1. What is the supreme law of the land? - the Constitution, 2. What does the Constitution do? - sets up the government / defines the government / protects basic rights of Americans, 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - We the People, 4. What is an amendment? - a change (to the Constitution) / an addition (to the Constitution) , 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - the Bill of Rights, 6. What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment? - freedom of speech / freedom of religion / freedom of assembly / freedom of the press / freedom to petition the government, 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - twenty-seven (27), 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? - declared our independence (from Great Britain) / announced our independence (from Great Britain) / said that the United States is free (from Great Britain), 9. What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence? - Life / Liberty / pursuit of happiness, 10. What is freedom of religion? - You can practice any religion or not practice a religion, 11. What is the economic system in the United States? - capitalist economy / market economy, 12. What is the "rule of law"? - No one is above the law / everyone must follow the law / leaders must obey the law / government must obey the law, 13. Name ONE branch or part of the government - Congress / President / legislative / executive / the courts / judicial, 14. What stops ONE branch of the government from becoming too powerful? - checks and balances / separation of powers, 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - the President, 16. Who makes federal laws? - Congress / Senate and House of Representatives , 17. What are the TWO parts of the U.S. Congress? - the Senate and House of Representatives, 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - one hundred (100), 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - six (6), 20. Who is ONE of your state's U.S. Senators now? - Senator John Fetterman, 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - four hundred thirty-five (435), 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - two (2), 23. Name your U.S. Representative  - In Pennsylvania, Brian Fitzpatrick, 24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - all people of the state, 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - because they have more people / because of the state's population, 26. We elect a President for how many years? - four (4), 27. In what month do we vote for President? - November , 28. What is the name of the President of the United States now? - Donald Trump, 29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - JD Vance, 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - the Vice President, 31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - the Speaker of the House, 32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - the President, 33. Who signs bills to become laws? - the President, 34. Who vetoes bills? - the President, 35. What does the President's Cabinet do? - advises the President, 36. What are TWO Cabinet-level positions? - Secretary of Education / Secretary of State / Secretary of Defense / Secretary of Transportation, 37. What does the judicial branch do? - reviews the laws / explains the laws, 38. What is the highest court in the United States? - the Supreme Court, 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - nine (9), 40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - John Roberts , 41. 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, 42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is ONE power of the states? - give a drivers license / provide schooling and education / provide protection (police) / provide safety (fire department), 43. Who is the Governor of your state now? - Josh Shapiro, 44. What is the capital of your state? - Harrisburg, 45. What are the TWO major parties in the United States? - Democratic and Republican, 46. What is the political party of the President now? - Republican party, 47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? - Mike Johnson, 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe ONE of them. - Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote / Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote) / A male citizen of any race can vote / You don't have to pay to vite, 49. What is ONE responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - vote in a federal election / serve on a jury, 50. Name ONE right for United States citizens. - vote in a federal election / run for federal office,

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