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Bill of Rights
Constitution A
Constitution B
Constitution C
Misc.
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True or False. As an American citizen, you do not have a right to own a gun.
False
100
Who is head of the executive branch?
President
100
Who writes the laws of the U.S?
Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate)
100
The role of Congress is to:
Make laws
100
What was our country’s first constitution called?
The Articles of Conferderation
200
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
200
Government authority in the U.S. is limited by the separation of powers. What does the judicial branch do?
reviews the way laws are applied
200
The number of Representatives a state gets depends on:
the number of people in it (population)
200
Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by:
The president
200
Lisa, Patrick, Alvin, Yoshi, and Steven were having a peaceful protest on the corner of Claremont Parkway and Webster Avenue in the Bronx. The protest was against the United States government's decision to go to war in Iraq. While they were protesting, a group of police officers broke up their demonstration and told them that they could not continue having their protest. The police violated the group's ____________ Amendment rights
First
300
The Bill of Rights appear in which document?
The Constitution
300
How many Senators does each state have?
2
300
Why was the Constitution written? A. to protect people from a strong national government B. to protect the rights of individuals C. to guarantee local governments rights D. all of the above
Answer D
300
Who is the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
300
In recent newspaper articles, journalists have written that the current governor of New York should step down from his position and leave office. True or False. The journalist can get in trouble for writing bad things about the governor.
False
400
This amendment says, “you don't have to let soldiers live in your house, except if there is a war, and even then only if Congress has passed a law about it.”
What is the third amendment?
400
How many consecutive years can a president run?
8 years
400
The Constitution became law of the land in:
1788
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The Constitution establishes a system of _______________.
Democracy
400
What does the word “democracy mean?
Rule by the people
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What are all the rights/freedoms mentioned in the First Amendment?
Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Right of Assembly, Right to Petition
500
The right to admit new states to the U.S. belongs to:
Congress
500
Powers not given to the U.S by the Constitution and not forbidden to the states are reserve to:
The states or the people
500
Where does the government get its power?
The People
500
Our first Vice President was:
John Adams