Government Spelling
How do you spell the word for the leader of our country?
What is
president
How many branches of government are there?
What is three?
There are 132 rooms in the White House. If there were two people standing in each room, how many people are standing in the White House.
What is 264?
Who were the only people allowed to vote when the constitution was first written?
Who are white men who owned land?
If you were president what would your first new law be?
Anything goes!
How do you spell the word for when people go and vote for a new president?
What is
election
The president, the vice president, and the cabinet work work in this branch.
What is executive branch?
There are 28 fireplaces in the White House. If there are three logs in each fireplace, how many logs are there altogether?
What is 84?
Besides black people and women, what other group of people was finally allowed to vote. ( I don't mean the 18 year olds)
What are the Native Americans?
What are some of the pets that presidents have had in the White House? What pet would you bring?
What are horses, dogs, cats, and birds?
Anything goes?
If you are born in this country that makes you a
What?
What is
citizen
The senators and the house of representatives work in this branch.
What is the legislative branch?
If it is 3,000 miles to get to the White House from California and you have driven 1500 miles, how many more miles do you have to drive before you get there?
What is 1500 miles?
How old did you have to be in order to vote when the constitution was written? Why did the 18 years olds complain about it>
What is 21?
The 18 year olds had to go fight in a war, but did not yet have the right to vote!
What are the requirements in order to be president?
What else do you think they should have to have?
You must be born in the United States.
Have lived in the US for 14 years in a row.
You have to be 35 years old.
Anything goes!
As a citizen we have rights and we also have ?
What is
responsibilities
The Supreme Court is part of this branch.
What is the Judicial branch?
There are 4,543 words. in the constitution, including all of the signatures. Round that number to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand.
What is
4,540
4,500
5,000
Name two reasons why it was still hard for many Black people to vote even after they were given the right to vote.
What is poll taxes- they made you pay money to vote.
What is a literacy test- you had to take and pass a hard test in order to vote.
If you could elect anyone from Temple Israel to be the next President- not including yourself, who would it be and why?
Anything goes!!
The rules of our country are written on this famous document.
What is
constitution
How many senators work in the congress or legislative branch?
What is 100 or two for each of the 50 states?
Including the 27 amendments- new laws added to the constitution, there are 7,591 total words in the complete constitution. There are 4,543 words not including the amendments. So how many words are just in the amendments?
What is 3,048?
Why don't they let kids under 18 vote? Do you think they should and why?
They are not old enough to make mature decisions and they don't know that much about the world yet.
Your own reason??
How many presidents have we had since our country began?
What is the longest amount of time that a person can be president at this time?
What is 45?
What is 8 years?