Constitution
The first 10 amendments are known as what?
The Bill of Rights
What is the Second Amendment?
Right to bear Arms
Name 2 Founding Fathers
Various
Who's job is it to create laws?
What can the president create that is like a law?
Executive Action
What is the Dominant form of Local Government?
The County
Who wrote the US Constitution?
James Madison
What is the First Amendment
Freedom of Speech, Religion, ect.
What document told our Mother Country we were free of their rule?
Declaration of Independence
Who's job is it to enforce laws?
President (Executive)
Who is responsible for Governmental Funding?
House of Representatives
What was the result of large movements to the suburbs after WW2?
Urban Decay
The Constitution is the Framework for what?
The US Government
What is the Third Amendment?
Protection from Quartering of Soldiers
What country did the US break away from?
Great Britain
Who's job is it to Interpret laws?
Supreme Court (Judicial)
How can the Supreme Court check Congress?
Declare laws unconstitutional
What type of Government is our Country, State, County, and City?
Representative Democracy
How Many Amendments does the Constitution have as of 2023?
27
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Protection from self-incrimination/Right of Silence
What popular founding father was our first Secretary of Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
Who can Declare War?
Congress
With a Veto
Who must pay taxes by law?
Anyone with a job (16th Amendment)
How can the Constitution be updated or changed?
What is the sixth Amendment?
What country helped us secure Independence?
France
Who advises the President?
The Cabinet
How can Congress check the President?
2/3rd's majority
Name 3 things our Tax Dollars go to
Various