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What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts, judicial, etc.
What is an amendment?
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happinesss (2/3 needed)
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights.
What does the Constitution do?
Set up the government, define the government, and protect the basic rights of Americans.
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
One of the following: speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President.
What is the "rule of law"?
Everyone must follow the law, leaders must obey the law, government must obey the law, and no one is above the law.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and House of Representatives.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announced our independence from Britain, declared our independence, said that the US was free.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances, separation of powers.
What is the economic system of the United States?
Capitalist, market economy.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100.
Who makes federal laws?
Congress, Senate and House of Representatives, the Legislature.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27.
We elect each senator for how many years?
6.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2.
Why do some states have more representatives than others?
Because of the state's population being higher than others.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435.
Who is one of your U.S. Senators now?
Patty Murray or Maria Cantwell.
Name your U.S. Representative.
Kim Schrier.
Who does a Senator represent?
All the people of the state.