Set 1 Flashcards
- What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
- What does the constition do?
set up the government
defines the government
protects the basic rights of americans
- The idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are the three 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
- How many amendments does the constition have?
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?*
Ted Cruz
- 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.
Steven toth
Dan Crenshaw?
- 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
