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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, and 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), or 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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| freedom of: speech, religion, assembly, the press, to 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, declared our independence, and said that the United States was free (from Great Britian) |
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| What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence |
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| Life, Liberty, and the 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 or 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 government. |
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| Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts, judicial |
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| What stops one branch of government from becoming 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 Representatives), (U.S. or National) legislature |
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| What are the 2 parts of the US Congress? |
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| The Senate and House (of Representatives) |
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| How many US Senators are there? |
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| We elect a US Senator for how many years? |
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| Who is one of your state's senators now? |
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| John Cornyn and Kay Hutchison |
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| The House of Representatives has how many voting memebers? |
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| four hundred thirty five (435) |
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| We elect a US Representative for how many years? |
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| Name your US Representative. |
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| Who does a US 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, they have more people, or some states have more people |
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| We elect a President for how many years? |
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| In what month do we vote for president? |
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| What is the name of the President of the United States now? |
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| What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? |
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| If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? |
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| If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? |
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| Who is the Commander in Chief of the military |
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| Who signs bills to become laws? |
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| What does the President’s Cabinet do |
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| What are two Cabinet-level positions? |
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| Vice President, Attorney General, Secretary of: Veteran's Affairs, Treasury, Transportation, State, Labor, Interior, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Energy, Education, Defense, Commerce, Agriculture |
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| What does the judicial branch do? |
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| Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements), decides if a law goes against the constitution |
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| What is the highest court in the US? |
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| How many justices are on the Supreme Court? |
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| Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? |
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal
government |
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| To print money, to declare war, to create an army, to make treaties |
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| Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? |
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| To provide schooling and education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire departments), give a driver's license, approve zoning and land use |
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| Who is the Governor of your state now? |
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| What is the capital of your state? |
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| What are the 2 major political parties in the US? |
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| Republican and Democratic |
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| What is the political party of the President now? |
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| What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? |
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| There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. |
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| Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote, you don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote, any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote, a male citizen of any race (can vote). |
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| What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? |
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| Serve on a jury, vote in a federal election |
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| Name one right only for United States citizens. |
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| Vote in a federal election, run for federal office. |
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