Questions Flashcards
- What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
- What does the Constitution do?
sets up the government; defines the government; protects basic rights of Americans
- The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
- What is an amendment?
a change (to the Constitution); an addition (to the Constitution)
- What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government
- How many amendments does the Constitution have?
twenty-seven (27)
- What did the Declaration of Independence do?
announced our independence (from Great Britain); declared our independence (from Great Britain); said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life; liberty; pursuit of happiness
- What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
- What is the economic system in the United States?
capitalist economy; market economy
- What is the “rule of law”?
Everyone must follow the law; Leaders must obey the law; Government must obey the law; No one is above the law
- Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress; legislative; President; executive; the courts; judicial
- What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances; separation of powers
- Who is in charge of the executive branch?
the President
- Who makes federal laws?
Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature
- What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
the Senate and House (of Representatives)
- How many U.S. Senators are there?
one hundred (100)
- We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
six (6)
- Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Alex Padilla; LaPhonza R. Butler
- The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
four hundred thirty-five (435)
- We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
two (2)
- Name your U.S. Representative.
Nancy Pelosi
- Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
all people of the state
- Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
(because of) the state’s population; (because) they have more people; (because) some states have more people
- We elect a President for how many years?
four (4)
- In what month do we vote for President?
November
- What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Joe Biden
- What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Vice President
- If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Speaker of the House
- Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
the President
- Who signs bills to become laws?
the President
- Who vetoes bills?
the President
- What does the President’s Cabinet do?
advises the President
- What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Attorney General; Vice President; Secretary of Agriculture; Secretary of Commerce; Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Education; Secretary of Energy; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Secretary of the Interior; Secretary of Labor; Secretary of State; Secretary of Transportation; Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Secretary of Homeland Security; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- What does the judicial branch do?
reviews laws; explains laws; resolves disputes (disagreements); decides if a law goes against the Constitution
- What is the highest court in the United States?
the Supreme Court
- How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
nine (9)
- Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts