Vocab
This is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship
Civics
100 points for each correct answer!!
1- How many members are in the Senate?
2- How many members are in the House of Representatives?
3- How Many electors are in the Electoral College?
1- 100
2- 435
3- 538
This is the term refers to each branches ability to make sure no other becomes too powerful.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
What are Mr. Bannon's 3 favorite sports?
1- football
2- Basketball
3- Baseball
The Lawmaking body of a country or state.
A Legislature
The writers of the constitution included this system because they did not necessarily believe that ordinary citizens possessed the wisdom to choose the President directly.
The Electoral College.
This is the name for both houses in the legislative branch
Congress
What is one restriction to free speech?
Private Companies like Snapchat/twitter/etc. Can censor as they deem fit.
Students cant do anything that could distract from learning environment
Defamation/libel- Lies about a person with intent to hurt reputation.
Fighting Words- Words meant to intentionally lead to violence
False advertisements
True Threats- examples would be a threat to hurt someone/a group of people, or shouting “fire” in a movie theater.
Government CAN NOT censor speech based on the content, particularly if it is complaining about said government.
If Yosef was born in Italy but both of his parents are American, what nation could he claim citizenship for?
Trick question- He may claim both American and Italian citizenship
This was the first elected law-making body in America, and was the beginning of representative government in America.
House of Burgesses
Name the 3 Branches and their basic roles.
Legislative- To make Laws
Judicial- To interpret the law
Executive- Enforce the Laws. Includes the President and the departments that assist him to run the country.
Daily Double! (Must get both):
What are the age restrictions of both the House and the Senate?
House: 25
Senate: 30
List the 5 freedoms provided by the first amendment.
R-Religion
A-Assembly
P-Petition/Protest
P-Press
S-Speech
A Republic/Democracy
DAILY DOUBLE- This was the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781
The Articles of Confederation
This compromise/clause of the constitution helped to engrain the practice of slavery into the constitution.
the 3/5ths Compromise/clause
List one detail not specified in Article III (Which established the Judicial Branch)?
It did not specify
how many judges would sit on the Supreme Court,
how many lower courts there would be,
or the process for selecting justices.
This is the number of amendments that have been added to the US Constitution
27
This document is the colonists listing their complaints to the King of England and explaining their right to revolution.
The Declaration of Independance
This group of people feared the establishment of a large federal government and opposed the 1787 ratification of the constitution.
The Antifederalists
This Clause of the Constitution states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
The establishment clause.
What are 2 key differences between the veto of the British Monarch and that of the US President?
-President must explain why he is vetoing.
-Legislature can override the President but not the king.
This amendment to the constitution protects from "illegal search and seizure". What does that mean? (Must have BOTH)
The 4th Amendment
What State was Mr. Bannon born in?
California