Government and Economy

The Constitution and the Branches of Government

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  1. What are the three branches of the United States government?
  2. How many senators does each state have in the United States Senate?
  3. How many members does the House of Representatives have?
  4. How long is the term of a United States senator, and of a member of the House?
  5. What is the minimum age to serve as President of the United States?
  6. How many terms may a person be elected President of the United States?
  7. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court of the United States?
  8. How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
  9. Who is the Commander in Chief of the United States armed forces?
  10. Who casts the deciding vote in the Senate when the senators are tied?
  11. Who is next in the line of succession to the presidency after the Vice President?
  12. What majority is needed in the Senate to approve a treaty?
  13. What majority of both houses of Congress is needed to override a presidential veto?
  14. Which body has the power to impeach a federal official, and which holds the trial?
  15. What is federalism?
  16. In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), what did the Supreme Court decide?
  17. Which clause of the Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate trade between states?
  18. What is the role of the president's Cabinet?
  19. Which document begins with the words 'We the People'?
  20. Which two houses make up the Congress of the United States, and which has the power to originate tax bills?
  21. What does the Latin motto E pluribus unum on the Great Seal mean?
  22. What is the Electoral College?
  23. Which branch of government interprets the laws?
  24. Which amendment provides for the direct election of United States senators by the voters?

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