American Government
What is the form of the government of the United States?
1. Republic
2. Representative Democracy
What does the Bill of Rights Protect?
The basic rights of Americans
Name three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
How many US senators are there?
100
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
The Supreme law of the land is the Constitution.
How many amendments does the U.S. constitution have?
Twenty Seven
The President of the United States is in charge of which Branch of Government?
Executive Branch
How long is a term for a US senator?
6 years
Name one thing that the US Constitution Does?
The US constitution Forms the Government
Defines the powers of the government
Defines the parts of the government
Protects the rights of the people.
This Political party is represented by a donkey?
What is the Democratic party?
What part of the Federal government writes laws?
Legislative Branch
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
435
This is what ratification means.
To formally approve something
True or false: only the federal government can coin money
true
What are the parts of the US Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
How long is the Term of a member of the House of Representatives?
2 years
How are changes made to the U.S. constitution?
Amendments
Name 2 important ideas from the the US. constitution.
Equality
Liberty
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
Writes Laws, Declares War, Makes the Federal budget.
This political party is represented by an Elephant.
What is the Republican party?