Fundamental Principles in US
How many times has the constitution of the US been amended?
27
A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It is the highest form of law in the country.
Constitution
What government is used in the United States?
federal democratic republic form of government.
This branch is the part of the government that creates new laws or changes old ones:
legislative branch
What is the age requirement for citizens to serve as President of the United States?
The president must be at least 35 years old.
All people,including those who govern,are bound by the law according to one principle of American Democracy?
Rule of Law
the official Washington home of the US president
The White House
What is a governor’s job?
A governor of a U.S. state is responsible for the well-being of their state. In more than 40 states, governors have the power to veto (or reject) several parts of a bill without rejecting it all together.
This branch includes the president, vice president, the president's cabinet, and all of the departments and agencies they run:
executive branch
What role does the vice president serve in the legislative branch? *
The vice president votes when there is a tie.
Fill in the blank. In a ___ the people rule?
Democracy
when is the government elected by citizens. citizens vote for their government officials to represent their ideas and concerns in government.
Democracy
How many distinct is the federal government composed of?
The Federal Government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial,
This branch refers to the country's courts like the Supreme court
The judicial branch
Who elects U.S senators? *
Citizens from their state
What does popular sovereignty mean?
the gov operates only with the people’s consent
the highest court in the land, it plays an essential role in ensuring that each branch of government recognizes the limits of its own power, it protects civil rights and liberties by striking down laws that violate the Constitution
The Supreme Court
What is the main job of the U.S. government?*
Make Laws. The main function of the U.S. federal government is creating and enforcing laws to ensure order and stability within society
Since the United States is a democratic republic, we vote for who gets to run the government through the process of :
Elections
For how much time the law requires an immigrant to live in the United States before they can apply to become a naturalized citizen?
For at least five years
How many rights does the Bill of Rights consist of?
10
is the legislative, or law making, branch of the United States government. It meets in the United States Capitol.
Congress
What are 5 responsibilities of the federal government?
The Federal Government Maintains the Military
Among other things, they include: the power to levy taxes, regulate commerce, create federal courts (underneath the Supreme Court), set up and maintain a military, and declare war.
The most recognized symbol of the democratic government of the United States housing Congress since 1800, also stormed in 2021 by rioters is :
the us capitol
Which right is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution?
The right of free speech