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What is the supreme law of the land - ▪The constitution
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What does the constitution do? - ▪ sets up the government
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▪ defines the government
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▪ protects basic rights of Americans
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
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words? - ▪ We the people
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What is an amendment? - ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
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▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
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ii What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ▪ The Bill of Rights
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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* - ▪ Speech
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▪ Religion
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▪ Assembly
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▪Press
▪ Petition the government
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ii How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ▪ twenty-seven (27)
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What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ▪ announced our independence (from
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Great Britain)
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▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
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▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ▪ life
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▪ liberty
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▪ pursuit of happiness
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ii What is freedom of religion? - ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
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What is the economic system in the United States?* - ▪ capitalist economy
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▪ market economy
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What is the "rule of law"? - ▪ Everyone must follow the law
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▪ Leaders must obey the law
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▪ Government must obey the law
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▪ No one is above the law
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, Name one branch or part of the government.* - ▪ Congress
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▪ legislative
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▪ President
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▪ executive
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▪ the courts
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▪ judicial
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ▪ checks and
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balances
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▪ separation of powers
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ii Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ▪ the President
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Who makes federal laws? - ▪ Congress
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▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
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▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* - ▪ the Senate and House (of
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Representatives)
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ii How many U.S. Senators are there? - ▪ 100
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ii We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ▪ six (6)
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ii Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* - ▪ Marco Rubio
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ii The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ▪435
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ii We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ▪ two (2)
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ii Name yourU.S. Representative. - ▪Donna Shalala
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ii Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ▪ all people of the state
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Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - ▪(because of) the
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states population
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ii We elect a President for how many years? - ▪ four (4)
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ii In what month do we vote for President?* - ▪ November
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ii What is the name of the President of theUnited States now?* - ▪ Donald J Trump
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ii What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - ▪ Mike Pence
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