Citizenship 1-25

Set #1

1

This is the "Supreme Law of the Land".

What is the U.S. Constitution?

2

This is what the Constitution does.

What is establishes/defines/sets up our government?

AND/OR

What is protects basic rights of Americans?

3

Setting up the idea of self-government, these three words are at the beginning of the US Constitution.

What is "We the People"?

4

This is the definition for an Amendment.

What is a change or addition to the Constitution?

5

This is what we call the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.

What is the Bill of Rights?

Set #2

1

This was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence.

What is to Declare our Independence from Great Britain?

2

There are this many amendments to the US Constitution.

What is 27?

3

There are 5 freedoms within the first Amendment of the Constitution. This is one of them (Name any or all of them.)

What are Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, and Petition?

4

There are three unalienable rights listed in the DoI. These are two of them (List 2 or all.)

What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?

5

This explains the freedom of religion.

What is the ability to practice any religion you want or to not practice one?

Set #3

1

It is the economic system of the United States.

What is capitalism?

OR

Mixed Market Economy?

2

It is defined as no one (including the government and leaders) is above the law.

What is the Rule of Law?

3

There are three branches of our government. Name one or the body that makes up one of the branches.

What are Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), and Judicial (Federal & Supreme Courts)?

4

These are intended to help prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

What are checks & balances?

OR

Separation of Powers?

5

This body is in charge of the executive branch.

Who is the president?

Set #4

1

They make the federal laws.

Who is Congress/Legislature?

OR 

The Senate/House of Reps

2

These are the two parts of the US Congress.

What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?

3

The senate is comprised of this many senators.

What is 100?

4

Senators are elected to terms of this many years.

What is 6?

5

All states have two senators. Name one of NC's.

Who are Tom Tillis & Ted Budd?

Set #5

1

The House of Representatives is made up of this many voting members.

What is 435?

2

Representatives are elected to terms of this many years.

What is 2?

3

The amount of representatives a state has is determined by the population. NC has 13. This is the representative for our district.

Who is Greg Murphy?

4

They are represented by US Senators.

Who are all of the people of a state?

5

This is why the number of representatives varies by state.

What is representatives are based on a states population.