Declaration of Independence
What was the goal of the Declaration of Independence?
For the colonies to declare independence from the King of England
What are the three sections of the Constitution
Who writes the bill?
The committee
How old do you (at least) have to be to be a Representative?
25
How long do you need to have lived in a state to run for Senate?
9 years
What were the two main sections of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the purpose of the Articles of the Constitution
To explain how the federal government will be structured
If the first chamber votes yes on a bill, where does it go?
To the other chamber
True or false: Representatives represent an entire state
False- they represent one district
How many Senators does Texas have?
2
The following quote is from the Declaration of Independence:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution"
(true or false)
False - this is from the Constitution
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments called?
The Reconstruction Amendments
What are the Presidents two options when they receive a bill?
Sign it into law or veto it
True or false- The House of Representatives is more effected by gerrymandering than the Senate
True
If someone were to say that the Senate was less democratic than the House, what would their argument be?
That states with fewer people have equal representation to states with more people, which makes the ratio of person per Senator different in each state, so some peoples' voices (in less populated states) are heard more loudly than those in other (more populated) states
Who wrote a letter asking that the founding fathers consider women's rights as they wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Abigail Adams
What is the 19th Amendment?
The Amendment giving women the right to vote
What do both the House of Representatives and the Senate do after they discuss and debate a law?
Vote on it
How is the number of representatives determined per state?
It is determined by population
What is a special power that the Senate has?
To advise and consent to Supreme Court nominees
Why do some Amendments contradict each other?
Because Amendments can only be added to change things and cannot be taken away
Where does a filibuster come into play?
When the Senate is debating a filibuster can make it so they cannot end debate and actually vote without a supermajority (60) votes to end debate
The House can write Articles of Impeachment against a President
Which of these is not a power of the Senate: the power of the purse, the power to declare war, the power to declare something unconstitutional, the power to write laws