Origins of Government
The branch of government who makes the laws.
What is Congress / legislative branch?
This core principle creates a division of power between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
The power of impeachment is an illustration of this constitutional principle.
What is checks and balances?
What is freedom of religion according to the 1st amendment?
What is the right to practice any religion or no religion at all?
This is a group of people who nominate candidates and conduct political campaigns to win elections.
What is a political party?
This document is the supreme law of the land. No one (even the President) is above it.
What is the United States Constitution?
The idea of self-government and popular sovereignty are in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
What is We the People?
This member of government is the Commander in Chief of the military.
Who is the President?
This right is guaranteed by the second amendment.
What is the right to bear arms?
TRUE or FALSE: A presidential candidate can be elected president without the majority of the popular vote.
What is true?
This is another word for a change or addition to the U.S. Constitution. There are 27 total.
What is an amendment?
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
What is declaring war, printing money, making treaties, creating post offices?
U.S. Senators serve for this many years.
What is 6?
These are the five freedoms of the 1st amendment.
What are speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
The number of votes a state has in the electoral college is based on the number of these.
What is the total number of senators and representatives in Congress?
This is the reason why some states have more representatives in the House than other states.
What is their population size is bigger?
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
What is creating schools, issuing drivers and marriage licenses, and running elections?
This is how the number of US Senators in Congress is decided.
What is 2 from every state / equal representation?
This is the amendment that protects our property against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the 4th amendment?
This is the political party of the President right now.
What is Republican?
This term best describes the agreement of citizens who give up various rights in order to guarantee certain protections from their government.
What is a social contract?
The U.S. Supreme Court declares that a minimum-wage law is unconstitutional. This is an example of which core principle?
What is judicial review?
This was the major reason for dividing power among three branches of the federal government.
What is the make sure no branch becomes too powerful?
The 5th amendment protects us in this way.
What is gives us rights when we are arrested or accused of a crime?
If the President can no longer serve, this person then becomes President.
Who is the Vice President?