Civic (1-50)

 A: Principles of American Democracy (1 - 12)

1.

Question: What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer: The Constitution.

2.

Question: What does the Constitution do?

Answer: Sets up the government.

3.

Question: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

Answer: We the People.

4.

Question: What is an amendment?

Answer: A change to the Constitution.

5.

Question: What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

Answer: The Bill of Rights.

6.

Question: What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Answer: Speech.

7.

Question: How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Answer: Twenty-seven.

8.

Question: What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer: Declared our independence.

9.

Question: What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Life and liberty.

10.

Question: What is freedom of religion?

Answer: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

11.

Question: What is the economic system in the United States?

Answer: Capitalist economy.

12.

Question: What is the "rule of law"?

Answer: Everyone must follow the law.

B: System of Government (13 - 47)

13.

Question: Name one branch or part of the government.

Answer: Congress.

14.

Question: What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Answer: Checks and balances.

15.

Question: Who is in charge of the executive branch?

Answer: The President.

16.

Question: Who makes federal laws?

Answer: Congress.

17.

Question: What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

Answer: The Senate and House of Representatives.

18.

Question: How many U.S. Senators are there?

Answer: One hundred.

19.

Question: We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

Answer: Six years.

20.

Question: Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?

Answer: Sherrod Brown.

21.

Question: The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

Answer: Four hundred thirty-five.

22.

Question: We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

Answer: Two years.

23.

Question: Name your U.S. Representative.

Answer: Troy Balderson.

24.

Question: Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

Answer: All people of the state.

25.

Question: Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

Answer: Because of the state's population.

26.

Question: We elect a President for how many years?

Answer: Four years.

27.

Question: In what month do we vote for President?

Answer: November.

28.

Question: What is the name of the President of the United States now?

Answer: Donald Trump.

29.

Question: What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

Answer: JD Vance.

30.

Question: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Answer: The Vice President.

31.

Question: If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Answer: The Speaker of the House.

32.

Question: Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

Answer: The President.

33.

Question: Who signs bills to become laws?

Answer: The President.

34.

Question: Who vetoes bills?

Answer: The President.

35.

Question: What does the President's Cabinet do?

Answer: Advises the President.

36.

Question: What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Answer: Secretary of State and Attorney General.

37.

Question: What does the judicial branch do?

Answer: Reviews laws.

38.

Question: What is the highest court in the United States?

Answer: The Supreme Court.

39.

Question: How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

Answer: Nine.

40.

Question: Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

Answer: John Roberts.

41.

Question: Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

Answer: To print money.

42.

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

Answer: Give a driver's license.

43.

Question: Who is the Governor of your state now?

Answer: Mike DeWine.

44.

Question: What is the capital of your state?

Answer: Columbus.

45.

Question: What are the two major political parties in the United States?

Answer: Democratic and Republican.

46.

Question: What is the political party of the President now?

Answer: Republican.

47.

Question: What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

Answer: Mike Johnson.

PART 2: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (48 - 50)

48.

Question: There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

Answer: Citizens eighteen and older can vote.

49.

Question: What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

Answer: Vote in a federal election.

50.

Question: Name one right only for United States citizens.

Answer: Vote in a federal election.

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