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| What is the supreme law of the land? |
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| What does the Constitution do? |
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- sets up the government
- defines the government
- protects basic rights of Americans
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| The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words? |
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-A change (to the constitution)
-an addition (to the constitution) |
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| What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution? |
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| What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? |
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-Speech
-Religion
-Assembly
-Press
-petition the government |
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| How many amendments does the constitution have? |
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| What did the Declaration of Independence do? |
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-announced our independence (from Great Britain)
-declared our independence (from Great Britain)
-said that the United states is free (from Great Britain) |
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| What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? |
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-life
-liberty
-pursuit of happiness |
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| What is freedom of religion? |
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| you can practice any religion, or not practice a religion |
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| What is the economic system in the United States? |
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- capitalist economy
- market economy |
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| What is the "rule of law"? |
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-everyone must follow the law
-leaders must obey the law
-government must obey the law
-no one is above the law |
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| Name one branch or part of the government. |
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-congress
-legislative
-president
-executive
-the courts
-judicial |
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| What stops one branch of government from being too powerful? |
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-checks and balances
-separation of powers |
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| Who is in charge of the executive branch? |
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-Congress
-Senate and House (of Representative) |
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| What are the two parts of the U.S Congress? |
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| The Senate and House (of Representatives) |
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| How many U.S Senators are there? |
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| We elect a U.S senator for how many years? |
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| Who is one of your state's U.S Senators now? |
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Tammy Baldwin
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Ron Johnson |
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| The House of Representatives has how many voting members? |
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four hundred thirty-five
(435) |
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| We elect a U.S Represenative for how many years? |
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| Name your U.S Representative. |
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James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
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| Whom does a U.S senator represent? |
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| Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? |
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-(because of) the state's population
-(because) they have more people
-(because) some states have more people |
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