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** 12/2/11 **

** Constitution Search **

Answers will be in Article 1 (Legislative), 2 (Executive), or 3 (Judicial) 1. What is the length of a term of office for members of the U.S. House of Representatives? The length of the term of a representative is 2 years. 2. How old do you have to be in order to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? You have to be 25years old to be a representative. 3. Who has the power to propose a law to raise taxes? The legislative branch had the power to raise taxes. 4. Who has the sole of power of impeachment? (kicking someone out of office) the judicial branch had the power to impeach 5. What is the length of a term of office for members of the U.S. Senate? The length is 6 years 6. How old do you have to be in order to be a member of the U.S. Senate? You have to be 30 years or older. 7. Who must approve people, like ambassadors, judges and cabinet members, that the president appoints? The executive branch is the one who approves people to be a part of the government. 8. Who must approve any treaties that are made with foreign countries? The judicial branch must approve treaties in other countries 9. Who has the sole power to try impeachments (bring to trial)? The people who make the laws is the legislative branch 10. Who can make laws? (legislative powers) The congress has the power to declare war 11. Who has the power to declare war? The thing that congress can do is that try to get 66% of the people to vote to have the law passed 12. What can the Congress do if the president vetoes one of their bills? The people who has the legislative branch 13. Who has the power to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution? (answer is in Article 5) The term for the president is 4 years 14. What is the length of a term of office for the president of the United States? The age you have to be to be the president is 35 years. 15. How old do you have to be in order to be president of the United States? The person who has the most power to approve the laws or veto is the president 16. Who has the power to approve or VETO laws? The person who has the power to make treaties with foreign countries is the president 17. Who has the power to make treaties with foreign countries? The people who had the most power to nominate judges to the supreme court is the legislative branch. 18. Who has the power to nominate judges to the Supreme Court? The people who has the power to nominate judges to the supreme court is the legislative branch. 19. Who has the power to nominate ambassadors, judges and cabinet members? The executive branch has the power to nominate ambassadors, judges and cabinet members 20. Who is the Commander in Chief of all U.S. military forces? The commander in in Chief of all U.S. military forces is the president 21. What is the length of a term of office for the Justices of the United States Supreme Court? The length of term of office for the Justices of the United States Supreme Court is unlimited. 22. Who has the power to review all laws and treaties of the United States? The branch who had the power to review all laws and treaties is the judicial branch. 23. Who has the power to settle disputes involving the United States? (When someone sues the government) The president. 24. Who has the power to settle disputes between different states? the person who can settle disputes in different states is the president. 25. Who presides over any impeachment trial of the president of the United States? (They bang the gavel, call witnesses, etc…)

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10/27/11 __**//What does the Declaration do?//**__ 10/28/11 Choose 3 battles of the Revolutionary war: explain the who,what,when, and where for each, write at least 2 higher level questions.

Battle of Bunker Hill: One of the main men was Arnold Benedict because he raised a force of 400 men to attack the British at fort Ticonderoga.on may 10 1775 the patriots quickly took the fort and its large supplies of weapons.how long did it take to get a group of 400 men? How long was the war?

Battle of Yorktown: in 1781 the war was going badly for the patriots.