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The leader in charge of a city?
Mayor
What is a citizen?
Someone who is a legal member of a country/city/state
What does it mean to veto a law?
Refuse/reject a law
The leader in charge of the country?
the president
What is the Bill of Rights?
Formal statement of US citizens' basic rights
What is the document the gives us the rules of how our country should work?
The Constitution
The leader in charge of a state
The governor
What type of government is in charge of libraries?
Local Government
Who is able to veto a law?
The president
How do citizens help fund the government?
Who is the head of the executive branch?
The president
What branch of government is the post office under?
Federal
When was the Constitution written
1787
How many senators does each state have?
2
*DAILY DOUBLE*
What group can impeach the president?
The House
The House of Representatives
What group makes up the legislative branch?
Congress
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Who is in charge of the country if something happened to the president
When was the Bill of Right's added the the Constitution?
1791
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The right to bear arms/own guns
How is a governor chosen?
Residents of that state vote them in
What two groups make up Congress?
The Senate and the House of Representatives
Important amendments that were added after the Bill of Rights did what?
Ended slavery and gave women the right to vote
Why was the Bill of Rights added?
To protect people's personal freedoms
Name a civic responsibility
Following the laws, voting, respect each other, pay taxes
*CLASS BONUS*
If you get the question correct your team will get an 1000 points
How does the Constitution start?
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."