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1 # 11 Card What branch of government enforces laws?

2 # 11 Answer Executive Branch

3 # 12 Card What branch of the government interprets laws?

4 # 12 Answer The Judicial Branch

5 # 13 Card What are the first ten amendments called?

6 # 13 Answer The Bill of Rights

7 # 14 Card Which amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial?

8 #14 Answer The 6 th amendment

9 #15 Card How many amendments are there?

10 #15 Answer 27

11 #16 Card A writ that requires any person accused of a crime to have a hearing before a judge to determine if there is enough evidence to hold him in jail.

12 #16 Answer A writ of Habeas Corpus

13 #17 Card What is it called when all voters vote the same?

14 # 17 Answer A unanimous vote

15 # 18 Card What is it called when taxes or a money bill is used to collect money for the government?

16 #18 Answer Revenue

17 #19 Card The official count of the population.

18 #19 Answer The Census

19 # 20 Any citizen residing in a district represented by a member of congress is called a:

20 #20 Answer A constituent

21 #21 Card The number of members that must be present to transact business.

22 #21 Answer A Quorum

23 #22 Card What is it called when the Congress adjourns and the president does not sign a bill and the bill dies?

24 #22 Answer A pocket veto

25 #23 Card What vote is needed in both Houses of Congress for a bill to become a law?

26 #23 Answer A Majority Vote

27 #24 Card What is it called to talk a bill to death?

28 #24 Answer A Filibuster

29 #25 Card What is a Majority?

30 #25 Answer 50% + 1

31 #26 Card What is the presidents annual salary?

32 #26 Answer $400,000


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