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What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Speech (or) Religion (or) Assembly (or) Press (or) Petition the Government
What is the economic system in the United States?
Capitalist economy (or) Market economy
Who makes federal laws?
Congress (or) Senate and House of Representatives (or) Legislature
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Four hundred thirty-five
What does the Constitution do?
Sets up the government (or) Defines the government (or) Protects basic rights of Americans
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Twenty-seven
What is the "rule of law"?
Everyone must follow the law (or) Leaders must obey the law (or) Government must obey the law (or) No one is above the law
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and House of Representatives
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
Two
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
"We the People"
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announced our independence (or) Declared our Independence (or) Said that the United States in free
Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress (or) Legislative (or) President (or) Executive (or) The courts (or) Judicial
How many U.S. Senators are there?
One hundred
Name your U.S. Representative.
Julie Fedorchak
What is an amendment?
A change (or) An addition
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances (or) Separation of powers
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
Six
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
All people of the state
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?
Kevin Cramer (or) John Hoeven
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
The state's population (or) They have more people (or) Some states have more people