Civics 1
One right or freedom from the First Amendment
What is freedom of speech?
(freedom of religion), (freedom of the press), (freedom of assembly), (right to petition the government)
We elect a President for how many years
What is 4 years?
Name one branch or part of the government
What is the Executive Branch?
(Legislative Branch or Judicial Branch)
The month we vote for President of the United States
What is November?
The person in charge of the executive branch
Who is the President?
The name of the President of the United States now
Who is Joe Biden?
The two houses of the U.S. Congress
What are the Senate & House of Representatives?
The person who becomes President if he can no longer serve
Who is the Vice President?
The number of U.S. Senators in Congress
What is 100?
Capital of the US
Washington, DC
United States presidential line of succession
1 Vice President
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives
3 President pro tempore of the Senate
4 Secretary of State
The two major political parties in the United States?
What are Democrats & Republicans?
Term length of senate and house reps
House representatives serves 2 years term
The age citizens have to be to vote for President
What is 18 years old?
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
When was the constitution adopted?
Written in 1787, ratified in 1788,
1788
The supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution?
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years
6 years?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years
What is 2 years?
What is a veto
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
How is the # of representatives each state has determined?
the populations of the people
The highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
What do the 50 stars on the American flag represent?
the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies.
The Commander in Chief of the military
Who is the President of United States?