Citizenship - Basic Government

According to the RULE OF LAW who DOES NOT have to follow the laws?

• President

• Police Officers

• Tourists

• Nobody- Everyone has to follow laws

How many Branches of Government do we have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

What is the Bill of Rights?

• The Declaration of Independence

• First 10 Amendments

• The Constitution

• Checks and Balances

A document that outlines the power and structure of a government is called a(n):

• Legislature

• Citizenship

• Constitution

• Limited Government

America's national legislature

• legislature

• republic

• Citizenship

• Congress

A government in which the people rule; they have rights and can vote

• Republic

• Democracy

• Legislature

• Constitution

What best describes the Constitutional principle of checks and balances?

• the power to declare war is given to the President

• the power of government is restricted by the Constitution

• Each branch of the government can limit the power of the others

• a bill must pass both houses of Congress

The Legislative branch includes

• the House of Representatives and the Senate
• The Senate and the Supreme Court
• The House of Representatives and the President
• The Congress and the Senate

Who determines if a law is unconstitutional?

• The president
• The Supreme Court
• The Congress
• The Small states

Which part of Congress is determined by population of the states?

• The House of Representatives
• The Senate
• The Legislative
• The Supreme Court