Constitution
The qualifications to vote are ___________
What is must be 18, be registered to vote (in most states) and live in the state you are voting in.
Which of the three levels of government (federal, state, and local) have three branches of government?
Name the three branches.
What is federal and state, executive, legislative, and judicial?
What is enforce laws?
Name the two parts of the legislative branches
What is Senate and House of Representatives?
Judges in the Supreme Court are called
What is justices?
Freedom of ________ and Freedom of ____________ are two major freedoms given to citizens of Indiana in Article 1 of the state Constitution
What is freedom of speech and freedom of religion?
What is local government?
The ______ and ___________ make up the executive branch of the state government.
What is the governor and lieutenant governor?
Each state has ____ senators in the Federal Legislative Branch
What is 2?
Indiana Supreme Court Justices must retire at the age of
What is 75?
In the electoral college, each state is given electoral votes equal the the number of ___________ and ____________________ they have in Congress.
What is Senators and Representatives?
Name two services provided by the local government.
What is public parks, road maintenance, police and fire departments, public health, collect taxes, oversee garbage and trash pick up?
Presidential Elections occur every _______ years.
What is 4?
The legislative branch is responsible for _________
What is writing laws?
Are the Supreme Court Justices and Court of Appeals Judges elected or appointed positions?
What is appointed?
Rights are ___________________ and responsibilities are __________________________.
What is rights are freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution and responsibilities are things you should do to make your state a better place.
In the Indiana state government, ___ serves as the President of the Senate.
Who is the Lieutenant Governor?
What is sign or veto?
There are _________representatives and __________ senators in the Indiana General Assembly
What is 100 representatives and 50 senators?
The second highest court in the state of Indiana is the _________________. _____________ judges serve on this court
What is Court of Appeals and 15?
Two purposes of Indiana's state constitution (as outlined in the preamble) are _____________.
What is promote fairness, establish justice, maintain public order, right to create our own government?
Name two duties/powers that both the Federal and State Governments have.
What is collect taxes, charter banks, make and enforce laws, provide for the public welfare, build roads, and borrow money?
The Federal Executive Branch is made up of______
What is the president, vice president, and cabinet members?
In the Indiana General Assembly, Representatives serve ________ year terms and Senators serve _______ year terms.
What is Senators serve 4 year terms and Representatives serve 2 year terms?
The role of the Supreme Court is to ensure_____________
the laws passed by Congress agree with the United States Constitution.