Basics
The Constitution.
What is the supreme law of the land?
27
How many amendments does the constitution have?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What are the three branches of government?
This branch writes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
435 Members
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
The United States has this form of government.
What is a republic?
This protects the rights of Americans.
What is the Bill of rights?
The President is in charge of this branch.
What is the executive?
100 members
What is the amount of senators?
2 Years
How many years does a U.S representative serve for?
Forms the Government
Defines the government
Defines parts of the Government
Protects the rights of the people
What does the Constitution do?
This document states Americans are free from British control.
What is the Declaration of independence?
Everyone must follow the law.
What is the rule of law?
The 2 parts of Congress.
What is the house and the senate?
The number of Senators each state has.
What is 2?
This phrase refers to:
Popular poverty
Consent of the governed
and
Self-government
What is "We The People"
Life, Liberty and Happiness are in this founding document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
One document that influenced the Constitution.
What is:
Declaration of independence,
Articles of Confederation,
Federalist papers
6 years
How long is a term for a senator?
Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson.
Who are Wisconsin's senators?
A change made to the constitution.
What is an amendment?
The economic system of the U.S.
What is Capitalism?
The reason there are three branches of government.
What is to stop one from becoming too powerful?
One power of the U.S. Congress.
What is writing laws, declaring war, or making the federal budget?
The representative for the 8th district of Wisconsin.
Who is Tony Wied?