Three Branches
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called?
Bill of Rights
What is the term length for a President?
4 years
How many U.S. states are there?
50
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Madison
What is the main job of the Legislative branch?
Make laws
How many amendments are there?
27
Name everyone involved in the executive branch.
President, Vice President, and Cabinet
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
Packers, Brewers, and Bucks
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret laws
The Constitution is the ______________ law of the land.
Supreme
Name two powers that only the president has.
Veto, Pardons, and executive orders
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa
What is the nickname of Wisconsin?
The Badger State
What are checks and balances.
A system that prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Name the 5 rights that the 1st amendment gives U.S. citizens.
Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government
How many electoral votes does a president need to win an election?
270
What mountain range runs through the eastern half of the United States?
Appalachian Mtns.
In what year did Wisconsin become a state?
1848
Name three supreme court cases that we reviewed over the last week.
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Texas v. Johnson
Snyder v. Phelps
Bond v. United States
What was our country's first Constitution?
Hint: It's not the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Who becomes president if the current president and vice president can't serve?
Speaker of the House
Name at least three of the 5 Great Lakes
Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior
Name the four largest cities by population in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee
Madison
Green Bay
Kenosha