This document is the "Supreme Law of the Land"
It sets up the government and protects the rights of citizens
The Constitution
This position is the head of the executive branch
The President
If the President and VP can no longer serve, this person becomes President:
The Speaker of the House
True or false: US citizens are required to serve on juries
true
This man was the US's first President:
George Washington
The first 3 words of the Constitution are:
We The People
The Senate
The House of Representatives
This branch of government makes our laws:
Congress or Legislative branch
This is the age that citizens can vote on the presidency at:
18
This is the year the Declaration of Independence was adopted:
1776
This is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Arkansas's governor is:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
True or false: Anyone that's lived in the US for 18 years or more can vote
false
These are the main 2 reasons that America declared war on Britain:
Taxation and representation
capitalism
What is the purpose of the President's Cabinet?
To advise the President
This is the name for the system of rules that keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful or doing things without the consent of the other branches:
Checks and Balances
This is the age that all men must register for Selective Service (the draft)
18
Name two of the original colonial states in America:
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Name all five freedoms allowed by the First Amendment
-Speech/expression
-Religion
-Assembly
-Press
-Petition
Name a Senate member or a Representative from the House of Representatives from Arkansas
Senators:
Tom Cotton
John Boozeman
House of Reps:
Steve Womack
French Hill
Rick Crawford
Bruce Westerman
This man is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:
John G. Roberts, Jr.
This is the last day that federal income tax forms can be sent in:
This territory was purchased by the US in 1803:
The Louisiana territory