Miscellaneous Gov't
Name 3 rights governments should guarantee their people as mentioned in the Declaration of Independence
Life, liberty & pursuit of happiness
How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution since 1787?
27
Thought a lot about logic and had pointed ears
Spock on "Star Trek"
The President's official residence
The White House
How many Cabinet Departments are there?
15
What is meant by the expression "the rule of law"?
NO ONE is above the law
Name the 3 branches of U.S. Government in ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
Meth making science teacher who had cancer
Walter White on "Breaking Bad"
The maximum length any one person may serve as U.S. President
10 years
Name the most recently created Cabinet Department
Homeland Security
U.S. Senators serve a term of ___ years
6
The Constitutional Convention met in what U.S. city in the summer of 1787?
Philadelphia
Girl who was a vampire slayer
Buffy on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Name the power the U.S. President has to say "no" to a bill passed by Congress
veto power
Which President began the tradition of having Cabinet Departments?
George Washington
Why do some states have more representatives in Congress than other states?
Because they have more people/higher population
How many delegates actually attended the Constitutional Convention and did the work of writing the U.S. Constitution?
55
The dog on "Family Guy"
Brian
How many options a President may have when a bill lands on their desk
4...sign it into law
veto it
let it sit for 10 days and it becomes a law w/o their signature
"pocket veto"
Name two of the first four Cabinet Departments created during Washington's administrations
State, Treasury, War (Defense) and Attorney General
Name one of Nevada's current U.S. Senators
Jacky Rosen (D)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D)
After the Constitution was written what was the next step in the process before it officially became "the law of our land"?
ratification
Names of the 6 friends on "Friends"
Monica, Rachael, Phoebe
Ross, Chandler, Joey
Name the 2nd President of the United States
John Adams
Betsy DeVoss is currently the head of which cabinet department?
Education