Amendments
What is an amendment?
What is, a change or addition to the constitution.
What is a powerful civic actor?
What is people who work to make a difference in their communities' quality of life.
What are the three branches of government?
What are, legislative, judicial, and executive
How often do we vote for a president?
What is, every four years
Who is the mayor of Chicago?
What is Lori Lightfoot
What is the fourth amendment?
What is, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
Name one of the powerful civic actors we learned about in class
Accept any possible correct answer
What branch does the President and his cabinet belong to?
What is the Executive branch
How old do you have to be to vote in the United States?
What is 18
What are the two major political parties in the United States? Hint: Red & Blue (Donkey and Elephant)
What are democrat and republican
What are some of the rights the 1st amendment guarantees?
What is, guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.
What are the three types of participation?
What is, participatory,
What branch does the Supreme Court belong to?
What is the judicial branch
What are Jim Crow laws?
What are, "Jim Crow Laws” purposefully limited African Americans' ability to engage with the political and public spaces.
What was the name of the civic actors that came to visit our class?
What is, Freeskate
How many amendments does the Bill of Rights Have?
What is, 10
What are some things civic actors do to make a difference?
What is volunteer, march, protest, petition
What branch is the most powerful?
What is, they are all equally powerful
Name the requirements to be allowed to vote in the United States
what is: be a US citizen, be 18, reside in the area you are voting in, and you are registered to vote
Tell us anything you've learned about Mrs. Perez or Cabrera!
What is: accept any reasonable answers
What is the 6th amendment?
What is, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial.
Name on thing YOU can do to become a powerful civic actor!
What is: accept any possible answer
What is the name of the 46th president?
What is Joe Biden
What is, who is the governor of Illinois?
What is J.B. Pritzker
Who are your favorite teachers?
Who are Mrs. Perez and MX Cabrera :)
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