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                General

             1. What are the Branches of Government?

             2. What is the Separation of powers system? provide an example?

             3. What is the Checks and balances system? provide an example?

             4. The Line-Item Veto

a. Who thought of it? b. What was it designed to do?

c. Who ended it?      d. What American Government principle is this an example of?                    



         The President/the Executive Branch

      1. What are the requirements to be President?

      2. How many terms does the President serve for, and how long are they?

      3. Who takes over after the President and Vice-President?

      4. What is the proceedure for transfer of power from the President to the Vice-President?

      5. ESSAY-What are the powers of the President?

      

           The Congress/the Legislative Branch

        1. What are the requirements to be in Congress?

        2. How many members of both Houses of Congress are needed to override a Presidential veto?

        3. How many Senators and Representatives are there?

        4. ESSAY-What are the powers of the Congress?



             The Supreme Court/The Judicial Branch

          1. How many members of the Supreme Court are there?

          2. What does a law clerk do?

          3. What is the role of the Supreme Court?

4. ESSAY discuss briefly discuss the following Court cases:

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. US v. Nixon

c. Miranda v. Arizona

d. Clinton v. Jones

Discuss the background, facts, and what the Court decided.

          

              The US Constitution            

           1. What does the First Amendment say?

           2. What does the Fourth Amendment say?

           3. What does the Fifth Amendment say?

           4. What does the Sixth Amendment say?

           5. What does the Twenty-Fifth Amendment say?