Principles of American Government
What is the supreme law of the land?
- (U.S.) Constitution
How many U.S. senators are there?
Name your U.S. representative.
Rudy Yakym
The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
- Four Years
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
- The United States
- The flag
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
- Amendments
- The amendment process
Name the three branches of government.
- Legislative, executive, and judicial
- Congress, president, and the courts
Who elects U.S. senators?
- Citizens from their state
Who does a U.S. senator represent?
- Citizens of their state
- People of their state
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
- Citizens
- Citizens of the United States
- U.S. Citizens
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
Twenty-seven
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
- Todd Young
- Jim Banks
How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
- Six years
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
Four hundred thirty-five
What is one way Americans can serve their country?
- Vote - Pay taxes - Obey the law
- Serve in the military - Run for office
- Work for local, state, or federal government
There are three branches of government. Why?
- So one does not become too powerful
- Checks and Balances
- Separation of powers
What part of the federal government writes laws?
- (U.S.) Congress
- (U.S. or national) legislature
- Legislative branch
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
- Write laws
- Declares war
- Make the federal budget
What does the judicial branch do?
- Reviews laws
- Explains laws
- Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
- Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of...
- Expression, speech, assembly, to petition the government, religion
- The right to bear arms
What is rule of law?
- Everyone must follow the law.
- Leaders must obey the law.
- Government must obey the law.
- No one is above the law.
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Mike Johnson
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
- To more closely follow public opinion.
What does the President's Cabinet do?
- Advises the President (of the United States)
How can people become United States citizens?
- Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
- Naturalize
- Derive Citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)