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  • What does the Constitution do?
    Sets up and defines the governement
  • How many years are there in one term of office for a U.S. Representative?
    2
  • Two rights of everyone living in the United States? (Hint: 1st Amendment)
    Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition, press.
  • When was the U.S. Constitution written?
    1787
  • What is the job of the Executive Branch?
    Enforce laws
  • We have three branches of government to ensure what?
    Separation of powers
  • What is the "rule of law"?
    Everyone must follow the law
  • The idea of self-government s the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
    We the people
  • Who signs bills to become laws?
    The President
  • Who wrote the Declaration of Indepedence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • What document is the Supreme law of the land?
    The U.S. Constitution
  • How many U.S. Senators are there?
    100
  • Who makes federal laws?
    Congress
  • Who is in charge if the Executive Branch?
    The President
  • Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
    The President
  • How many years are there in one term of office for a U.S. Senator?
    6
  • What is the highest court in the United States?
    The Supreme Court
  • The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments added to the Constitution?
    True
  • Each branch of the government interacts with each other to prevent one from becoming too powerful. What is this called?
    Checks and balances
  • What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
    The Constitution was written
  • What did the Declaration of Independence do?
    Declared freedom from Great Britain
  • What is an amendment?
    A change or addition to the Constitution
  • When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
    July 4, 1776
  • What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
    Interpret laws
  • What are the natural rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
    Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
  • What power does the President have over Congress when it comes to passing bills to become laws?
    Veto power
  • Federalists and Anti-Federalists compromised by adding what to the Constitution before it was ratified?
    The Bill of Rights
  • What are the two chambers of Congress?
    The House of Representatives and the Senate
  • What is federalism?
    National power
  • What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
    Make laws
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