Key content on US history and government for the Praxis Social Studies exam.
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- What are the three branches of US federal government?
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Executive, legislative, judicial- What is the legislative branch responsible for?
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Making laws- What is the executive branch responsible for?
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Enforcing and administering laws- What is the judicial branch responsible for?
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Interpreting laws and deciding constitutional questions- How many senators does each state send to Congress?
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Two- How many voting members does the House of Representatives have?
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435- How many years is a presidential term?
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Four years- What is the highest court in the United States?
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Supreme Court- In what year was the US Constitution ratified?
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1788- What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
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Bill of Rights- Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
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Thirteenth Amendment- Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
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Nineteenth Amendment- Which amendment lowered the voting age to eighteen?
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Twenty-sixth Amendment- What major freedoms does the First Amendment protect?
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Speech, religion, press, assembly, petition- What document formally declared independence from Britain?
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Declaration of Independence
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