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Question | Answer |
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What is the supreme law of the land? (What do all U.S. citizens follow above all else?) | The Constitution |
What is the purpose of the Constitution? | To Guide the US |
What do we call a change or addition to the Constitution? | An Amendment |
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? | Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, Assmembley |
How many amendments does the Constitution have? | 27 |
What did the Declaration of Independence do? | Showed our intent to break away from the UK |
What is freedom of religion? | The Freedom to follow whatever religion you want |
What type of economic system do we have in the United States? | Capitalist |
Name one branch or part of the government. | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? | Checks & Balences |
Who is in charge of the executive branch? | The President |
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? | The House of Representatives & The Senate |
How many U.S. Senators are there? | 100 |
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? | 6 Years |
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators? | Robert Casey JR. & Patrick Toomey |
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? | 435 |
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? | 6 years |
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? | The House of Representatives is based on population |
We elect a President for how many years? | 4 Years |