Three Branches of Government
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
What are the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments.
What is naturalization?
A process to become a U.S. citizen.
What is a monarchy?
What is federalism?
The power shared between states governments and national governments.
What do we call the Legislative Branch?
Congress
What is the 4th amendment?
No unreasonable searches or seizures.
How long do you have to be a resident to become a U.S. citizen?
5 years
What is an Autocracy?
A government ruled by one person.
What does federalism give the states and national government?
It gives certain powers to the states and certain power to national governments.
What are some powers of the Executive Branch?
Signs laws, makes sure laws are carried out, signs treaties, and appoints supreme court justices.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
What is the naturalization process to become a U.S. citizen?
Being eligible, preparing your application, citizenship interview, and citizenship test.
True or False. An Anarchy government is ruled by a queen or king?
False
How are federal and state powers and responsibilities distributed, shared, and limited by the United States Constitution?
The framers granted a few expressed powers to the national government. They are shared by setting up courts, levying taxes, and spending and borrowing money. They are limited by the 10th amendment.
Who created the Judicial system?
President George Washington.
What year was the women's voting suffrage movement?
1848
True or False. Is it true that if you are married to a U.S. citizen, the time you have to be a resident in the U.S. is shortened?
True
Which government gives people a voice through elected representatives?
Indirect Democracy
Who are the framers and what did they do?
The Framers were delegates to the Constitutional Convention. They helped draft the Constitution of the United States.
Where would you find the powers of the three branches in the Constitution?
The first three articles.
When were the Bill of Rights passed?
December 15, 1791.
When was the first naturalization act passed?
March 26, 1790
Which government is ruled by a few wealthy people?
Oligarchy
What are federalists? What are anti-federalists.
Federalists were with the Constitution being ratified. Anti-Federalists were against it being ratified.