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How many senators are there in all?

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100

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How many senators does each state send to Congress?

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TWO

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How many supreme court justices are there?

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9

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Bill of Rights

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First 10 Amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing the citizens freedoms and provides protection from the government

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How can the Constitution be changed?

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Amendment process

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What is the purpose of the preamble to the Constitution?

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an introduction

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Which branch has the power to override a veto?

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Legislative

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How many representatives can each state send to Congress?

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It depends on each states population. The higher a states population (number of people living there) the more representatives they can send.

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Why did the founding fathers put checks and balances into the Constitution?

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So no one branch can become more powerful than the other two branches.

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Which branch enforces the law?

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Executive

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Where is out nations capital?

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Washington D.C.

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Census

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counting the number of Americans Done every 10 years Impacts the House of Representatives because it effects a states population number

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George Washington was the first president and set most of the ?

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PRECEDENTS our presidents still use.

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Judicial Branch is made up of?

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Supreme Court and all lower federal courts

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Legislative Branch is made up of ?

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Senate and House of Representatives

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Preamble of the Constitution

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"We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and out Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

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Freedom of speech, religion, press and right to assemble peaceably is guaranteed the citizens through which amendment?

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First Amendment

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What are the 3 branches of government?

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Judicial, Executive and Legislative

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Which branch has the power to veto a bill?

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Executive

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How many House of Representatives are there?

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There are 435 total, to be split between the 50 states.

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In the Congress passes a bill and the president signs the bill into law, but the Supreme Court declares the law to be unconstitutional. What is this system called?

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Checks and Balances

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Which branch makes laws?

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Legislative

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Which branch has the power to declare a law unconstitutional?

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Judicial

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Executive Branch is held by?

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President, Vice President and cabinet

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