By the Name
Name of our school principal.
Mr. Cuevas
The length of one presidential term.
4 years.
This document is believe to be the "law of the land"
The Constitution
Month when we elect a new president.
November
Capital of our state.
Sacramento
Name of the person who would replace the President should he no longer be able to serve.
Kamala Harris.
The length of one term in the U.S. Senate PLUS the length of one term in the U.S. House of Representatives= _____
6 PLUS 2 = 8
The idea that no one is above the law is embodied in this principle...
Rule of law
We elect a senator every _______ years.
6
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***
List three of the freedoms in the First Amendment.
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition
Name of the branch in charge of interpreting laws.
Judicial
Number of total senators for 37 states.
74
These three words in the Constitution embody the idea of self-government.
WE THE PEOPLE
We elect a House of Representatives member every ______ years.
2
The number of members a state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives depends on the state's _______________.
Population
Name of the body that advices the President.
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***
# of Supreme Court Justices PLUS the year in which the Constitution was ratified.
9 PLUS 1787= 1796
The equivalent of separation of powers...
Checks and balances
Year during which the colonies declared independence from Britain.
1776
TRUE OR FALSE?
Attorney General is an actual Cabinet-level position and not one voted on by the people.
TRUE. President appoints his attorney general; people do not choose him/her.
Name of the Chief Justice and Name of your U.S. Representative.
Solve the following equation:
# of members in the House of Representatives MINUS total number of Senators, MULTIPLIED by the length of two presidential terms, DIVIDED by the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights= ___________
435 - 100 X 8 /10= 268
Changes to the Constitution are known as...
Amendments
Year in which the Constitution was ratified.
1787.
What is the FIRST AND LAST name of our Governor?
Gavin Newsom