Government Power
This government has the power to issue money
This person was the first President of the United States
General George Washington
What is a change to the Constitution called?
Amendment
How many branches of government are there?
3
What is the highest court in the country
The Supreme Court
This Government has the power to set up schools
State government
This person was the first Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
How many changes to the Constitution have there been in the history of the US?
27
This branch of government makes laws
Legislative branch
How many US Senators are there?
100
This government has the power to collect taxes
Both State and Federal Governments
This person was the first Secretary of War
General Knox
The first amendment protects...
rights such as freedom of speech and religion
This branch of government decides the meaning of laws
Judicial branch
A veto means to
Reject a law
This government sets up an army and navy
Federal Government
This person as the first Attorney General
Edmund Randolph
The second amendment gives
The right to bear arms
This branch of government can suggest laws
The official ceremony to make someone President
Inauguration
This government runs elections
State government
This founding father was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The fourth amendment says...
the police cannot search people or homes without could reason (probable cause)
How many supreme court justices are there
9
On what date does a Presidential Inauguration take place (Hint: It was not too long ago)
January 20th (unless the 20th falls on a Sunday)