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Act 35 Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the supreme law of the land? | the Constitution |
| The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the U.S. Constitution. What are these words? | We the people |
| What do we call the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution? | Bill of Rights |
| What rights are guaranteed by the first amendment? | freedom of speech, the press, religion, peaceful assembly, and the right to petition the government |
| Which branch of the government enforces the laws and is led by the president? | executive |
| Which branch of the government creates the laws and is led by Congress? | legislative |
| Which branch of the government interprets the laws and is led by the Supreme Court? | judicial |
| Who makes federal laws? | Congress |
| How long do Senators serve? | 6 year terms |
| How many Senators are there, and how is that number determined? | there are a total of 100 Senators in the Congress, 2 Senators for each state |
| How long do Representatives serve? | 2 year terms |
| How many Representatives are there, and how is that number determined? | there are 435 total Representatives in Congress, each state's number is determined by their population |
| How long does the president serve? | no more than two terms, each term is four years |
| What are the requirements for the presidency? | natural born citizen, at least 35 years old, resident of the US for at least 14 years |
| How long do justices of the Supreme Court serve? | they have lifetime appointments |
| How are Supreme Court justices chosen? | they are appointed by the president and approved by Congress |
| Who is commander and chief of the US military? | the President |
| What are the two major political parties in the US? | Democratic and Republican |
| How old do citizens need to be to vote for president? | 18 |
| When was the Declaration of Independence written? | 1776 |
| Which states border Canada? | Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington |
| Which states border Mexico? | California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas |
| What is the longest river in the US? | Missouri River |
| What are the populated US territories? | Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Which ocean borders the west coast of the US? | Pacific Ocean |
| Which ocean borders the east coast of the US? | Atlantic Ocean |
| Who are the two Senators from PA? | John Fetterman and Dave McCormick |
| Who is the current PA governor? | Josh Shapiro |
| What is the highest court in the US? | US Supreme Court |
| What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful? | checks and balances |
| What is the economic system in the US? | market economy |
| Who was the first president? | George Washington |
| When was the Constitution written? | 1787 |
| What US war was fought between the North and the South? | the Civil War |
| Who was Abraham Lincoln? | The 16th president who preserved the Union and wrote the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War. |
| Which wars were fought by the US in the 1900s? | WWI, WWII, Vietnam |
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