The Legislative Branch
How many US Senators are there?
100
What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
What is the name of the President of the United States right now?
Donald Trump
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
The Constitution
What is the Rule of Law?
Everyone must follow the law.
We elect a US Senator for how many years?
6
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
Who is Commander in Chief of the military?
The President
What does the Constitution do?
Sets up the government
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom or Assembly
We elect a US Representative for how many years?
2
What does the Judicial Branch do?
Reviews Laws
In what month do we vote for President?
November
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
What is one branch or part of the government?
The President
The Judicial Branch
The Executive Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Courts
Congress
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
What does the President's Cabinet do?
Advises the President
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
Seperation of Powers
Name one of your US Senators
Alex Padilla
or
Adam Schiff
Who appoints a member of the Supreme Court?
The President
What are two cabinet level positions?
Secretary of labor
Secretary of defense
Secretary of the State
Vice President
More (Secretaries of Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health and Human Services; Homeland Security; Housing and Urban Development; Interior; Labor; State; Treasury; Transportation)
What is an amendment?
a change to the Constitution
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the State government. What is one of them?
To provide education
To make schools
To provide protection
To provide police
To provide driving licence