Government Final Study Guide

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

6

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

9

4. What is an amendment?

A change or an addition to the constitution

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

A portion of their state known as a Congressional District

35. What does the President's Cabinet do?

Advises the President

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

Africans

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

Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Alexander Hamilton

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

April 15th

11. What is the economic system in the United States?

Capitalism/Mixed-Economy

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Checks and Balances

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

Citizens 18 and older can vote (Amendment 26)

70. Who was the first President?

George Washington

28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?

Joe Biden

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

John Roberts

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4th, 1776

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

Kamala Harris

47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

Kevin McCarthy

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Life & Liberty

27. In what month do we vote for President?

November

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

President of the United States

64. There were 13 original states, name three.

Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

44. What is the capital of your state?

Sacramento

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Secretary of Agriculture & Secretary of Education

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

Senate and House of Representatives

66. When was the Constitution written?

September 17, 1787

49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

Serve on a jury

2. What does the Constitution do?

Sets up the government, defines the government and protects basic rights of Americans

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

To give drivers license

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

To print money

55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

Vote & join a political party

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

We The People

61. Why did the colonists fight the British?

because of high taxes (taxation without representation) because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) because they didn't have self-government

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

slavery economic reasons states' rights

37. What does the judicial branch do?

▪ reviews laws ▪ explains laws ▪ resolves disputes (disagreements) ▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s

Civil War

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

Civil War

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Native Americans

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

Support and defend the U.S. Constitution and the laws of the United States against its enemies

34. Who vetoes bills?

THE PRESIDENT

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The Bill of Right

32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

The President

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

He signed the U.S. Constitution

18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

100

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

18

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

2 Years

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

27 amendments

26. We elect a President for how many years?

4 years

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

435 Reps

13. Name one branch or part of the government.

Congress - Legislative; President - Executive; The Courts - Judicial

16. Who makes federal laws?

Congress; Senate and House of Reps; U.S. Legislature

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Declared independence from England, July 4th, 1776

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?

Democrat and Republican

46. What is the political party of the President now?

Democratic Party

25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

Due to population

12. What is the "rule of law"?

Everyone must follow the law, no one is above the law.

58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

Freedom

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Freedom of Speech

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion

43. Who is the Governor of your state now?

Gavin Newsom

69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

George Washington

31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?*

The Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes president.

38. What is the highest court in the United States?

The Supreme Court

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

The U.S. Constitution

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

The United States

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

The Vice President shall become President.

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The constitution was written

33. Who signs bills to become laws?

The president

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

The territory of Louisiana

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

50. Name one right only for United States citizens.

Vote in a federal election

10. What is freedom of religion?

You can practice any religion, or not practice any religion

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)