Citizens Test #1-35 Flashcards
(35 cards)
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 amendment?
▪ a change (to the Constitution), an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
▪ the Bill of Rights
- What rights or freedoms does the First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantee?*
▪ speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
How many amendments 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, 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 (each branch may check to make sure the other branches are not abusing their powers/balances power)
▪ separation of powers (powers are separated/each branch has different 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?*
▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there?
▪ one hundred (100)
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
▪ six (6)
Who are your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
Marco Rubio (Republican), Bill Nelson (Democrat)
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 (2)
Name three local U.S. Representatives.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mario Diaz Balart, David Rivera (All are Republican)
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
▪ all people of the state
