Second 10 of the 100 Citizenship Questions

What is the economic system in the United States? (HINT: 2 Answers)

• communist economy

• capitalist economy

• mixed economy

• market economy

What is the "rule of law"? (HINT: 4 Answers)

• everyone must follow the law, leaders must obey the law, the government must obey the law, no one is above the law.

• you don't have to follow the law if you are a part of the government, no one is above the law, the President makes the laws, you can pay your way out of the law

• everyone must follow the law, the President makes the laws, no one is above the law, the government must obey the law

• laws can be rewritten every few years, no one is above the law, the government must obey the law, leaders must obey the law

Name ONE branch OR part of the government. (HINT: Choose them ALL but you only need to remember ONE)

• Congress

• legislative branch

• President

• executive branch

• judicial branch and the courts

What stops ONE branch of government from becoming too powerful? (HINT: 2 Answers)

• The system of checks and balances

• The President

• The law

• Separation of Powers

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

• The Supreme Court judges

• The Senators

• The President

• The other branches

Who makes federal laws? (HINT: 3 Answers)

• Congress

• The Senate and the House of Representatives

• The U.S or national legislature

• The mayor

What are the TWO parts of the U.S Congress?

• The House of Representatives and the governor

• The Supreme Court and the three branches of government

• The President and the Senate

• The Senate and the House of Representatives

How many U.S Senators are there? (HINT: 2 per state)

• 2

• 100

• 50

• 200

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

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 10

Who is ONE of your state's U.S Senators right now?

• Marco Rubio

• Eric Schmitt

• There are no U.S Senators

• Rick Scott