*unsure Flashcards
What does the Constitution do?
- sets up the government
- defines the government
- protects basic rights of Americans
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
- speech
- religion
- assembly
- press
- petition the government
Who makes federal laws?
- Congress
- Senate and House (of Representatives)
- (U.S. or national) legislature
How many U.S. senators are there?
100 U.S. Senators
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
PAT TOOMEY- is one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators now.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
We elect a U.S. Representative for 2 years
Name your U.S. Representative….
Ryan A. COSTelle is your U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
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
Who vetoes bills?
the president
What does the judicial branch do?
- reviews laws
- explains laws
- resolves disputes (disagreements)
- decides if a law goes against the Constitution
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9 justices.
Who is the chief justice of the United States now?
John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr)
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
- to print money
- to declare war
- to create an army
- to make treaties
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
-Paul D. Ryan
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
- Citizens 18 and older can vote
- You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
- Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
- A male citizen of any race (can vote)
What is one responsibility that is only for a United States citizen?
- serve on a jury
- vote in a federal election
Name one RIGHT that is only for United States citizens
- vote in a federal election
- run for federal office
What are 2 rights of everyone living in the United States?
- freedom of expression
- freedom of speech
- freedom of assembly
- freedom to petition the government
- freedom of religion
- the right to bear arms
Why did the colonists fight the British?
- because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
- because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
- because they didn’t have self-government
How wrote the Declaration of Independence?
TJ TJ TJ TJ TJ Thomas Jefferson
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
ALEXANDER HAMILTION: The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.
- James Madison
- John Jay
- Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
- STARTED THE FIRST FREE LIBRARIES
- U.S. diplomat
- oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
- first Postmaster General of the United States
- writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
CIVIL WAR - war fought by the United States in the 1800s
