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| Who is the leader of the executive branch? |
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| The main purpose of the esecutive branch? |
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| to execute/ enforce the laws |
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| How many ppl are in the H.O.R altogether? |
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| How many ppl are in the senate altogether? |
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| Main purpose of legislative branch is.. |
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| Who makes up the judicial branch? |
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- Supreme court
- federal courts |
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| the main purpose of the judicial branch.. |
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| What is the court that appeals cases? |
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| What balances and checks the power between branches? |
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| powers shared by state and federal gov't |
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| represenatatives of USA in a foreign country |
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| cant be charged w/ crime after found innocent |
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| freedom of speech, press, religon, petition, and assembly |
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| protection from unreasonable search and seizure |
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| protects court process, double jeopardy, emineni domain,, and witness crap |
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| right to trial by jury, rights of the accused, right 2 a speedy trial, right to a counsel (lawyer) |
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| prohibition of excessive fines. cruel and unusual punishment illegal |
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| requirments to be presidnet |
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- at least age 35
- natural born usa citizen
- has 2 live in u.s for @ least 14 years |
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commander in chief of armed forces
-appoints cabinet members
-gives state of union address
-grants pardons
- conducts meetings w/ foreign leaders |
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| serve two 4 years for a total of 8 years |
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- us citizen
- at least 25
- must live in state that u want to represent for at 7 years |
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has the power to initatiate revenue bills
power to impeach
can elect president in electoral college |
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| elected every 2 years can serve unlimited |
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| how many senators do each state send |
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- have 2 be at least 30 years old
- have 2 be us. citizen for at least 9 years
- at time of election must be a citizen of the state they represent
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- tries impeachment cases
- approves treaties
- approves presidental appointments
- can override a presidental veto w/ help of H.O.R |
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| elected every 6 years once there on they can stay on for unlimited |
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| Total amount of supreme court |
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-declares laws consitutuional
-concept of judicial review |
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| when was consitution ratified |
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| problems with articles of confederation |
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- congress didnt have power 2 tax
- gov't had no money
- no central gov't to execute laws |
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| articles of confederation had no.. |
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| Majot powers of president |
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- commander in chief of armed forces
- state of the union address
-eleced along side vice- president
- conducts meetngs w/ foreign leaders
-appoints supreme court/ cabinet members |
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| articles of confederation didnt let congress.. |
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- financial matters
- establishes post offices
- approves treaties
- creates/ writes laws
- collect taxes
-declare war |
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| what didnt have a nantional court and what is it? |
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| articles of confederation and its a judicial branch |
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| major powers of supreme court |
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- interpert us. consitution
- judicial review |
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| how many ammendements is there |
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| distribution od powr an n organization between a central authority and the consituent units |
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| duties of nantional gov't |
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- organize an army
- regulate interstate |
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| duties to state goverment |
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-lottery
- schools
- controls death penalty and abortion |
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| duties shared between national and state gov't? |
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-borrow money
-taz citizens |
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| what is unique about the illinois consitution |
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- mentions "God"
-focus on social justice
- starts off with "We the people" |
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| when was illinois consitution 1st created? |
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| what were the 3 other times the illinois consitution was chnged |
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| illinois consitution has what |
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| 1 preamble and 14 articles |
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| items that are not included in consitution but in illinois consitution |
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- section 18 which prohibits discrimination based on gender
- section 19 which prohibits discrimation based on physical and mental handicapped |
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| in the illinois consitution what does articles 14 state? |
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| - requires that every 20 years there is a vote to create a new consitution |
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| legislators in the city goverment are called |
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| chief justice in the state goverment is called |
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| the legislative branch in state goverment is called general assembly |
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| illinois general assembly total amount of H.O.R |
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| illinois general assembly in H.O.R that are republican and democrat |
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republican: 51
democrat:67 |
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| illinois general assembly in state senate total |
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| illinois general assembly in the senate that are republican and democrat |
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republican: 22
democrat: 37 |
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