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  • Who is the leader of the Senate?
    Vice President
  • How long of a term does a Supreme Court Justice Serve?
    life-no limit
  • What rights are covered under the first amendment?
    freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and press
  • What power does the Supreme Court have?
    Decide if a law is constitutiional
  • Who is Missouri Governor?
    Mike Parsons
  • What are the 3 levels of FEDERAL court?
    district, circuit, supreme
  • The house and senate together are called?
    Congress
  • Which branch is NOT involved in making laws?
    Judicial
  • What are 2 reasons people commit crimes?
    Poverty, peer pressure, politics, religion, family conditions, Society, unemployment, deprivation
  • How many Supreme Court justices are there?
    9
  • What are the 3 branches of the Federal Government?
    Executive, Legislative and Judiciail
  • The president is part of which branch?
    Executive
  • The House and Senate are part of which branch?
    Legislative
  • Tell me 2 things that you learned through government this year?
    your thoughts?
  • Which branch enforces laws?
    executive
  • What is the term for a change to the constitution?
    Amendment
  • Who is Joe Biden's running mate?
    Kamala Harris
  • How many reps does each state have?
    Based on population of the state
  • What are checks and balances?
    Each branch is able to limit the power of the other branches, by watching what the other branch does.
  • What is the supreme law of the US?
    The Constitution
  • Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
    Speaker of the House
  • Which branch reviews and interprets laws?
    judicial
  • Which branch is NOT involved in making laws?
    Judicial
  • The President is elected for a term of ____years?
    4
  • Explain how the electoral college works?
    population votes for delegates that represent their party, the vote is then cast by the college and president wins by having over 270 electoral votes.
  • How many times has it been changed?
    27
  • What ages are covered under juvenile crimes?
    10-16
  • What are 2 types of crimes?`
    against a person, against property, against morality(no victim), white collar, organized.
  • The supreme court is part of which branch?
    Judicial
  • The Federal government is broken into how many branches?
    3
  • How many electoral votes does Missouri have?
    10
  • Who was the State Rep that came and spoke to our class?
    Barry Hovis
  • At what age is one tried as an adult?
    17+
  • How does a President stop a bill from becoming a law?
    veto
  • How many senators does each state have?
    2
  • Who is the commander and chief of armed forces?
    President
  • The House of Representatives has how many members?
    435
  • Why is the constitution considered a living document?
    Because it can be changed.
  • What right is covered under the Second Amendment?
    right to bear arms
  • Which branch is in charge of the military?
    Executive
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