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What is the Legislative Branch?
This branch is featured in Article I of the US Constitution
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What is the Executive Branch?
This branch is featured in Article II of the US Constitution
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What is the Judicial Branch?
This branch is featured in Article III of the US Constitution
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What is separation of powers
an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
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What is the Electoral College?
The process by which the president is chosen
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What is the number of Houses in Congress?
Two
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What is vetoing a law?
This act by the president is an example of a check and balance by the executive branch over the legislative branch
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What is interpret laws?
The main function of the Judicial branch
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What is check and balances?
The principle of government when a president vetoes a law passed by congress
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What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution
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What is the Vice President?
The person in charge of the senate
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What is an example of the President's judicial power?
The ability to appoint judges to the
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What is 2 Branches or Chambers?
Bicameral
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What is rule of law?
All laws are enforced fairly and everyone must follow them
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Who is John McCain?
This 2008 Presidential candidate was born outside of the United States
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What is population size?
Determines the number of members of the House of Representatives for each state
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What is declare war
President Roosevelt used this executive power on Japan in WW2
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What is either chamber of Congress?
Place where a bill can be introduced
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What is Popular Sovereignty?
The principle of government best exemplified in Social Contract
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What is the General Will of the People?
The Electoral College might ignore this important thing
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What is approve executive appointments, impeachment, control the budget, or override presidential vetoes?
One way the Legislative Branch can check the executive
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What is requirements to be president
Natural born citizen, 35 years old, lived in the US for 14 years.
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What is review by the US Supreme Court to determine if a legislative act is constitutional?
Judicial Review
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What is Limited Government?
The principle of government that says the government is limited by the constitution
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What is 4?
The number of electoral votes Hawaii has
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