signs it into a law30

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