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Unit 3 Test Review. Questions:. What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch ? House of Representatives & Senate How many years is a President’s term ? 4 How many Senators does each state have ? 2 What is the minimum age to be the President ? 35
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Questions: What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch? House of Representatives & Senate How many years is a President’s term? 4 How many Senators does each state have? 2 What is the minimum age to be the President? 35 Slaves would be counted as how many people toward representation? 3/5 (3/5th Clause) Proportional representation is based off of what? Population
Questions: What issue did the North have versus the South? Slavery & Tariffs Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention? George Washington What is the highest law of the U.S.? The Constitution Which branch makes laws? The Legislative Branch What can the President do to a bill? Approve or Veto it If the President changes a criminal’s punishment it is called: Pardon
Questions: Someone who helped write the Constitution is called a: Framer Who helped write the NJ Plan? William Patterson List 3 jobs of the Legislative Branch Make laws, Coin money, regulate trade, declare war Who is in the Judicial Branch? Supreme Court
Questions: Who appoints the Supreme Court Justices? The President How long do Supreme Court Justices Serve? Life Who elects the President? Electoral College How many electoral votes does a person need to win the presidency? 270
Questions: What was the Fugitive Slave Clause? Runaway slaves must be returned Someone who agreed with a strong national government was called a: Federalist Oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention: Ben Franklin What was the issue between small & large states at the convention? Representation
Questions: Known as the “Father of the Constitution”: James Madison Removing a President from officeis called: Impeach What is the equation to calculate how many people are in the electoral college per state? # of House of Reps. + Senators = Electoral College Votes In which government position do you have to be a natural born citizen of the U.S.? President
Questions: What are the steps to how a bill becomes a law? 1. Starts as an idea 2. Bill is written & sent to a committee 3. HOR & Senate both vote 4. President can approve or veto 5. If President vetoes goes back to Congress for 2/3 vote What month does the President get elected? November When does the President take office? January What is the job of the Judicial Branch? Judicial Review -reviews laws to see if they are constitutional/interprets the laws How many Supreme Court Justices are there? 9