Civics

Question 1

Funds and provides guidance on how social programs are run

Answer 1

Policy

Question 2

Defines role of the government and aims to protect rights of Americans. Currently has 27 amendments.

Answer 2

The Constitution

Question 3

Establishes congress

Answer 3

Article I

Question 4

What is congress comprised of?

Answer 4

Senate + House of Representatives

Question 5

How many senators are there in total?

Answer 5

100

Question 6

How many senators per state?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

Vests executive power in President for 4-year term. Describes voting system.

Answer 7

Article II

Question 8

Establishes judicial power of Supreme Court

Answer 8

Article III

Question 9

Which amendments are the Bill of Rights?

Answer 9

1-10

Question 10

What rights are outlined in the Bill of Rights?

Answer 10

Ensures freedom of religion, speech, press, right to protest/assemble, right to petition the government. Right to due process and impartial jury of peers.

Question 11

Outline key governmental processes and expansion of rights to specific populations of Americans
> electoral college
> abolishment of slavery
> allotting 2 senators per state
> impeachment
> right to vote without taxation regardless of race and gender

Answer 11

Amendments 11-27

Question 12

Who works at the state level of Government?

Answer 12

Governor + senators and house representatives (congress representatives)

Question 13

What is the Legislative Branch?

Answer 13

Congress = Senate + House of Representatives

Question 14

What is the name of a government system with two branches?

Answer 14

Bicameral

Question 15

How often are elections for senators?

Answer 15

Every 6 years

Question 16

How often are elections for representatives?

Answer 16

Every 2 years

Question 17

Who becomes presidents if something happens to president and vice president?

Answer 17

Speaker of the House

Question 18

What is the most important part of the Federal government?

Answer 18

Congress

Question 19

What government branch has the power to impeach the president?

Answer 19

House of Representatives

Question 20

Who has the power of the purse?

Answer 20

House of Representatives

Question 21

What is the “Great Compromise”?

Answer 21

Upper house has equal representation while the lower house has proportional representation

Question 22

Are senators or representatives more motivated to listen to their constituents and why?

Answer 22

Representatives, election cycle is only every 2 years

Question 23

Who introduces a new bill?

Answer 23

Representatives

Question 24

What happens to a bill after it’s introduced?

Answer 24

• Gets assigned to committee in House or Senate based on topic
• Both debate the bill
• Bill needs to pass both Senate and House to go to the president, who signs off on it to make it a law

Question 25

What is the Judicial Branch?

Answer 25

Supreme Court, Federal Courts, State Courts

Question 26

What are the three branches of governments?

Answer 26

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 27

How many justices comprise the supreme court?

Answer 27

9

Question 28

What are the circuit courts?

Answer 28

Federal appeals courts