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3. Topic 1: 200
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What article of the Constitution outlines the powers of the legislative branch?
Answer 1
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4. Topic 1: 400
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What does the legislative branch do when it comes to the laws?
Answer
Makes the laws
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5. Topic 1: 600 Question: What are the two houses of Congress? Answer
The Senate and the House of Representatives
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6. Topic 1: 800
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What does a bill become if both houses in Congress approve the bill and the president signs it?
Answer
Law
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7. Topic 1: 1000
Question:
How old do you have to be to become a member of the House of Representatives and how long do you serve?How old do you have to be to become a member of the Senate and how long do you serve?
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House 25 and 2 years; Senate 30 and 6 years
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8. Topic 2: 200
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What article of the Constitution outlines the powers of the executive branch?
Answer 2
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9. Topic 2: 400
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What does the executive branch do when it comes to the laws?
Answer
Carries out or executes the laws
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10. Topic 2: 600 Question: Who is the head of the executive branch? Answer
The president
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11. Topic 2: 800
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How old do you have to be to become president? How long is one presidential term? How many terms can a president serve?
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4 years and 2 tersm
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12. Topic 2: 1000
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What is the process called that removes the president from office for a crime he committed?
Answer
Impeachment
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13. Topic 3: 200
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What article of the Constitution outlines the powers of the judicial branch?
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14. Topic 3: 400
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What does the judicial branch do when it comes to the laws?
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Interprets the laws
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15. Topic 3: 600 Question: What is the highest ranking court in the U.S.?
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Supreme Court
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16. Topic 3: 800
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How long does a Supreme Court justice serve for?
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Life
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17. Topic 3: 1000 Question: How many Supreme Court judges are there?
Answer 9
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18. Topic 4: 200
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What is the system that the framers of the Constitution created that would enable each branch of the government limit the power the power of the other branches, so that no one branch would gain too much power?
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Checks and balances
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19. Topic 4: 400 Question: What is the definition of a check? Answer
When one branch blocks the actions of another branch?
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20. Topic 4: 600 Question: What is an example of a “check” power? Answer
The president vetoing a bill
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21. Topic 4: 800 Question: What does balance mean in checks and balances?
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Allows each branch of the government to have some roll in the actions of other branches.
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22. Topic 4: 1000
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What in an example of a balances in checks and balances?
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The president can nominate an ambassador but the senate must confirm it.
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23. Topic 5: 200 Question: Who is the current president of the U.S. Answer
Obama
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24. Topic 5: 400 Question: What does it mean to amend something? Answer
change
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25. Topic 5: 600
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What article of the Constitution outlines the Amendment process?
Answer 5
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26. Topic 5: 800
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Proposing an amendment is the first step to for an amendment to actually become part of the U.S. Constitution, usually this is done by a 2/3rds vote in Congress. What fraction (or percentage) of state legislatures (or special conventions) must approve the amendment for it to become part of the U.S Constitution?
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3/4th
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27. Topic 5: 1000
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Federalism is when the national federal government shares power with whom?
Answer
State government
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28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question:
How many amendments are there currently in affect in the U.S. Constitution?
Answer 26
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29. Daily Double
How long does a Supreme Court justice serve for?

30. Daily Double
Proposing an amendment is the first step to for an amendment to actually become part of the U.S. Constitution, usually this is done by a 2/3rds vote in Congress. What fraction (or percentage) of state legislatures (or special conventions) must approve the amendment for it to become part of the U.S Constitution?