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One Interesting Fact From…

One Interesting Fact From…. Pg. 95 Pg. 96 Pg. 97 Pg. 98 Pg. 99 Pg. 100. Pg. 101 Pg. 102 Pg. 103 Pg. 104 Pg. 105 Pg. 106. Pg. 95. 1 . What are the qualifications for members of the House of Representatives?

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One Interesting Fact From…

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  1. One Interesting Fact From… • Pg. 95 • Pg. 96 • Pg. 97 • Pg. 98 • Pg. 99 • Pg. 100 • Pg. 101 • Pg. 102 • Pg. 103 • Pg. 104 • Pg. 105 • Pg. 106

  2. Pg. 95 • 1. What are the qualifications for members of the House of Representatives? • Members of the House must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and be an inhabitant of the state from which he or she was elected. • 2. What is the preamble? • Introduction • 3. What is a constitution? • Principles and laws of a nation • 4. What is enumeration? • Census or population count

  3. Pg. 96 • 5. Which body has the power to decide the official’s guilt or innocence? • The Senate • 6. What is impeachment? • Bringing charges against an official • 7. What is indictment? • Charging a person with an offense

  4. Pg. 97 • 8. Is $165,200 reasonable pay for Congress members? Why or why not? • Answers may vary! • 9. What is immunity privilege? • Members of Congress cannot be sued or prosecuted for anything they say in Congress

  5. Pg. 98 • 10. How can Congress override the president’s veto? • If two-thirds of the House of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate approve a vetoed bill, it can become a law. • 11. Which clause gives Congress the power to declare war? • Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 • 12. What is a bill? • Draft of a proposed law • 13. What is revenue? • Income raised by government • 14. What is naturalization? • Procedure by which a citizen of a foreign nation becomes a citizen of the United States

  6. Pg. 99 • 15. What does the Constitution say about bills of attainder? • No bills of attainder shall be passed

  7. Pg. 103 • 16. What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction? • Original jurisdiction=authority to be the first court to hear a case • Appellate jurisdiction=authority to hear cases that have been appealed from lower courts

  8. Pg. 105 • 17. What is an amendment? • A change to the Constitution • 18. What is ratification? • Process by which an amendment is approved

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