1.1 America Background

Question 0

How many colonies was/is america made up of?

Answer 0

13

Question 1

How many buildings does the us government have?

Answer 1

3

Question 2

Why are there 2 levels of government?

Answer 2

Because each of the colonies wanted to keep some of their own powers

Question 3

Where is the federal government based?

Answer 3

Washington DC

Question 4

give an example of a state law that applies in one state but not in another?

Answer 4

Death penalty applies in Texas but not in Massachusetts

Question 5

What are the FBI

Answer 5

A federal police force that can work on certain crimes in certain states upon invitation

Question 6

What are the state police?

Answer 6

Police who can act on certain crimes in their state

Question 7

what are the 2 parts that congress is made up of

Answer 7

House of Representatives and the senate

Question 8

Which is the building branch contains the congress

Answer 8

The legislative branch

Question 9

What power does the congress have?

Answer 9

Pass laws
Confirm budget
Approve foreign policy
Confirms all appointments

Question 10

How often is each part of the congress elected?

Answer 10

House of Representatives every 2 years

Senate every 6 years

Question 11

Why are mid terms important?

Answer 11

It makes it harder for one party to control all at any one time, it shows how popular a president is and how powerful a president is

Question 12

What things do the state government do

Answer 12

Control:
drug laws 
Education laws
Gun laws
Death penalty
Healthcare
Minimum wage
Law enforcement
State tax

Question 13

What things do the federal government do?

Answer 13

Defence
Organise healthcare
Federal tax
FBI
US Marshals
CIA
foreign Affairs

Question 14

What does the federal government do?

Answer 14

Make laws for all 50 states

Question 15

What does the state government do?

Answer 15

Day to day running of state
Create laws that apply to each individual state
Each state controls it’s own

Question 16

What is the us head of state called

Answer 16

The president

Question 17

What is the building brand called where the head of state is?

Answer 17

The administrative branch

Question 18

What powers does the head of state/building branch have

Answer 18

Propose laws 
Propose budget 
Control foreign policy
Controls military 
Nominate important appointments 
Has veto 
Runs country

Question 19

How often is the head of state elected

Answer 19

4 years

Question 20

2 main political part in USA

Answer 20

Republicans and democrats

Question 21

What is the highest court in America?

Answer 21

The Supreme Court

Question 22

What is the building branch called where the high court is?

Answer 22

Judiciary branch

Question 23

What powers does the court have?

Answer 23

Defend the constitution
Interpret constitution
Interpret laws

Question 24

When is the new judge appointed

Answer 24

When the judge dies

Question 25

Who appoints the new judge

Answer 25

The president

Question 26

What is the constitution

Answer 26

A rule book on how Americas government should be run

Question 27

Who is subject to the constitution

Answer 27

Everyone

Question 28

Who can change the constitution

Answer 28

No one unless 3/4 state agree

Question 29

What percentage of States have to agree to the change

Answer 29

75%

Question 30

When was it written

Answer 30

1787

Question 31

What happens if a law goes against the constitution

Answer 31

It must be changes or amended

Question 32

Order presidents 23-32

Answer 32

``` Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt ```

Question 33

What is the proportion of senators are elected every 6 years

Answer 33

1/3

Question 34

What does it mean if not all of the senators are elected in one go

Answer 34

There can be no dictatorship as each party can still get seats in congress

Question 35

When does the new president take over

Answer 35

They are elected in November and take over the following January