Basic US History
Unit 3 - The Constitution and Voting
Legislative & Executive Branches Study List
House of Representatives
what the number of representatives each state gets in the House of Representatives is based on
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the term length (number of years in office) for a member of the House of Representatives
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the minimum age of a candidate for the House of Representatives (they have to be at least how
old) _____________________________________
the minimum number of years a candidate for the House of Representatives must have been a US
citizen _____________________________________
the residency requirement for a candidate for the House of Representatives
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the name of the position of the person in charge of the House of Representatives
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the total number of members in the House of Representatives ____________________________
the branch of the US government that the House of Representatives is part of
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a power listed in the Constitution that is given to the House of Representatives
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Senate
what the number of Senators each state gets in the Senate is based on
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the term length (number of years in office) for a member of the Senate
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the minimum age of a candidate for the Senate (they have to be at least how old)
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the minimum number of years a candidate for the Senate must have been a US citizen
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the residency requirement for a candidate for the Senate
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the name of the position of the person in charge of the Senate
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the name of the position of the person in charge of the Senate if that person is not there
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a power listed in the Constitution that is given to the Senate
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the branch of the US government that the Senate is part of
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President
the term length (number of years in office) for the President
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the minimum age of a candidate for President (they have to be at least how old)
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the type of citizenship a candidate for President must have ____________________________
the residency requirement for a candidate for President ____________________________
a power listed in the Constitution that is given to the President
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the branch of the US government that the President is part of
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Supreme Court
the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice ____________________________
the branch of the US government that the Supreme Court is part of
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the name of the position of the person in charge of the Supreme Court
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Other
the branch of the US government that makes laws _____________________________________
the branch of the US government that enforces laws ___________________________________
the branch of the US government that interprets laws ___________________________________
the house of Congress that is responsible for deciding whether an impeachment trial should
happen _____________________________________
the house of Congress that is responsible for conducting the trial in the impeachment process
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what a change to the Constitution is called ____________________________
the groups that must approve a change to the Constitution
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what “National Supremacy” means
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the number of states that had to ratify the Constitution ____________________________