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What is the supreme law of the land?

The Constitution

What does the Constitution do?

sets up the government

defines the government

protects basic rights of Americans

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?

We the people

What is an ammendment?

A change or addition to the Constitution

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The Bill of Rights

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

speech

religion

assembly

press

petition the government

How many ammendments does the Constitution have?

twenty-seven (27)

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

announced our independence (from Great Britain)

declared our independence (from Great Britain)

said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

What is freedom of religion?

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

What is the economic system in the United States?

capitalist economy

market economy

What is the "rule of law"?

Everyone must follow the law.

Leaders must obey the law.

Government must obey the law.

No one is above the law.

Name one branch or part of the government.

Congress

legislative

President

executive

the courts

judicial

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

checks and balances

separation of powers

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

The president

Who makes federal laws?

Congress

Senate and House (of Representatives)

(U.S. or national) legislature

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

Senate and House of Representatives

How many U.S. Senators are there?

100

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

Six (6)

The House of Representatives has how many voting members

four hundred thirty-five (435)

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

two

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

all people of the state

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

(because of) the state's population

(because) they have more people

(because) some states have more people

We elect a President for how many years?

Four (4)

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

The Speaker of the House

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

The president

What does the judicial branch do?

reviews laws

explains laws

resolves disputes (disagreements)

decides if a law goes against the Constitution

What is the highest court in the United States?

The Supreme Court

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

to print money

to declare war

to create an army

to make treaties

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

provide schooling and education

provide protection (police)

provide safety (fire departments)

give a driver's license

approve zoning and land use

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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).

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

serve on a jury

vote in a federal election

Name one right only for United States citizens.

vote in a federal election

run for federal office

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

freedom of expression

freedom of speech

freedom of assembly

freedom to petition the government

freedom of religion

the right to bear arms

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

the United States

the flag

What is one reason colonists came to America?

freedom

political liberty

religious freedom

economic opportunity

practice their religion

escape persecution

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Constitution was written.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.(in 1787)

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

U.S. diplomat

oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

first Postmaster General of the United States

writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"

started the first free libraries

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

George Washington (he was the first president).

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

War of 1812

Mexican-American War

Civil War

Spanish-American War

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

the Civil War

the War between the States

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

slavery

economic reasons

states' rights

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

saved (or preserved) the Union

led the United States during the Civil War

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the slaves

freed slaves in the Confederacy

freed slaves in the Confederate states

freed slaves in most Southern states

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s

World War I

World War II

Korean War

Vietnam War

(Persian) Gulf War

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights movement

A state that permits its citizens to vote directly on laws and policies is practicing a form of

direct democracy

An individual's belief that ordinary citizens can affect what government does is:

Political efficacy

The principle that authority of the government rests in the hands of the people is:

popular sovereignty

The "rule of law" is best described as:

Citizens are governed by laws; no one is above the law

In the U.S, voters chose representatives from the state to represent them in Congress. This is known as:

Indirect democracy

Which of the following are reserved for U.S. citizens only?

voting, serving on a jury, and holding federal office

The Republican Party is ideologically:

Conservative

Who is the chief executive in a state?

governor

How does the Magna Carta provide a foundation for the English perspective of participatory governance?

It establishes a basis for individual rights.

What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English Bill of Rights") in 1689?

Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people

Who is considered to have been the most influential Enlightenment philosopher on the Declaration of Independence

John Locke

What is the significance of the mayflower compact

It was the first attempt by Europeans of self-government in the colonies.

What aspect of the U.S. Constitution was influenced by Montesquieu?

separation of powers

For what purpose were the Federalist Papers written?

To support ratification of the Constitution and explain its commitment to limited government.

What did the Anti-Federalists want the constitution to include?

Bill of Rights

What rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence?

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

For what purpose did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

To encourage the colonists to demand independence from Great Britain

Which of the following were thought to be weakness of the government laid out by the articles of confederation?

no power to tax and no executive or judiciary

Congress creates laws, but those laws can be vetoed by the president or overturned by the Supreme Court. This is an example of a Constitutional principle known as:

checks and balances

Articles one, two, and three in the Constitution reflect which constitutional principle:

separation of powers

Which part of the U.S. Constitution declares it to be the supreme law of the land?

Article VI

The concept of self-government can be found in:

the preamble beginning with "we the people"

Which of the following best describes federalism:

a dual system of sovereignty where both national and state governments have authority.

Which is the purpose of the 22nd amendment:

Limits the president to two terms

Which amendments expanded protections for voting rights:

15, 19, 24, 26

The constitution established a system of "dual sovereignty," under which the states have surrendered some of their powers to the federal government, but also retained some sovereignty. All other powers were to be

held by the states, local communities, or the people themselves in a concept known as:

Federalism

The Constitution used the Virginia Plan's two-house, or "bicameral," legislature, but it accorded proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate. This feature of Congress is a result of:

The Great Compromise

During the ratification of the Constitution, federalists eventually agreed to support further ratification of ten amendments to the Constitution in order to appease Anti-Federalists' fears of an overwhelming national government that could impinge upon personal liberties. The first ten amendments to the constitution are collectively known as the:

Bill of Rights

Signing a petition in support or in opposition to pending legislation is an exercise of which Amendment?

First Amendment

The fourth amendment:

Protects against unreasonable search and seizure

Which amendment provides that "no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to testify against themselves" that is, to submit to self-incrimination?

The fifth amendment

Which founding document directly influenced the American Bill of Rights in 1791

English Declaration of Rights (1689)

Which feature of the Constitution did the Anti- Federalists fear would lead to the emergence of tyranny?

the provisions that created a government without direct responsibility to the citizens

During the ratification process of the Constitution, two major camps emerged: the____ who opposed ratification and ____ who supported its ratification

Anti-Federalists, Federalists

The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution because they were afraid that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties. They favored all of the following EXCEPT:

the indirect election of government officials

To appease some of the fears of the Anti-Federalists and to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists promised that they would:

add amendments specifically protecting individual liberties

Which of the following cases established the precedent that the Supreme Court has the power of judicial review?

Marbury v. Madison 1803

Which of the following cases established the precedent that the U.S. Congress had the power to establish a bank based on the necessary and proper clause?

McCullough v. Maryland 1819

Which of the following cases limited power held by the states:

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Which of the following cases rule that states could not put limits on abortion access in the first trimester of pregnancy:

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Which of the following cases established a right to privacy in the marital bedroom:

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

Which of the following cases ruled evidence of crime collected outside of the parameters of the search cannot be used in court:

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Which of the following cases required states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who cannot afford their own:

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Which of the following cases required state law enforcement to read suspects their constitutional rights before custodial interrogation:

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Which of the following cases determined standardless manual recounts violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution

Bush v. Gore (2000)

Which of the following is a case that centered on the first amendment:

Engle v. Vitale 1962

Which of the following cases centered on political speech paid for by unions and corporations?

Citizen's United v. Federal Elections Commission 2010

A federal judge dismissed a libel lawsuit by Sarah Palin because she could not prove actual malice on the part of the New York Times. Which of the following cases reflects this position?

New York Times Co. V. Sullivan 1964

Which of the following cases established the "separate but equal" precedent?

Plessy v. Ferguson 1896

Which of the following cases overturned the "separate but equal" precedent in education?

Brown v. The board of education 1954

Which of the following cases focused on the fourteenth amendment?

Plessy v Ferguson 1896 and Brown v. Board of Education 1954

Which of the following cases limited state endorsed religious prayer in public schools?

Engle v. Vitale 1962