US Government EOC Review Questions With Complete Solutions

document that contains supreme law of the land correct answer: constitution clause that upholds that the "document" is supreme correct answer: supremacy clause why is our law considered a living document? correct answer: it can be ammended by the Supreme Court and so while it was written a long time ago it is still being changed to this day in which articles of the confederation you will find... correct answer: legislative branch qualifications to be US president correct answer: 1)natural born citizen 2)35 years old 3)lived in the US for 14 years informal qualifications to be president correct answer: 1)good moral character 2)charisma 3)good leadership qualities 20th amendment 22nd amendment 25th amendment correct answer: presidential inauguration and dates term limit for presidents presidential succesion what is the electoral process used in the United States to elect the president? correct answer: electoral college can a president declare war? correct answer: no. that's congress "balance the ticket" correct answer: a)To pick a vice-presidential candidate who represents a different constituency than the presidential candidate b) John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate how does the president "check" congress? correct answer: president may veto how does congress check the president? correct answer: 2/3 of the votes can over ride the veto who has to approve the president's choice for supreme court? correct answer: legislative/congress who has the power to impeach the president? correct answer: congress what are the qualifications for a member of the house? correct answer: 25 years of age a citizen of the United States for at least seven years and a legal resident of the state which elects him. what are the qualifications for a member of the senate? correct answer: 30 years old. 9 years residence. live in the state you represent in which house of congress do anything related to commerce begin? correct answer: house of representatives what is the job of the speaker of the house? correct answer: the