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Question | Answer |
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what is the supreme law of land? | the Consitution |
what does the constitution do? | asstablish the 3 branches |
the idea of self-goverment is the first three words of the constitution | we the people |
what is an amendment? | an article added to the constituion |
what do we call all the first 10 amendments to the constitution? | bill of right |
what is one right or freedom from the first amendment? | religion, freedom, speech |
How many amendments does the constitution have | 33 |
what are two rights in the declaration of independence | life and liberty |
what is freedom of religion | the first admndment |
what is the "rule of law" | no one is above the law |
Name one or part o or part of the government | legislative, executive ,judicial |
what stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful | checks & balances |
who is in charge of the exuctive branch | president |
who makes federal laws | president |
what are two parts of the u.s congress | house of respective and senate |
how many U.S senators are there | 100 |
we elect a u.s senator for how many years | 6 |
who is one of your states U.S senators now | mark Kelly |
the H of R has how many voting members | 435 |
how many years do we elect U.S represettive | 2 |
name your U.S representative | Andy Biggs |
who does a U.S senator represent | all people of state |
why do some states have more representative than other states | number of us represented for each state depends on population |
we elect a president for how many years | 4 |
in what month do we vote for president | November |
what is the name of the presidents of U.S rn | joe bidden |
What is the name of the vice president of the U.S rn | kamalha harris |
if the president can no longer serve who becomes president | vice |
if both president and vice president can't serve who does | speaker of house |
who signs bill to become law | president |
who veto's bill | president |
who does the president cabinet do | informes and gives updaates |
what does the Judicial branch do | enterprise the law |
what is the highest court in the U.S | supreme court |
how many justices are on the supreme court | 9 |
who is the cheef jusitics of the us | john b Roberts |
what is one power of fed gov | power to coin money, regulate, declare war |
what is one power of state | the ability to regulate education |
who is the govenever of your state now | Katie Hobbs |
what is the cap of your state | phenoxy |
two major political partys | democratic and political |
what is the political party of the president rn | democratic |
what is the name of the SOFTH representative now | mike johnson |
what is uno responsibility that is only for US citizen | to vote in fed election |
name one right only for US citz | vote in fed election |
what are 2 rights of every1 living in the us | freedom of speech and expression |
what do we show loyalty to hen we say the plage | unsited states |
wht is one promise u make when become a us cit | obeying the laws |
how old do cit have to be to vote | 18 |
wht are 2 ways that Americans can particpate in their democracy | voting in election |
wwhen is the last day to sumitte fed tax forms | April 15 |
when must men register for the selecte service | within 30 days of their 18th birthday |
wht is 1 reason colonists came to america | seek religious freedom |
who lived in american before the eroupeans arrived | native Americans |
what group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves | Africans |
why did the colonist fight the british | because they felt incredibly controlled by British ov |
who wrote the DOI | Thomas Jephson |
when was the DOI addopted | July 4th |
what is 3 origanal states | Massachusetts, Vergina and New York |
what happened at the constructional convention | the creation of the us consttuion |
when was the constition wrote | 1787 |
who is one of the Wrighter of the us constution | James Madison |
what is one thing BF is famous for | kai flying experiment |
who is the "father of our country" | Geroge Washington |
who was the first president | George Washinton |
what did the us buy from Francee in 1803 | lousianna |
1 war fought by the us in the 1800 | civil war |
U.S war between the north Nd south | civial war |
name 1 problem that led to civil war | slavery |
what was one important thing that Aberham Licon did | the emulation proclamation |
what did the imprecation proclamation do | declared that slaved people would be free |
wat did Susan Anothony do | started woman suffrage |
one war fought by the US in the 1900 | Spanish American war |
who was president during WW1 | Widdowson |
who was president during great deppertion and WW2 | Franklen D rosevelt |
who did the US fight in WW1 | German |
during cold war what was the main concern of the US | communists |
what movement tried to end racial decimation in 1960 | cicvil rights |
what did MLK do | organized protests |
what major event happened on September 11 2011 in | 911 terror attack |
1 American Idina tribe in the us | the Cherokee |
name one of the tow largest river in us | miseries and missippie |
witch ocean is on the west of us | pasific |
witch ocean is on the east of us | Atlantic |
1 us territory | guam |
1 sate border Canda 1 state border Mexico | main new humiture vermontt new York |
were statue of liberty why flag have 13 sripes | New York 13 colloiys |
what is 1 name of the national anthem | star-state bangal |
when do we celebrate Independence Day name 2 national us holidays | july 4 |