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| Our current Speaker of the House is ________ | John Boehner |
| The informational advisory group brought together by the President to serve his needs is known as the ________. | cabinet |
| The ________ are the people who live in the district of a member of Congress. | constituents |
| The purpose of a _________ is to iron out the differences in a bill before the bill is sent to the President for his consideration. | conference committee |
| In order to be a Senator, you must be at least ____ years old. | thirty |
| To stop meeting is to _______. | adjourn |
| _______ means that you cannot be tried for the same crime more than once. | double jeopardy |
| The total number of Senators in the United States Senate today is ________. | one hundred |
| The main purpose of the judicial branch is to _________ the law. | interpret |
| A count of the people is known as a ________. This is done by the federal government every 10 years. | census |
| This man, _______, is the current Secretary of Defense. | Leon Panetta |
| A court action to release a person or corporation from unpaid debts is known as ________ . | bankruptcy |
| We live in the ________ congressional district of Kansas. | 3rd |
| According to the Warren Report, ________ shot John F. Kennedy. | Lee Harvey Oswald |
| The _______ states that evidence obtained illegally by the police cannot be used against a person. | exclusionary rule |
| The United States Senate is known as the ________ house. | upper |
| _______ is a formal charge brought against a public official by the lower house in a legislative body. | impeachment |
| A ________ of Congress lasts for two years. They are numbered consecutively. The 111th is currently in session. | term |
| This Congressman, ________, represents us in the 3rd Congressional District of Kansas. | Kevin Yoder |
| In order to be a member of the House of Representatives, you must be at least _____ years old. | twenty five |
| A _______ is given by the court and allows the police to look for evidence | search warrant |
| One purpose of gerrymandering is _______, to diffuse voters of a political party into two districts. | dilution |
| To remove is to ________. | expel |
| The purpose of a ________ is to prevent action on a bill. | filibuster |
| The main purpose of the executive branch is to _______ the law. | enforce |
| An elected member of the House of Representatives serves a ________ year term. | two |
| ________ must be established for a warrant to be issued. | probable cause |
| This body of Congress, the _______, has two members from each state. | Senate |
| Every 10 years, based on census results, seats in the House of Representatives are ________ to reflect changes in the states' respective populations. | reapportioned |
| The current Secretary of State is ______. | Hillary Clinton |
