The Constitution
This is the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
One freedom protected by the First Amendment.
What is freedom of speech? (or religion, assembly, press, petition)
This branch is headed by the President.
What is the executive branch?
The Senate has this many voting members.
What is 100?
The President serves this many years per term.
What is 4 years?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This freedom means you may practice any religion or no religion.
What is freedom of religion?
Congress belongs to this branch of goverenment.
What is the legislative branch?
A U.S. Senator serves this many years.
What is 6 years?
We vote for President during this month.
What is November?
What are "We the People"?
This principle means no one is above the law.
What is the rule of law?
This branch reviews and explains laws.
What is the judicial branch?
States with larger populations have more of these.
What are Representatives?
If the President cannot serve, this person becomes President.
Who is the Vice President?
The Constitution has this many amendments in total.
What is 27?
These are two rights named in the Declaration of Independence.
What are life and liberty? (or pursuit of happiness)
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
The House of Representatives has this many voting members?
What is 435?
Who is third in line of succession for the presidency?
Which branch proposes amendments to the Constitution?
What is Congress? OR
What is the Legislative Branch?
What is the economic system of the United States?
What is a capitalist economy? OR
What is a market economy?
This system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
One of Washington State's current U.S. Senators.
Who is Maria Cantwell? OR Who is Patty Murray?
The President has this role over the military.
What is Commander in Chief?