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| What is the supreme law of the land? |
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| What does the Constitution do? |
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- Set up the government
- Defines the government
- Protects basic right of Americans |
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| The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? |
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- A change (to the Constitution)
- An addition (to the Constitution) |
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| What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? |
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| What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment? |
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- Speech
- Religion
- Assembly
- Press
- Petition the government |
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| How many amendments does the Constitution have? |
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| What did the Declaration of Independence do? |
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- Announced our Independence (from Great Britain)
- Declared our Independence (from Great Britain)
- Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) |
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| What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence? |
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- Life
- Liberty
- Persuit of Happiness |
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| What is freedom of religion? |
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| You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. |
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| What is the economic system in the U.S.? |
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- Capitalist economy
- Market economy |
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| What is the "Rule of Law" |
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- Everyone must follow the law
- Leaders must obey the law
- Government must obey the law
- No one is above the law |
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| Name ONE branch or part of the government? |
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| President, The Courts, Congress, Legistlative, Executive, Judicial |
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| What stops ONE branch of government from becoming too powerful? |
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- Checks and Balances
- Separation of Powers |
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| Who is in charge of the executive branch? |
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-Congress
- Senate & House (of Representatives)
- Legislature (U.S. or National) |
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| What are the TWO parts of the U.S. Congress |
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| The Senate & House (of Representatives) |
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| How many U.S. Senators are there? |
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| We elect a U.S. Senator of how many years? |
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| Who is ONE of your state's U.S. Senator? |
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Utah: Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Missouri: Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill |
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| The House of Rep has how many voting members? |
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| We elect a U.S. Rep for how many years? |
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