*unsure Flashcards

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What does the Constitution do?

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  • sets up the government
  • defines the government
  • protects basic rights of Americans
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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

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  • speech
  • religion
  • assembly
  • press
  • petition the government
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Who makes federal laws?

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  • Congress
  • Senate and House (of Representatives)
  • (U.S. or national) legislature
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How many U.S. senators are there?

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100 U.S. Senators

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Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

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PAT TOOMEY- is one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators now.

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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

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We elect a U.S. Representative for 2 years

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Name your U.S. Representative….

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Ryan A. COSTelle is your U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

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Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

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  • (because of) the state’s population
  • (because they HAVE MORE PEOPLE)
  • (because) some states have more people
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Who vetoes bills?

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the president

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What does the judicial branch do?

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  • reviews laws
  • explains laws
  • resolves disputes (disagreements)
  • decides if a law goes against the Constitution
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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9 justices.

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Who is the chief justice of the United States now?

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John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr)

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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

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  • to print money
  • to declare war
  • to create an army
  • to make treaties
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

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-Paul D. Ryan

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There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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  • 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)
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What is one responsibility that is only for a United States citizen?

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  • serve on a jury

- vote in a federal election

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Name one RIGHT that is only for United States citizens

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  • vote in a federal election

- run for federal office

18
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What are 2 rights of everyone living in the United States?

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  • freedom of expression
  • freedom of speech
  • freedom of assembly
  • freedom to petition the government
  • freedom of religion
  • the right to bear arms
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

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  • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
  • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
  • because they didn’t have self-government
20
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How wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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TJ TJ TJ TJ TJ Thomas Jefferson

21
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When was the Constitution written?

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1787

22
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

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ALEXANDER HAMILTION: The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

  • James Madison
  • John Jay
  • Publius
23
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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  • 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”
24
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

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CIVIL WAR - war fought by the United States in the 1800s

25
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?

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JIG

- JAPAN, ITALY, GERMANY

26
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Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

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World War II

27
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr do?

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  • fought for civil rights

- worked for equality for all Americans

28
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Where is the States of LIBERTY

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  • LIBERTY ISLAND
  • New York (Harbor)
  • also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson River