American Government
What does the Constitution do?
Sets up government & outlines rights
nine
The two houses of Congress
the House of Representatives (435)
the Senate (100)
Vice President
Name one right covered in the First Amendment
Speech
Religion
Assembly
Petition
Press
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
John Roberts, Jr.
The reason some states have more House Representatives than other states
population
Speaker of the House
Name two of the rights established in the Declaration of Independence based on John Locke's philosophy
Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness (Property)
What is a change or an addition to the Constitution?
an Amendment
The number of Senators from Texas
two (Ted Cruz & John Cornyn)
What the President can do if he disagrees with a law passed by Congress
Veto (other possibilities though)
Name a responsibility of a citizen
Serve on a jury
Pay taxes
Serve in the military in case of a war (draft)
the name of the first ten amendments
The Bill of Rights
The name of the court case that requires police officers to notice suspects of their rights
Miranda v. Arizona
The length of a Senatorial term & the length of a House Representative term
six years (33% of Senate up for election every 2 years)
two years
The number of days the President can send troops into battle without Congressional Approval
60 days
Name two ways citizens can freely participate in the American political system
Vote
Join a political party
Help with a campaign
Run for office, etc.
The system that prevents any branch of government from having too much power
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
The Supreme Court case that establishes Judicial Review (right of the Supreme Court to decide what is constitutional)
Marbury v. Madison
Voting Members in the House of Representatives
435 =3 Observers
Name of two cabinet level positions
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, State, Attorney General, Labor, Treasury, etc...
Name and describe an amendment that gave more people the right to vote
15th Amendment African American Males
19th Amendment Women
24th Amendment Poll Tax
26th Amendment 18 Years Old