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Judicial
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Interprets laws
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cabinet adivises....
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the president
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Amendment 5
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Double jepordy
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Legislative
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Appropriates funds for laws
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Total # in senate
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100
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age limit for senate
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30
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Department of Defense:
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Secretary of Defense.
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President takes office on:
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January 20th
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Department of Justice (legal affairs):
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Attorney General.
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Amendment 7
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Right to trial by jury
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main duty of legislative branch
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make laws
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Executive
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Acts in commander in cheif of military
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What is the Senate's presiding officer?
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Vice President.
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Amendment 1
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Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly
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residency for president
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resident of U.S. for 14 years
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to ratify and amendment _/_ of the state legislatures must approve
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3/4
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Amendment 15
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States cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, creed or color
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What is the head of the supreme court?
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Chief Justice.
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How many votes to ratify a treaty?
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2/3 of Senate.
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habeas corpus
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bringing a prisoner before a judge to decide if the prisoner is being held lawfully
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Amendment 14
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All persons born or naturalized in the United States enjoy full rights
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Order of succession to the president
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1. President
2. vice president
3. Speaker of the House
4. President Pro Tempore
5. Secretary of State
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ex post facto
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a law which makes someone guilty of a crime committed before that act was made illegal
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How does the Legislature declare war?
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50% + 1 vote by House and Senate.
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how is a federal judge put in office?
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appointed by prez and approved by senate
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physics
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a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
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astronomy
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the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
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chemistry
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the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter.
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geology
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the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
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anthropology
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the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
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microbiology
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the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
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sociology
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the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
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botany
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the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
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psychology
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the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
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