Government
What are the three branches of government?
Judicial, Executive, and Legislative
What is the term we use to describe the people that wrote the constitution?
The Framers
What is the most popular story that we have seen multiple times on CNN 10 week after week?
The Russian and Ukraine conflict !
What was the first draft of the constitution?
The Articles of Confederation.
Who is Mr. Centeno's favorite superhero?
Batman
What is the term used to ensure one branch can't overpower the other?
Checks and Balances
Who were the two groups debating with one another about the constitution?
The Federalist and anit-Federalist
Why is Putin invading Ukraine?
To prevent western influences from getting to Ukraine
or
To prevent Ukraine from possibly joining NATO
What was the term used to represent when the Anti fed and the federalist came to an Agreement by both sacrificing or making adjustments ?
They Compromised
Where does Mr. Centeno work and what does he do?
Works at the Starbucks in Target and he is a manager.
What are the three levels of government?
Local, State and Federal.
What was one reason as to why the colonies decided to break up with Britain?
High taxation
What is one product being affected by the Global inflationary Shock?
Gas / Fuel
Which articles give the Federal government its, power ?
Articles 1 2 and 3
What is Mr. Centeno's favorite restaurant?
Texas Rd House
What is the focus of the first three amendments of the bill of rights?
1. Freedom of speech
2. Right to bear Arms
3. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner; nor in time of war
What major event caused the Articles of Confederation to be revised?
Shays Rebellion
What is the name of the president of Russia and Ukraine and who is the aggressor and defender in their situation?
Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is the defender.
Do we consider Shays's rebellion a success why or why not?
In the short run no because they lost the battle but in the long run yes because it caused the Article of confederation to be ultimately rewritten.
What are the names of Mr. Shuler's wife and Mr. Centeno's wife to be?
Amanda and Megan
What is the function of all three of the branches of the government?
Judicial: Interprets the law
Legislative:Makes the law
Executive:Promotes the law
What was the number one thing the framers were trying to avoid when writing the Constitution?
They were trying to avoid making the same mistakes as britain.
or
Giving too much power to one sole entity.
What does the term NATO stand for and why does Putin not want Urkraine to join them?
It stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
and
Putin wants to become an empire and wouldn't be able to do so if they joined.
or
He wants to avoid western influences on the country.
What is the difference between the articles of the constitution and the amendments?
Articles cover the government's rights and the amendments cover citizens rights.
What Mr. Centenos favorite quote ?
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called present.