Citizenship
What is the law that has to deal with being born a U.S citizen by your parents citizenship?
Law of Blood
The document that we have used to govern our country for the last 250 years, came after the Articles of Confederation
U.S Constitution
Who is the leader of the executive branch?
The President
Who is the leader of the Legislative Branch?
Congress
Who is the leader of the judicial branch?
The Supreme Court
How many years do you need to a legal permanent resident before you can apply for citizenship?
5
The first idea for a framework of governemnt in the U.S, Shay's rebellion proved why this document was a failure?
Articles of Confederation
What is the name of 1 of the other 3 things that make up the Executive Branch?
Vice President or The Cabinet or Federal agencies
What are the 2 chambers of congress?
The House and Senate
In a court trial, which side gets to talk first on all occasions?
The Prosecutor
Obligation
This document written in 1215, restricted the King's power and established the principle of the rule of law.
Magna Carta
Who gets to choose the cabinet and who has to confirm them?
The president chooses and the senate confirms.
The House of Representatives, by population
The person in charge of keeping the peace in the courtroom is called the.....
Bailiff
The process by which an immigrant becomes a U.S citizen is called?
Naturalization
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to CONVICE the colonist to call for independence from Britain
Common Sense(1776)
Describe the role of the president as the Commander in Chief.
He is the leader of the U.S armed forces
The Vice-President gets a tie-breaking vote in this house of Congress.
The Senate
In a real court case, how many of the jurors have to agree for a verdict to be made?
ALL 12
A child was born on a U.S military base in Japan, only one of the child's parents is a citizen. Is this child a U.S citizen and if they are, by what law?
Yes, Law of Soil
First written agreement for Self Government, written by the pilgrims who first came to America.
Mayflower Compact (1620)
What is foreign policy?
How the U.S interacts with the foreign governments of the world
LIST the 5 steps in ORDER of a bill becoming a law.
1. Introduce
2. Committee
3. Floor Vote
4. Other Chamber
5. The President to veto/sign
How many Supreme Court Justices are there AND why are there that many?
9, and there is that many so the vote never splits in half and there is always a majority.