Civics Mishmash
This person served as Jimmy Carter's Sec. of Agriculture
Who is Bob Bergland?
These are the qualifications to be President
Who is 35 years old, Natural born citizen, 14 year resident?
This dept. manages the armed forces
What is the Dept. of Defense
He orders troops into battle
Who is the Commander in Chief?
CNN10: Sandra Day O'Connor passed away recently.
She was the first what?
A. 1st female on the moon
B. 1st female Supreme Court Justice
C. 1st female Vice President
D. 1st female Congresswoman
1st female Supreme Court Justice
Name the Presidents that have been impeached
Andrew Johnson- violating the Tenure of Office Act
Bill Clinton - lied about having an affiar w/intern
Donald Trump (2) - abuse of power & incitement of insurrection
This is the amount of times a President has lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College
What is 5 times?
This dept. plans and carries out the nation's foreign policy
What is the Dept. of State?
He signs a bill, introduces ideas for bills during State of the Union Address
Who is the Legislative leader?
CNN10: Congress is struggling with funding for Israel and Ukraine because Republicans want to make sure we have funding for_____ first
A. our roads and bridges
B. our southern border
C. a new Capitol
D. our schools
Our southern border
Qualifications to be in the US Senate:
Qualifications to be in the US House:
US Senate: 30 years old, 9 year citizen, live in state
US House: 25 years old, 7 year citizen, live in district they represent
This is the only job the VP has as outlined by our Constitution
What is to preside over the Senate?
This dept. is responsible for all aspects of law enforcement
What is the Dept. of Justice?
He tries to be peacemaker with other countries and make treaties
Who is Chief diplomat?
This international group met in Dubai and made a historic climate pledge
A. European Union
B. United Nations
C. World Health Organization
D. Red Cross
The United Nations
This is when we hold our general elections
What is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?
This is the most years a President can be in office
What is 10 years?
This dept. supervises trade, promotes US businesses & tourism
What is the Dept. of Commerce?
He is the symbol of the USA
Who is the Head of State?
President Biden is making efforts to make sure _____ isn't spreading misinformation ahead of the 2024 election.
A. President Trump
B. Republicans
C. AI technology
D. newspapers
AI technology
This is the Bill of Rights
What are the
1. 5 freedoms- speech, press, assembly, petition, religion
2. right to own guns
3. no quartering soldiers
4. no unreasonable search & seizure, warrant
5. right to not self incriminate, double jeopardy
6. right to a speedy trial, right to a lawyer
7. jury trial in cases over $20
8. no cruel & unreasonable punishment
9. certain human rights not listed in the constitution can't be taken away
10. rights not listed given to states/people
This President was elected to 4 terms & this amendment mandated a 2 term limit
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What is the 22nd Amendment?
This dept. manages and protects nations public lands and natural resources
What is the Dept. of Interior?
He makes sure laws are being faithfully carried out
Who is the Chief Executive?
Which country voted to take over an oil-rich region in the neighboring country of Guyana?
A. Venezuela
B. Chile
C. Argentina
D. Brazil