citizenship Flashcards
what is the supreme law of the land?
the constitution
what are the first three words of the constitution
we the people
what do we call the first ten amendments of the constitution
the bill of rights
rights and freedoms of the first amendment
religion
press
speech
assembly
petition the government
two rights in the Declaration of Independence
life and liberty
the branches of the government
judicial, legislative, executive
who is in charge of the executive branch
the president
who makes federal laws
congress
two parts/ voting bodies of congress
senate and house of representatives
how many senators are there in total and how many for each state
100, 2 for each state
how long is the term of office for a senator
6 years
name a ct and mass senator
ct: Chris murphy
mass: Elizabeth warren
how many voting members in the house of representatives
435
how long is the term of office for a representative
2 years
ct and mass representatives
ct: rosa delauro
mass: Katherine clark
why do some states have more representatives than others
based on population
how long is the presidents term of office
4 years
in what month is the presidential election
november
if the president can no longer serve who becomes president
vice president
how many justices on the supreme court
9
who is the chief justice
John roberts
who is the speaker of the house of representatives
mike johnson
when was the Declaration of Independence adopted
July 4 1776
what year was the constitution written
1787
who wrote the federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton, John jay, James madison
who is the father of our country
George washington
what territory did the us buy from France in 1803
lousiana
who was president during world war 1
Woodrow wilson
who was president during the Great Depression and ww2
Franklin d roosevelt
why does the us flag have 13 stripes
13 colonies
