Principles of Democracy
This is the document that sets up our government and protects our basic American rights.
What is the Constitution?
Made up of two houses, they make our federal laws.
What is Congress?
The length of a presidential term.
What is four years?
This is the age requirement to vote in elections.
What is 18?
He's the current US president.
Who Joe Biden?
The thirteen stripes on the American flag represent this from the before the country began.
What are the 13 original colonies?
This document declared the American colonies free from the rule of Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Only reviewing about 1% of the cases sent to them per year, it is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
If the president can no longer serve due to illness, death, or removal from office, this person takes the job.
Who is the Vice President?
April 15th is the final day Americans can send in for these forms.
What are federal taxes?
It's Massachusetts's capital.
What is Boston?
Being free to practice or not practice this is one of the rights of the First Amendment.
What is religion?
This is when Congress and state governments agree to change or add something to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
The number of US Senators.
What is 100?
Created by George Washington, it includes the Attorney General and the Secretaries of State, Agriculture, Defense, Education, Treasury, and Homeland Security.
What is the president's Cabinet?
The Pledge of Allegiance is said in order to swear loyalty to this literally, and this metaphorically.
What are the flag and the country?
The political party of the current president.
What is a democrat?
The Fourth of July is also known by as this holiday.
What is Independence Day?
These are the freedoms guaranteed by the first Amendment (name at least two).
What are freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition?
The length of a US Representative's term.
What is two years?
The president has two primary options when a bill comes to his/her office: sign it or do this to deny it.
What is veto?
These two rights are reserved only for United States citizens.
What are voting in federal elections and running for federal office?
Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren are two members of this government body.
What is the Senate?
A US Senator represents this group of people: could be large, could be small.
What are the people of a state?
The idea that everybody must obey the law and nobody is above it is known as this rule.
What is the "rule of law?"
Providing schooling, protection and safety are powers given to which level of the government?
What are the states?
The president is also known by this name in respect to their role with the military.
What is the Commander-In-Chief?
The Constitution has changed voting laws with amendments allowing those 18 and older to vote, any race to vote, women to vote, and the banning of this practice to vote.
What is a poll tax?
After being nominated to the Supreme Court in July of 2005 by Pres. George W. Bush, he was appointed the Chief Justice in September of that same year.
Who is John Roberts?
There are 2 three-word names for the practice that preventing one government branch from becoming too powerful.
___ and ___ or ___ of ____
What is checks and balances or separation of powers?