Rights and Responsibilities
What are the 4 Solanco expectations?
Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Courage
What are the 3 branches of government?
Who is the current president and vice president?
This vocab word means that the President is REJECTING a bill
veto
the first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called...
Bill of Rights
Completing your homework is an example of which Solanco expectation?
Responsibility
To which branch of government is Congress connected?
Legislative
This group advises the president to help him make decisions
the Cabinet
How old do you have to be to vote?
18
The Founding Fathers created the U.S. Constitution so changes could be made as times changes. These changes are called....
amendments
Being an upstander is an example of which Solanco expectation?
Courage, or kindness
This system was designed so that the branches of government have equal power
Checks and Balances
Who becomes president if the president and vice president are not able to perform their duties?
Speaker of the House
What are the 2 main political parties of the United States?
Democrats and Republicans
According to the US Constitution, who gives the power to the government:
the people, the president, or the Congress?
the people
What is the difference between a right and a responsibility?
Rights - something that you have the freedom to do
Responsibilities - something that you should do as a citizen
Which branch of government enforces laws and commands our Armed Forces?
executive branch
This position of the cabinet handles foreign relationships with other countries
Secretary of State
Who needs to approve of a bill before it becomes a law?
must be passed by Congress and signed by the president
What is the purpose of the preamble of the Constitution?
to list the goals for our country
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
it lists the rights freedoms that Americans have that the government promises to protect
The Judicial Branch of government can do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. interpret treaties
B. declare laws unconstitutional
C. hold their offices for life
D. declare war
D. declare war
What is the electoral college?
a group of representatives that votes for the president
The 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which reads
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging The freedom of speech, or the right of the people peaceably to Assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of Grievances”,
is commonly known as...
Freedom of Speech
How many amendments are there in the Constitution?
27