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- 4. The President has to live by the _______.
- 5. When people lend money, they usually charge a fee called _______.
- 8. Where does a bill go after the Senate votes to pass the bill? (2 words)
- 10. which party system makes it so that voters have too few parties to choose from?
- 14. What animal is the United States Democratic Party represented by?
- 15. What is the first part of the U.S. Constitution?
- 17. What is the first freedom protected by the 1st amendment of the United States Constitution?
- 19. What is called when rules for legal proceedings are just and fair? (2 words)
- 20. What is the name of the head of the Department of Justice? (2 words)
- 21. Which branch of government makes agreements with other countries?
- 23. Which kind of democracy does the United States practice?
- 24. How many judges does the Court of Appeals have?
- 25. How many Justices does the Supreme Court have?
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- 1. What court do you appeal to in a federal case if you lost your case in the court of appeals? (2 words)
- 2. How many votes in your favor do you need to have your case heard by the Supreme Court?
- 3. What causes people and governments to have to make choices about spending money? (2 words)
- 6. Which article in the U.S. Constitution explains the Judicial Branch? (2 words)
- 7. Which house of congress has members that represent their entire state?
- 9. Who in the government has the power to collect taxes to raise money to pay debts?
- 11. Who believed that the constitution was fine without the bill of rights?
- 12. How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation establish?
- 13. What did John Locke think everyone has? (2 words)
- 16. Which amendment to the constitution gave women the right to vote?
- 18. What is it called when power is divided among several branches of government? (3 words)
- 22. What day of the year are the new President and Vice President sworn into office? (2 words)