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CRMS Mrs. Rower's SS
Mrs. Rower's Social Studies Class Study Guides
Question | Answer |
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What are the three branches of the Federal Government? | Legislative, Executive and Judicial |
How many senate seats are in each state? | 2 |
A plan of government is a(n) A. Amendment B. Constitution C. Article D. Rapprochment | B. Constitution |
Which Article of The Constitution sets up the Legislative Branch? (Article 1, 2, 3 or 4) | Article 1 |
How many branches of government are in the Federal Government of the U.S.? | three |
Which branch are the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet in? | The Executive Branch |
What is the name of the document that gives people the "rights"? | The Bill of Rights |
The Supreme Court is in which branch of government? | The Judicial Branch |
When something is added to the constitution, it is called a(n) ________. | Amendment |
The Declaration of Independence was important because________. | It stated that the states were free of Britain. |
The first plan of government implemented by the Framers was called _______. | The Articles of Confederation |
The major reason the Framers from the northern states agreed to allow slave trade to continue was that they ________. | wanted the South to agree to the new national government. |
Which document was ratified in 1788 and was the official plan of government for the United States of America? | The Constitution |
Dividing the government into three branches is known as ____. | separation of powers |
The system of checks and balances was to establish _____. | prevent branches of government from abusing power |
What is the name of the system where no branch has power over the other? | Checks and Balances. |
Which Amendment allows people the right to "Bare Arms"? | The Second |
On September 25, 1789 the first Congress of the United States adopted 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called the | The Bill of Rights |
The complicated system the Framers created for choosing the President is known as | The electoral college |
The final authority, or sovereignty, in the government of the United States is held by the | People |
The members f the House of Representatives have no term limit and their term is | 2 years |
Senators have no term limit and their term is | 6 years |
The President and Vice President term is 4 years and their term limit is | 2 times |
A member of the Supreme Court is appointed by the Presidents with a term limit of | life |
Which of the following school situations involves a First Amendment right? A.Principal searches a student's purse B. Principal searches a student's locker C. Principal suspends a student for picketing the school cafeteria | Principal suspends a student for picketing the school cafeteria |
The right to "due process of law" means that | laws and procedures of government must be fair |
The fourteenth amendment was intended to guarantee the equal protection of the law to _________. | blacks |
The United States is what kind of government? | A federal republic |
The distribution of power in a government between a central authority and the states is ________ | federalism |
Which amendment protects citizens from incriminating themselves? | Fifth |