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True or False Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life.
True
What is an example of swing state? What does that mean?
It is not clear if the state will vote for Democrats or Republicans: Florida, Michigan, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania
What right does the 2nd Amendment give U.S citizens?
the right to own a gun
What is an absentee ballot?
a ballot that is completed and mailed in advance by someone who cannot do it in person (or does not want to do it in person)
What does legacy mean? What was the legacy in the story we listened to about voting?
a gift you give to future generations; recognizing that voting is a right, not a gift!
The President has the power to reject or ____________ a law.
veto
True or False For a bill to become law, the majority of both Houses must support it.
True
Congress is the ____________ Branch.
Legislative
The ____________ of ____________ has 10 Amendments.
Bill of Rights
True or False It is not that difficult to add an Amendment to the Constitution.
False: 2/3 of the Congress must approve and 3/4 of the States must ratify.
True or False The Founding Fathers were worried the central government would be too strong.
True
Changes are made to the Constitution are called ____________ .
Amendments
The ____________ branch can settle disputes over how individual laws can be applied;
Judicial Branch
There are ____________ houses that comprise Congress. What are they?
two: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
It takes ____________ electoral votes to win the presidency in the U.S.
270
True or False: Literacy tests, historically given to blacks to determine eligibility for voting, have been fair and appropriate.
FALSE: No, they had questions like how many jelly beans are in a jar.
There are three branches of government in order to ensure ____________ and ____________ of power in the central government.
checks and balances
The ____________ ____________ votes for the President, based on delegates from each state.
Electoral College