US Government
What are executive, legislative, and judicial?
This is what the first ten amendments to the US Constitution have commonly been referred to as.
What is the Bill of Rights?
He is the current President of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
Along with the freedom of the press, assembly, and petition, this right is one of the most commonly cited rightsof the First Amendment.
What is the freedom of speech?
This group of 9 judges is often thought of as one of most powerful parts of the US Government. They decide whether or not laws are constitutional.
What is the Supreme Court?
Who is the President?
The 20th Amendment limits the President to this number of terms.
What is two?
This is what officially elects the President after the people vote.
What is the electoral college?
This amendment gives you the right to own weapons.
What is the second amendment?
DAILY DOUBLE.
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This city refused to follow the Brown v. Board of Education decision which required school integration.
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This is the current number of voting members of the US House of Representatives.
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This a group of advisers to the President who run the different departments. They normally are referred to as Secretary of …
What is the Cabinet?
This is a responsibility of US citizens that involves selecting the leaders of your local, state, and national government.
What is voting?
He was the first US President to resign from office due to the Watergate Scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This is the motion used in the US Senate to end debate.
What is cloture?
This amendment gives all powers not awarded to the Federal Government to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
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This is the number of Electoral Votes you need to be elected president.
TRUE OR FALSE: Both citizens and non-citizens are responsible for following all laws.
This group from history was opposed to the US Constitution because it gave too much power to the federal government.
Who are the Anti Federalists?
This position is filled by the oldest member of the US Senate from the Majority Party. Currently held by Senator Patrick Leary (D-VT).
What is the President Pro Tempore?
Because of the Reconstruction Amendments, slavery was abolished (13th Amendment), African Americans were given citizenship (14th Amendment), and this under the 15th Amendment.
What is the right to vote?
He was the first Vice President to succeed to the Presidency in 1841. One of his grandchildren is still alive today!
Who is John Tyler?
This is type of news is that seeks to spread lies. Both citizens and non-citizens are responsible for stopping this.
This Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans were entitled to separate but equal accommodations.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?