People
US Congressman representing Lawton OK
Tom Cole
Writes the laws
Congress
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
US House of Representatives
Two Years
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
Current Vice President
Kamala Harris
Has power of the purse
US House of Representatives
When was the Constitution written?
1787
POTUS
Four years
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
We the People
Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
Leader of the Executive Branch
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory
Senator
Six years
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government
Oklahoma Governor
Kevin Stitt
Current Chief Justice
John Roberts
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights ▪ fought for civil rights
SCOTUS Justices
Life
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
Oklahoma Senators
Reviews constitutionality of laws
US Supreme Court
fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans
Martin Luther King, Jr
begins on the first Monday in October and goes through the Sunday before the first Monday in October of the following year.
SCOTUS Terms
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness