Group 1
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution.
What stops one branch from being too powerful?
Checks and Balances
Who is the first president?
George Washington
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
18
What do we call the first ten amendments
Bill of Rights
What are the two parts of Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil War
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
What does the judicial branch do?
review laws
What is one right to the first amenement?
Speech, press, religion, assembly, or petition
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Vice President
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
Who signs bills to become laws?
president
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Vice President
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Who has the power to veto bills?
President
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Constitution
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
vote in a federal election
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Speaker of the House
How many amendments are there?
27
What is the highest court in the land?
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
Print Money
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
There were 13 original states. Name three.
Rhode Island, South Carolina, North Carolina