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System of Government

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  1. How many justices must agree for the Supreme Court to decide a case?
  2. On the U.S. civics test, what is the capital of the United States?
  3. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one?
  4. What is the Electoral College?
  5. What is the name of the Congress?
  6. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
  7. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one?
  8. On the U.S. civics test, who makes federal laws?
  9. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
  10. What is a veto?
  11. On the U.S. civics test, who is the commander in chief of the military?
  12. On the U.S. civics test, who is in charge of the executive branch?
  13. On the U.S. civics test, who signs bills to become laws?
  14. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
  15. On the U.S. civics test, who is the governor of a state?
  16. If both the president and vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
  17. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
  18. How many U.S. senators are there?
  19. On the U.S. civics test, how many justices are on the Supreme Court?
  20. On the U.S. civics test, we elect a president for how many years?
  21. We elect a U.S. representative for how many years?
  22. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
  23. On the U.S. civics test, what is the highest court in the United States?
  24. On the U.S. civics test, what does the president's Cabinet do?
  25. How many electoral votes are needed to elect a president?
  26. What is the minimum age to vote?
  27. Who vetoes bills?

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