Executive
This person is the head of the Executive Branch.
The President.
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
To make laws.
What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?
To make sure laws are fair, compare laws to the Constitution.
Which Amendment gives American's the right to free speech, freedom of press, and assembly?
The 1st Amendment.
This man was the first Black president.
Barack Obama.
How long does a president serve in one term?
How many senators are in the Legislative Branch?
100 Senators.
How many supreme court justices are there currently?
There are Nine judges.
The right to bear arms (own guns) is what Amendment?
The 2nd.
This president is the oldest president the U.S. has ever had.
Donald Trump 78 Years old.
How many times can a person be elected to the presidency?
Two times.
How many members of the House of Representatives are there?
435 House Members.
How long do the justices stay in office?
For Life.
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10 Amendments.
This president was elected four times. (Hint: Use sources in the classroom)
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What is it called when the president doesn't want to sign a bill into law?
Veto.
How much of Congress needs to vote on a vetoed bill for it to become a law.
2/3rds or Two-thirds.
The supreme court reviews how many bills per year.
85-100 Anything between these two numbers.
The Bill of Rights was created as a part of the...
Constitution.
This president is credited with ending slavery. (Hint: there is a photo of him in the classroom).
Abraham Lincoln.
Name the last 4 Presidents the U.S. has had. (Not counting Trump twice)
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George Bush.
Name one member of Congress. (There are 535 and Maine has 4).
Answers vary.
Name one current Supreme Court Justice.
John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Barrett, and Ketanji Jackson.
How many Amendments does the U.S. have today?
27 Amendments.
Who is the current Vice-President of the United States?
J.D. Vance.