Quizlet Government

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  1. a president can only serve ___ terms: 2
  2. a president's term lasts ___ years: 4
  3. a proposed law: a bill
  4. constitutionalism: the priciple that government and it's officials are bound by fundamental law
  5. federalism: the system of government is which power is divided between the national and state governments
  6. how can a president get rid of a law?: they can veto it
  7. how long is a representative (house of reps.) term?: 2 years
  8. how long is a sentor's term?: 6 years
  9. how many times can a representative for the house of representatives be elected?: there is no limit
  10. how many times can a representative for the senate be elected?: there is no limit
  11. how many years has a representative (house of reps.) has to lived in the U.S. to be in order to be a representative?: 7 years
  12. how many years has a senator has to lived in the U.S. to be in order to be a senator?: 9 years
  13. how old does a representative (house of reps.) have to be in order to be a representative?: 25 years old
  14. how old does a senator have to be in order to be a senator?: 30 years old
  15. impeachment: the act of accusing or formally charging with misconduct
  16. in the house of representatives, there are ____ total members: 435
  17. in the senate there are ___ total members: 100
  18. preamble: the opening part of the constitution that tells what it's about
  19. the 3 branches of governmet: executive, legislative, judicial
  20. the 3 levels of government: national, state, local
  21. the executive branch was established by article ___ of the constitution: 2
  22. the judicial branch was established by the ___ article of the constitution: 3rd
  23. the legislative branch was established by article ___ of the constitution: 1
  24. the minimum electoral votes a president needs to win is ___: 270
  25. the number of people representing a state in the house of representatives is determined by:: population of that state
  26. the number of people representing a state in the senate is based on:: equal representation for each state
  27. there are a total of ___ total electoral votes: 538
  28. to veto: when a president prevents a bill from becoming a law or rejects it
  29. True or False: a bill only needs 1/3 of the congress to approve it before it goes to the president: false (a majority vote from both parts of congress)
  30. unconstitutional: in violation of the constitution
  31. what are some powers given to congress?: to create laws in order to promote the general welfare, establish justice, provide for the common defense
  32. what are the seven roles for one president?: chief of state, chief executive, chief diplomat, commander-in-chief, chief legislator, chief of party, chief guardian of the Economy
  33. what is the respondibility of congress?: to make laws
  34. ____ of the congress can override a veto: 2/3