1. The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. What does this mean? THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT Click on this link and answer questions 2 - 17: 2. What are the three branches of government? 3. What are the two houses of Congress? 4. What is the most important duty of the legislative branch? 5. How many Senators are there? 6. How many Senators are there from each state? 7. How many years is a term of office for a Senator? 8. How many representatives are there in the House of Representatives? 9. How do many representatives do each state get in the House of Representatives? 10. How many years is a term of office for a member of the House of Representatives? 11. The Legislative Branch is a fancy-pancy name for ------------. 12. The Executive Branch is a fancy-pancy name for the -------------. 13. The President approves and carries out ------------------ passed by the legislative branch. 14. The President also negotiates, and acts as head of state and commander in chief of the ---------------------. 15. How many years is a term for the president? 16. What does the Judicial Branch do? 17. How many years do Supreme Court members serve?
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE Click on this link to answer questions 18 - 23: 18. In the USA, the popular vote (majority of people) does not directly choose the president. What is the group of people called that vote directly for the president? 19. Each state is assigned a number of electoral votes, based on the size of its . 20. How many electoral votes does a candidate need to become president? 21. In 48 states, the winner of the popular vote gets __ of the state’s electoral votes. 22. In Main and Nebraska what could happen to the electoral votes? 23. Why did our Founding Fathers compromise and create the Electoral College? THE BILL OF RIGHTS Click on this link to answer questions 24 - 26. 24. What is the Bill of Rights? 25. How many rights are in the Bill of Rights? 26. List all of our rights in the Bill of Rights: Use your own words. THE AMENDMENTS Click on this link to answer questions 27 - 35. 27. What is an amendment? 28. What are the first 10 Amendments? 29. How are Amendments made? (There are two steps.) 30. How many total Amendments are there now? 31. What is the 13th Amendment? 32. What is the 18th Amendment? 33. What is the 19th Amendment? 34. What is the 21st Amendment? 35. What is the 26th Amendment? THE PREAMBLE Watch the video and answer questions 36 - 38. This is what used to be on in between cartoons Saturday morning when I was little. I will enjoy watching you suffer :)
36. What year was the Constitution signed? 37. What is the Preamble? 38. Write the chorus to this song: (It's also the Preamble to the Constitution.)
1. The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. What does this mean?
THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
Click on this link and answer questions 2 - 17:
2. What are the three branches of government?
3. What are the two houses of Congress?
4. What is the most important duty of the legislative branch?
5. How many Senators are there?
6. How many Senators are there from each state?
7. How many years is a term of office for a Senator?
8. How many representatives are there in the House of Representatives?
9. How do many representatives do each state get in the House of Representatives?
10. How many years is a term of office for a member of the House of Representatives?
11. The Legislative Branch is a fancy-pancy name for ------------.
12. The Executive Branch is a fancy-pancy name for the -------------.
13. The President approves and carries out ------------------ passed by the legislative branch.
14. The President also negotiates, and acts as head of state and commander in chief of the ---------------------.
15. How many years is a term for the president?
16. What does the Judicial Branch do?
17. How many years do Supreme Court members serve?
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Click on this link to answer questions 18 - 23:
18. In the USA, the popular vote (majority of people) does not directly choose the president. What is the group of people called that vote directly for the president?
19. Each state is assigned a number of electoral votes, based on the size of its .
20. How many electoral votes does a candidate need to become president?
21. In 48 states, the winner of the popular vote gets __ of the state’s electoral votes.
22. In Main and Nebraska what could happen to the electoral votes?
23. Why did our Founding Fathers compromise and create the Electoral College?
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Click on this link to answer questions 24 - 26.
24. What is the Bill of Rights?
25. How many rights are in the Bill of Rights?
26. List all of our rights in the Bill of Rights: Use your own words.
THE AMENDMENTS
Click on this link to answer questions 27 - 35.
27. What is an amendment?
28. What are the first 10 Amendments?
29. How are Amendments made? (There are two steps.)
30. How many total Amendments are there now?
31. What is the 13th Amendment?
32. What is the 18th Amendment?
33. What is the 19th Amendment?
34. What is the 21st Amendment?
35. What is the 26th Amendment?
THE PREAMBLE
Watch the video and answer questions 36 - 38. This is what used to be on in between cartoons Saturday morning when I was little. I will enjoy watching you suffer :)
36. What year was the Constitution signed?
37. What is the Preamble?
38. Write the chorus to this song: (It's also the Preamble to the Constitution.)