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26 Cards in this Set
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What is the law of the land? |
Constitution |
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How many are in the House of Representatives? |
435 |
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What are the first three words of the Constitution? |
We the people |
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What is one right of the First Amendment |
speech, religion, press, assembly, petition |
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What did the declaration of independence do? |
Independence from Great Britain |
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What are two right in teh Declaration of Independence |
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness |
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What is the economic system of the US |
Capitalism, free market |
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Name one of the branches of the Government |
Judicial, Executive, Legislative |
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What stops one of the branches of the government from becoming too powerful. |
Checks and Balances, separation of power |
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What are the two parts of Congress |
senate, house of representatives |
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We elect a US senator for how many years |
6 |
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How many US senators are there? |
100 |
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We elect US House of Representatives for how many years |
2 |
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Why do some states have more representation than others |
population |
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Who serves if the President can no longer serve |
VP |
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What powers belong to the federal government |
tax, raise army, declare war, make money |
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What is one power of the states? |
education, police, driver license |
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Describe one of the amendments concerned with voting. |
18 years old, vote regardless of gender, vote regardless of race, no payment required to vote (no poll tax) |
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What are the two major political parties |
republicans, democrats |
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In what month do we elect the president |
November |
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What are two ways Americans can participate in democracy |
vote, volunteer with a campaign, contact a member of congress, run for office |
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Who is the president |
Barack Obama |
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Who is VP |
Joe Biden |
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Who is TN House of Representative |
Phil Roe |
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Who are TN's two senators |
Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker |
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Who is TN governor |
Bill Haslam |