Rights and Responsibilities
True or False: U.S. citizens have the responsibility to research candidates running for elected office.
True
Who is the head of the executive branch?
The President
How many supreme court justices are there?
9
What is the main job of the legislative branch?
writing laws
What does a mayor do? Who is the current mayor of Minneapolis?
they are in charge of a town or city, and are also the head of the city council (this is part of the legislative branch), Jacob Frey
U.S. citizens have the right to a trial by a ____________, as well as the right to a _______________.
The executive branch carries out ________.
laws
True or false: the Supreme Court hears every case in the country.
false
Does Rhode Island or Minnesota have more representatives in the House of Representatives?
What does a city council member do?
Group of people who govern a town or city, there may be a few or a lot of these individuals
What did 13th amendment abolish (or put a stop to)?
slavery
The president has the ability to ___________ a bill.
veto
What is the highest level of the judicial branch?
the Supreme Court
Does California or Wyoming have more representatives in the House of Representatives?
California
What does a governor do? Who is the current MN governor?
they are the head of the state government, Tim Walz
Who was allowed to vote after the 20th Amendment was passed?
True or False: The president is the commander-in-chief, the head of the armed forces (the military).
True
The judicial branch makes sure that laws follow the _____________________.
constitution
Each state has ________ senators in the senate.
What does a state senator do? Who are Minnesota's current state senators?
Work to create laws and bills, look at the budget, approve/reject presidential appointments, Tina Smith, Amy Klobuchar
The 26th amendment says that anyone _______________ or older can vote.
18
Presidents can create executive ______________.
orders
Who appoints the supreme court justices?
The president
The ________________ and the ____________________________ make up the legislative branch.
senate, house of representatives
What do we call the Senate and House of Representatives together?