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The Constitution
Big Ideas
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
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When was the Constitution written?
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1787
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What is the supreme law of the land?
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The Constitution
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What does the Constitution do?
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sets up the government defines the
government 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 they?
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We the people
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What do we call the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution?
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The Bill of Rights
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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announced our independence from Great Britain
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What are two rights in the Declaration of
Independence?
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life liberty pursuit of happiness
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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freed the slaves in most Southern states in
the Confederate states
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
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Civil rights movement
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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The President
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What is the name of the President of the United
States now?
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Barack Obama
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We elect a President for how many years?
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4
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Who was the first President?
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George Washington
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Who signs and vetoes bills?
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The President
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Who makes federal laws?
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Congress Senate and House of Representatives
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What are the two parts of the U. S. Congress?
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Senate House of Representatives
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How many U.S. Senators are there?
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100
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The House of Representatives has how many voting
members?
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435
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Why do some states have more Representatives than
other states?
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because of the states population some states
have more people
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What does the judicial branch do?
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reviews laws explains laws resolves
disputes decides if a law goes against the
Constitution
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What is the highest court in the United States?
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The Supreme Court
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
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9
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What stops one branch of government from becoming
too powerful?
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checks and balances separation of powers
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Name one branch or part of the government
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Congress legislative President executive the
courts judicial