U.S

How long do senators serve in office? 6 years

How long do Members of the House in office? 2 years

If the president does not give his/her consent to a law, Congress can still pass it with a 2/3 majoirty of each house.

Which Congressional body has proportional rep. based on population? House Of Representatives

3 branches of government:

1. Judicial

2. Legislative

3. Executive

Why did the annexation of Texas lead to a war with Mexico? Border dispute

How did the Kansas-Nebraska act affect the Missouri Compromise?

Overturned the M. Comp.

Lincoln’s first war goal was to preserve the Union and keep the country together, and NOT get rid of slavery.

What slaves states stayed in the Union? Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri.

What was the Anaconda Plan? Block southern ports, split confederacy,