US Government
What branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative
Name the Ohio Governor?
What is the US Constitution?
The framework of our government (multiple answers accepted)
What is one way for citizens to participate in government? 1) obtaining a job 2) running for office 3) picking up trash 4) donating food
Running for office
What branch of government can veto laws?
Executive
What term means to have a respectful conversation and disagreement ?
Civil Discourse
Who gives authority to the government ? 1) the banks 2) the military 3) the churches 4) the people
4) the people (WE the people)
Which right is NOT protected by the U.S. Constitution? 1) Hold a high paying job 2) to write articles about the mayor 3) to gather together in groups 4) to disagree with the government?
What branch of government carries out the laws?
Executive
What county is Hawken School in?
Cuyahoga
The first ten amendments are called? 1) Changes we made 2) general assembly 3) the bill of rights 4) ratification
The Bill of Rights
What is an unalienable right? 1) special district over over schools 2) something people are born with 3) a law allowing people to vote 4) a way to limit the government's power
2) something people are born with
Who has the final authority to adopt or reject laws? 1) the people, 2) the governor 3) the supreme court 4) the general assembly
The supreme court
How many counties is Ohio divided into?
88
How many amendments in the U.S. Constitution?
27
Describe a way you can participate in your community?
Answers will vary
Two
Name both Ohio Senators
JD Vance and Sherrod Brown
Everyone in the U.S is held accountable to the laws. What is this called? 1) Rule of Law 2) Checks and Balances 3) Ratification 4) Supreme Law of the Land
1) Rule of Law
Hawken fourth graders feel that class pets should be mandatory by law. They attend a city council meeting with their families. They ask that a law be created for class pets to be mandatory. What right are they exercising? 1) freedom of religion 2) a speedy court trial 3) to petition the government 4) voting for representatives
3) to petition the government