US citizen question part 1

Question 1

What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer 1

The constitution

Question 2

What does the constitution do?

Answer 2

defines the gov’t

Question 3

the idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution

Answer 3

we the people

Question 4

what is an admendment?

Answer 4

addition to the constitution

Question 5

what do we call the first 10 amendments to the constitution?

Answer 5

The bill of rights

Question 6

what is one right or freedom from the first admedment

Answer 6

freedom of religion

Question 7

How many admendents does the constitution have?

Answer 7

27

Question 8

what did the declaration of Independence do?

Answer 8

declared our independence from Great Britain

Question 9

What are two rights in the declaration of Independence

Answer 9

liberty

pursuit of happiness

Question 10

what is freedom or religion

Answer 10

you can practice any religion, or practice no religion at all

Question 11

what is the economic system in the United stated

Answer 11

market economy

Question 12

what is the “rule of law”

Answer 12

everyone must follow the law

Question 13

Name on branch or part of the gov’t

Answer 13

congress

or legislative

Question 14

What stops one branch of gov’t from becoming to powerful

Answer 14

checks and balances

Question 15

Who is charge of the executive branch

Answer 15

the president

Question 16

who makes federal laws

Answer 16

congress or legislative

Question 17

What are the two part of the US congress

Answer 17

The Senate and House

Question 18

How many US Senators are there

Answer 18

100

Question 19

We elect a US senator for how many year

Answer 19

6

Question 20

Who is one of your states U.S Senator now?

Answer 20

Kamala Harris

Question 21

The house of representative has how many voting members

Answer 21

435

Question 22

We elect a US representative for how many years

Answer 22

2

Question 23

name your us representative

Answer 23

Dana Rohrabacher

Question 24

Who does a US Senator represent

Answer 24

all the people of the state

Question 25

Why do some states have more representative the other states

Answer 25

the state's population

Question 26

We elect a present president for many years

Answer 26

4

Question 27

in what month do we for the president

Answer 27

november

Question 28

What is the name of the President of the US now?

Answer 28

Donald Trump

Question 29

What is the name of the Vice President of the US now

Answer 29

Pence | Mike Pence

Question 30

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President

Answer 30

the Vice President

Question 31

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

Answer 31

The speaker of the house

Question 32

Who is the Commander in Chief of the mililitary

Answer 32

The president

Question 33

Who sings bills to become laws

Answer 33

The president

Question 34

Who vetoes bills

Answer 34

The president

Question 35

What does the president cabinet do?

Answer 35

advices the president

Question 36

what are two cabinet positions

Answer 36

secretary of agriculture | secretary of labor

Question 37

What does the judicial branch do?

Answer 37

reviews law

Question 38

What is the higher court in the us

Answer 38

supreme court

Question 39

How many justices are on the Supreme court?

Answer 39

9

Question 40

who is the chief justice of the US now

Answer 40

John Roberts

Question 41

Under our constitution. some powers belong to the federal gov't

Answer 41

print money

Question 42

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

Answer 42

provide protection

Question 43

Who is the governor of your state now?

Answer 43

edmund brown

Question 44

What is the capital of your state

Answer 44

sacramento

Question 45

What are the two major political parties in the US

Answer 45

Democratic and Republican

Question 46

what is the political party of the president now

Answer 46

Republican

Question 47

what is the name of the speaker of the house of representative now

Answer 47

ryan | paul ryan

Question 48

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

Answer 48

citizens 18 and older can vote | you dont have to pay to vote

Question 49

what is one responsibility that is only for US citizens

Answer 49

vote in a federal election

Question 50

Name on right only for US citizen

Answer 50

vote in a federal election