______ amendments is to the U.S constitution as over 300 amendments is to the TX Constitution
27
100
True or false, our social responsibilities are found in the Bill of Rights
False
100
We elect our leaders
What is republicanism
100
Impeachment and Veto
What is checks and balances
100
The founders of the Constitution wanted to the Constitution to be flexible, so it could change with the times. How did they achieve this
by making it amendable
200
Where do we find our Individual rights in the Constitution?
What is the Bill of rights
200
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press and to gather together peacefully can be found in which U.S amendment to the Constitution
First
200
the 3 branches what over each other so they do not break the constitutuion
checks and balances
200
Freedom of speech, right to bear arms, requiring of a search warrant
What is individual rights
200
Printing Money is a power that only the Federal Government has which level of government can pass laws about marriage?
State
300
To limit the power of the government they split it into 3 branches, what are they
executive, legislative and judicial
300
How many amendments constitute the U.S bill of rights
10
300
We have levels of government where each level has the ability to self govern as long as they do not create laws that over turn federal laws.
What is federalism
300
Obama defeats McCain and wins the Presidential Election to become the 44th President of the United States
What is Republicansim
300
Identify the Executive leaders at the Federal, State and City (I want their actual names and positions)
President Obama, Governor Perry and Mayor Parker
400
The preamble of the Constitution starts with "We the people" What principle of government does that represent?
Popular Sovereignty
400
TX is a free and independent state with the ability to self govern can be found in Section 1 of the TX Constitution. What principle of government does that represent?
Federalism
400
Everyone is subject to the laws of the land
What is limited government
400
Alien invaders demand to see your leader, you ask them which leader, federal, state, or city leader?
What is federalism
400
John Locke said that everyone had Natural Rights, what are they?
Life, liberty and the ability to own property
500
How many senators are in the U.S congress and how many senators are in the TX legislature
100 and 31
500
All political power is inherent in the people can be found in Sec 2 of the Texas Bill of rights, what principle of government does this represent?
Popular sovereignty
500
People of our country have the ability to determine laws through voting
What is popular sovereignty
500
The people of Ohio vote on new laws proposed by the states legislature. They vote yes on 2 but no on 5 of them and only two new laws are passed.
What is popular sovereignty.
500
John locke said that we had natural rights and rights given to us by law. The rights given to us by law are split into two categories. What are they