Rights and Responsibilities
We talked about 5 Freedoms that the Bill of Rights give us in the constitution. List as many as you can on your board, 100 points for each correct Freedom.
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Petition, and Freedom of Assembly
Name the three BRANCHES of Government, you get 100 points for each correct answer
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
This branch of Government is in charge of creating the laws, and includes the House of Representatives and the Senate
Legislative Branch
True or False:
People that are not citizens of the United States are allowed to vote in our elections.
False
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch at the Federal level?
The President
WILD CARD
Every year there is the NCAA March Madness Tournament, which has 64 college basketball teams face off to see who is the best. There is a bracket that you can fill out (like our Disney Bracket) to try and predict the outcomes. How many brackets would you have to make in order to have every possible outcome in the tournament?
9,223,372,036,854,775,808
(Over 9 quintillion)
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the Constitution?
A document that describes how the US government is organized
Name the three LEVELS of Government. You need all three correct levels in order to get the points
Federal, State, and Local
What is the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The Senate has 2 members from each state, regardless of their population.
The House of Representatives has members for each state based on their population, and the number of members are not equal to each other
What are the two main responsibilities that you have as an American Citizen?
To vote and to be a good citizen.
DAILY DOUBLE
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch at the State level?
Governor
What is the difference between goods and services, and write down 2 examples of each.
Goods are things/items you can buy, while services are ways that people can help you do or see something.
Goods: Pencils, Cars, Furniture
Services: Movie Theatres, Internet, Uber