Constitution
This document outlines the responsibilities and structure of the US government and describes the rights of citizens.
What is the constitution?
Originally in the U.S., only these persons could vote.
Who are white male property owners?
Cuba, China, and North Korea have a one-party government system also called this.
What is a dictatorship?
12 x 243
What is 2916?
There have been __________________ presidents in the Unidted States.
What is 45?
One of the three branches of government established by the constitution.
What is executive, legislative or judicial?
The thirteenth amendment adopted in 1865 abolished slavery and the 14th, in 1868 gave former slaves this.
What is citizenship?
Parties develop a platform during presidential elections. Issues in the platform are called this.
What is a plank?
Estimate the product of 42 x 387.
What is 16,000?
Persons in this branch of government serve a life term.
What is the Judicial or the Supreme Court?
This branch is elected, consists of 535 people and enacts laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Wyoming was the first state to grant ____________ the right to vote and Congress ratified the 19th amendment for all in this group in all states in 1920.
Who are women?
Some consider themselves Democrats or Republicans. Others are ________________ and switch parties depending on the issues or candidates.
What are Independents?
2,192/32
68 r16
Daily Triple
This month we have been studying these.
What are social studies and math?
Daily Double
This is a term used to describe when power is shared between the states and federal government.
What is federalism?
In 1870 this group was given the right to vote once the 14th amendment pass.
Who are African American males?
Daily Double
Interest groups try to influence political decisions. PACs help to raise money, support union interests, some are formed to support the ideas of members Congress. PAC stands for.....
What is a political action committee?
Solve for y: 2,000/y=40
a. 5
b. 50
c. 500
d. 5,000
Wat is c. 50?
Disenfranchisement makes it hard for persons to exercise their right to vote. Name one form that has been used on blacks as well as poor whites and was made illegal by the 24th amendment in 1964.
What is a poll-tax?
The three branches of government are designed to check and _____________ each other.
What is balance?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Each political party has an animal as a symbol. Democrats, the oldest party is the donkey. The third party or the Republican is this.
What is the elephant?
Money raised from a bake sale totals $3,600. Each person bought $16 worth of baked goods. The school newspaper incorrectly reported that 25 people came to the bake sale. This number of people actually went to the bake sale.
What is 225?
Current government actions are words used to describe public policy. Voters help shape public policy by doing this.
What is voting?