Constitution and Bill of Rights
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constiution?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Chief of Justice
The President
The President
Who was the Father of Our Country?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
George Washington
How old must a citizen be to vote?
21
18 or older
18 or older
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
13 states
original 13 colonies
Because they represent the original 13 colonies
What is an amendment?
addition to the constitution
subtraction to the constiution
An addition to the Constitution
Who makes Federal Laws?
President
Congress
Congress
What is one reason the colonists came to America?
Slavery
Freedom
Freedom
We elect a President for how many years?
2
4
4 years
How many US Senators are there?
50
100
100
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are they?
I have a dream
We the people
We the people...
What are the two parts of Congress?
The State and House
The Senate and the House of Representatives
The Senate and the House of Representatives
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Who does a US Senator represent?
Everyone in US
all people of the state
All people of the state
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
2
435
What are TWO rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom to vote and freedom to rebel
freedom of speech and freedom to worship
Freedom of speech and freedom to worship
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
The Law
Checks and Balances
Checks and Balances
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Indians
Africans
Africans
What are the two major political parties today?
Liberal and Republican
Democrat and Republican
Democrat and Republican
We elect a US Senator for how many years?
4
6
6 years
What is freedom of religion?
you can practice any religion or not practice any religion
you must practice religion
You can practice any religion or not practice any religion
What does the Judicial Branch do?
Only reviews laws
it reviews laws, resolves disputes, and decides if a law goes against the constitution (all of the above)
It reviews laws, resolves disputes, and decides if a law goes against the Constitution (all of the above)
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Constiution was written
Abraham Lincoln was killed
The Constitution was written
What is one responsibility that is only for US citizens?
Follow the law
Serving on a jury
Serving on a jury
We elect a US Representative for how many years?
4
2
2 years