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What document serves as the plan for the US government?

us government

Quinault Treaty
The Constitution
Treaty of Point Elliott
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Circular 230

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Who was the President of the U.S. in 1954?

george bush swearing in

Barack Obama
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Donald Trump

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According to the Bill of Rights, what is the second amendment?

Bill of Rights

Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
No quartering of soldiers.

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Which was NOT a real cabinet position in 1954?

President Obama Holds A Cabinet Meeting At White House

Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of the Interior

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How many Senators are there from each state?

state Senators

2
4
5
1
6
3

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Which amendment refers to the rights of accused persons?

accused person

Second Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Third Amendment
First Amendment
Fourth Amendment

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How many amendments were there in total to the US Constitution, up to 1954?

us constitution

10
27
22
12
21
24

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What is an unwritten law?

lawyer in court

A custom or a tradition
A right carved out in the federal and state constitutions
A law not in keeping with the constitution
A law in keeping with the constitution
A body of law which defines the role, also powers, and structure of different entities within a state

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Who declares a law to be unconstitutional?

judge judy

The Supreme Court
The Secretary of State
Congress
The President

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How many justices are there in the Supreme Court?

Supreme Court

10
11
5
9
7
8

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A senator is elected for how long?

Senator Rubio speaks on the economy

5 years
6 months
3 years
6 years
1 year
2 years

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Which amendment refers to the election of the President?

obama winning the election

Ninth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Twelfth Amendment
Third Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Tenth Amendment

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Who administers the oath of office to the President?

oath of office

Incoming Vice President
Outgoing President
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Outgoing Vice President

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What is the minimum age to be President?

Theodore Roosevelt Pince-Nez

50
40
38
35
45
42

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Which amendment was a repeal of another?

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Twentieth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Seventeeth Amendment
Twenty-first Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment

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