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Executive Branch
President and VP
How a Bill becomes Law
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2. -What branch includes the President and VP?
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3. -Executive Branch
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4. -How old must a President be?
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5. -35
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6. -What is the citizenship requirement for a President?
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7. -native born
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8. -This is the process of electing the President where each state is assigned a number of electors equal to its representation in Congress and a majority of electoral votes is required to be elected?
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9. -electoral college
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10. -How long are the terms of Presidents?
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11. -4 years
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12. -How many terms can they serve?
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13. -2 terms
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14. -Which Amendment sets up the order of Presidential succession?
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15. -22 Amendment
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16. -Who is third in line to be President?
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17. -Speaker of the House
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18. -How old must a VP be?
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19. -35 also
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20. -The President is the head of which branch of government?
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21. -Executive
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22. -This is an action taken by a legislative committee that places a bill to the side without a vote of approval or denial.
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23. -pigeonhole
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24. -These are meetings held by legislative committees in order to allow public comments and information to be given to legislative committees.
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25. -public hearings
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26. -This is the right of a Senator to hold the Senate floor for am unlimited amount of time—usually threatened as a form of killing or revising a bill the Senator opposes.
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27. -filibuster
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28. -A special vote taken by the Senate that would require a Senator to give up the floor during a filibuster---requires a 2/3 vote---very difficult to achieve.
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29. -cloture
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30. -This is the process where the President does not sign a bill and Congress has adjourned and after ten days the bills dies rather than becoming law.
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31. -pocket veto
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32. -Name the concept that all three branches of government are designed so that they have the ability to stop other branches from becoming abusive?
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33. -checks and balances
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34. -This term means that people have the right to rule themselves through the democratic process of voting?
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35. -popular sovereignty
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36. -What term describes the system of having multiple governments on the national, state, and local levels?
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37. -federalism
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38. -These are powers that are given only to the national government such as the power to declare war, raise an army, coin money, or make treaties?
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39. -enumerated, delegated, expressed, exclusive
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40. -These are powers that are shared by all levels of government such as the power to tax, pass laws, and enforce laws?
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41. -concurrent powers
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42. -Civics is the study of ____________ and government?
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43. -citizenship
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44. -In what type of government is the nation ruled by religious leaders?
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45. -theocracy
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46. -What is the name of the process where non-citizens gain citizenship?
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47. -naturalization
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48. -What government program was designed to help women and minorities gain access to jobs in order to compensate for past discrimination?.
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49. -affirmative action
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50. -This is an agreement between men and their government?
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51. -social contract
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