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(A) What is the Supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
(A) What does the Constitution do?
1)sets up the government 2)Defines the government 3)protects basic rights of Americans
(A) The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people
(A) What is an amendment?
1)a change to the Constitution 2)an addition to the Constitution
(A) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
(A) What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
1)speech 2)religion 3)assembly 4)press 5)petition the government
(A) How many amendments does the Constitution have?
twenty-seven(27)
(A) What did the Declaration of Independence do?
1)announced our independence from Great Britain 2)declared our independence from Great Britain 3)said that the United States is free from Great Britain
(A) What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
1)life 2)liberty 3)the pursuit of happiness
(A) What is freedom of religion?
You can practice or not practice any religion
(A) What is the economic system in the United States?
1)Capitalist Economy 2)Market Economy
(A) What is the "rule of law"?
1)everyone must follow the law 2)Leaders must obey the law 3)Government must obey the law 4)No one is above the law
(B) Name one branch or part of the government
1)Congress 2)Legislative 3)Judicial 4)Executive 5)President 6)The Courts
(B) What stops one branch of government from being too powerful?
1)checks and balances 2)separation of powers
(B) Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
(B) Who makes federal laws?
1)Congress 2)Senate and the House of Representatives 3)US or National Legislature
(B) What are the two parts of the US Congress?
1)Senate 2)House of Representatives
(B) How many US Senators are there?
100
(B) We elect a US Senator for how many years?
6
(B) Who is one of your state's US Senators now?
1) Markwayne Mullin 2)James Lankford
(B) The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
(B) We elect a US Representative for how many years?
2
(B) Name your US Representatives
1)Kevin Hern 2)Josh Brecheen 3)Frank Lucas 4)Tom Cole 5)Stephanie Bice
(B) Who does a US Senator represent?
All people of the state
(B) Why do some states have more Representatives than others?
1)because of the state's population 2)because they have more people 3)because some states have more people