Citizenship Test
This is the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
This branch makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
These are the first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the study of how people use limited resources.
What is economics?
This means people rule the government.
What is democracy?
There are this many U.S. Senators.
What is 100?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Freedom of speech is found in this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
This is what you give up when you make a choice.
What is opportunity cost?
This part of government is responsible for veteoing bills.
Who is the President?
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments - requires a two-step process under Article V: proposal and ratification.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
What are the two parts of U.S. Congress?
This is opposite of an economy that is based on supply and demand with little government control. This economy has a central government authority that makes all decisions regarding the production, pricing, and distribution of goods and services.
What is a command economy?
This is the system that prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
What is 6 years?
How long is a term for the House of Representatives?
How long is 2 years?
How long do Supreme Court Justice's serve?
What is a lifetime?
When demand is greater than supply, prices usually do this.
What is increase?
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
What is 9?
How can immigrants people become U.S. citizens?
What is through the process of naturalization?
Who are California's U.S. Senators?
Who are Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff?
This amendment gives women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This measures the total value of goods and services produced in a country.
What is GDP?
This system divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?