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what is the supreme law of the land? |
The constitution
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What does the constitution do?
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Guarantees certain rights to American citizens
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What is the intro of the constitution called |
the preamble
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? |
"We the people"
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What is an amendment? |
An article added to the constitution |
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? |
The bill of right
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How many amendments does the constitution have? |
27
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What is freedom of religion?
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The freedom to follow any religion or none
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What is the rule of law? |
the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. |
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Name the three branches of US government |
Legislative, executive, and Judicial
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What stops one branch from becoming too powerful? |
Checks and balances, and separation of powers |
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Who is in charge of the executive branch? |
The president
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Who makes federal laws?
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US congress
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Who are the two parts of US congress
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US senate, and US house of representatives
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How many US senators are there
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50 |
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We elect a US senator for how many years? |
6
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Who is one of your states current senators? |
Patrick J Toomey |
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
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435 |
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
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2 |
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Name your current U.S. Representative.
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Scott Perry |
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Who does a senator represent? |
Their state |
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Why do some states have more representatives than other states? |
The larger the population, the more representatives they have. |
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We elect a president for how many years? |
4 |
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Who does a representative represent |
The people within their district |
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What is the name of the current president? |
Barack Obama |
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What is the name of the current vice president? |
Joe Biden |
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If the president can no longer serve, who takes over office? |
The Vice president, Joe Biden |
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If both of them can no longer serve, who takes over office? |
The speaker of the house |
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Who is the commander in chief of the military? |
The President |
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Who signs bills to become laws? |
The President |
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Who Vetoes laws? |
The President |
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What does the president's cabinet do? |
Advise the President |
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What are two positions that make up the cabinet? |
Sectary of Agriculture, and Attorney General |
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What does the judicial branch do? |
They are the head of the supreme court, and other federal courts. They explain laws.
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What does the executive branch do? |
They make laws |
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What is the highest court in the US? |
The supreme court |
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How many justices are on the supreme court? |
9 |
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Who selects justices to the supreme court? |
The president nominates them, and the court and the senate confirm them
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Who is the current governor of PA? |
Tom Wolfe |
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What is the capital of PA? |
Harrisburg |
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What are the two major political parties in the US now? |
Democrat and Republican |
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What is the political party of the current president? |
Democrat |
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What is the name of the current speaker of the house? |
Paul Ryan |
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Which amendment to the United States Constitution gives women the right to vote in the United States?
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19th amendment |
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What is one right for only American citizens?
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The right to vote |
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What are two rights given to all US citizens by the bill of rights? |
The freedom of speech, and the freedom of assembly |
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How old do citizens have to be to vote? |
18 |
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What are two ways American Citizens can participate in their democracy? |
Vote, and join a political party |
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes? |
To represent the 13 original colonies |
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Why does the flag have 50 stars? |
To represent the 50 states
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