Foundations of Government
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Hodgepodge
100
When the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
(Month, day, year)
When was July 4th, 1776?
100
Where the Legislative Branch's powers are outlined in the Constitution
What is Article I?
100
The presidential power to reject a bill sent to them by Congress
What is veto?
100
The current number of Supreme Court Justices
What is 9?
100
This head of the Executive Branch is elected every 4 years
Who is the President?
200
An addition to the Constitution
What is an amendment?
200
The legislative assembly whose size depends on a state's population
What is the House of Representatives?
200
The month of the year when the president is elected
What is November?
200
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
The first 3 words of the Preamble of the Constitution
What is "We the People"?
300
A system where power is constitutionally divided between a national government and regional, state, or provincial government
What is federalism?
300
The legislative assembly whose size depends on a state's existence
What is the Senate?
300
Where the Executive Branch's powers are outline in the Constitution
What is Article II?
300
Rights and freedoms found in the 1st Amendment
What is freedom of religion, speech, petition, press, and assembly?
300
The power to provide education to children, build infrastructure, and provide for public safety are reserved for this particular government
What are the states?
400
The supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution?
400
A member of the House of Representatives represents a _________. A member of the Senate represents a _________.
What is a district? What is a state?
400
The role of the president while acting as leader of the armed forces and military
What is the Commander in Chief?
400
Where the Judicial Branch's powers are outlined in the Constitution
What is Article III?
400
The branch responsible for deciding the constitutionality of laws or actions by other branches of the government, as well as settling disputes between states
What is the Judicial Branch?
500
Obey laws, defend the constitution, and renounce allegiance to other countries
What are 3 things you promise when you become a United States citizens?
500
A member of the House of Representatives serves for a ________ term while a member of the Senate serves for a ________ term.
What is 2 year term (Rep) and 6 year term (Senate)?
500
The system that establishes who becomes president if the current president can longer serve, starting with the Vice-President, then Speaker of the House, then various Congressional Leaders and Cabinet Members
What is the Presidential Line of Succession
500
This prohibits state and federal governments from setting up churches, passing laws that aid a religion, or favor one religion over another
What is the Establishment Clause?
500
The president who served the shortest term of 32 days
Who is William Henry Harrison?