Principles of American Government
The supreme law of the land.
What is the US Constitution?
The part of the federal government that writes laws.
The person in charge of the Executive Branch of government.
Who is the US President?
The two parts of the US Congress.
What are the Senate and the House (of Representatives)?
Highest Court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
The number of Constitutional amendments.
What is 27?
What are legislative, executive and judicial OR what are Congress, President and the courts?
The number of years for which a US President is elected.
What is four (4)?
The number of US Senators.
What is 100?
What is 9?
This is how changes are made to the US Constitution.
What are amendments?
The economic system of the United States.
What is capitalism OR free market economy?
The executive branch has many parts. Name a part of the executive branch.
What are President, Cabinet, federal departments and agencies?
The number of voting members in the US House of Representatives.
What is four hundred thirty five (435)?
The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The concept that everyone must follow the law, leaders must obey the law, government must obey the law and no one is above the law.
What is the rule of law?
This procedure decides who is elected president and provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
What is the Electoral College?
Current US Senators from Tennessee
Who are Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty?
A responsibility of the judicial branch.
What is reviewing law, explaining laws, resolving disputes (disagreements) about the law and deciding if a law goes against the US Constitution?
The form of government in the United States.
What are republic, constitution-based federal republic and representative democracy?
The purpose of the 10th Amendment.
What is the amendment that states powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people?
Role of the President's cabinet.
What is advise the President?
Who is Mike Johnson?
A reason why Supreme Court justices serve for life.