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US_IL_Constitution

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What was the name of our country's first Constitution?   show
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Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?   show
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What was the Problem with the Articles of Confederation?   show
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The presiding officer of the Senate is...   show
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The power to coin money belongs to the...   show
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How many electoral votes does each state get?   show
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Congress can override the President’s veto if both houses have   show
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What is the number of representatives a state is entitled to in the House determined by?   show
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Who leads the executive branch?   show
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show Congress  
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show Two Years  
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show If another state were added  
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How often is the population of a state determined?   show
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Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?   show
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How old must you be to be a Senator?   show
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Who appoints federal court judges?   show
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What is the term of office for a Supreme Court judge?   show
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show Impeachment  
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show Grand Jury  
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Who OFFICIALLY elects the President?   show
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System of safeguards to prevent one branch of government from becoming stronger than the others   show
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Brown vs. Board of Education   show
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show forbidding the sale or manufacture of liqour  
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show The decision for Congress to be bicameral  
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Double Jeopardy   show
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show 10 days  
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show The Cabinet  
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Who has the power to declare war?   show
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What is an amendment?   show
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show The Supreme Court  
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Powers not given to the United States by the Constitution and not forbidden to the states are reserved to who?   show
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show 3/4 of state legislatures ratify it  
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy?   show
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show 5th Amendment  
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show John Roberts  
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show The Executive branch is checking the Legislative branch.  
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show November  
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How many states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become effective?   show
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Where are our specific guarantees of our individual rights and liberties found?   show
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How many members are there in teh House of Representatives?   show
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What amendment secures our basic freedoms of speech, press, religion, and assembly?   show
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The Constitutional requirement that a prisoner either be charrged with a crime or released from jail -   show
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show There was no bill of rights  
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show President  
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show 18  
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show The Elastic Clause  
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The power of the national government to coin money is an example of an....   show
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show Springfield  
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show 4  
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When did Illinois become a state?   show
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show Pat Quinn  
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show The General Assembly  
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show Lietenant Governor  
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show 9  
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show Jesse White  
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