Branches
How many branches of government do we have?
3
Who was the 1st President of the USA?
George Washington
Name the document described below...
List of 10 amendments written to protect many rights of the people of the United States.
The Bill of Rights
True or False:
The 3rd amendment states that people do not have to allow soldiers to live in their homes.
True
In 1800, First Lady ____________ and her husband, President John Adams, were the first couple to live in the White house.
Abigail Adams
Name all 3 branches of government
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
4 years
True or False:
A democracy is a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions.
TRUE
True or False:
The 2nd amendment states that the police cannot search people or their homes without good reason.
False: that is under the 4th amendment
The 3 levels of government are...
Federal
State
Local
The Legislative Branch makes __________.
Laws
The president can ____ or reject a bill.
VETO
What does the word REPUBLIC mean?
The people choose the leaders
True or False:
Delegates met at Independence Hall in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention, the same place delegates met in 1776 to declare independence.
True
The number of congressmen is based on the states _______________.
Population size
The executive branch _____ or carries out laws.
executes
The _________ branch approves presidential appointments.
Legislative Branch
In 1787, delegates from the states met in _________(hint: a state) to change the Articles of Confederation. Instead, they wrote a plan for a new government, the Constitution.
Philadelphia
True or False:
The Shays rebellion was in response to the chain of debt happening in Massachusetts?
True
According to the preamble, what are 2 reasons why the Constitution was established?
To form a more perfect union and establish justice.
In the Legislative branch ...
congress is made up of how many houses?
2
1789
In 1751, Pennsylvania lawmakers had a bell made to celebrate freedom. What is this bell called?
The Liberty Bell
The Executive branch decides if laws are Constitutional.
False
What was Shays' Rebellion?
Daniel Shays and others tried to stop state courts from taking property.