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What event is often referred to as the catalyst for the American Revolution in 1773?

  • The signing of the Declaration of Independence
  • The Virginia Plan
  • The first Continental Congress
  • The Boston Tea Party (correct)

    • Which document states that all men are created equal and have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?

  • The Declaration of Independence (correct)
  • The Great Compromise
  • The Articles of Confederation
  • The Bill of Rights

    • What was the role of the Articles of Confederation in U.S. history?

  • They abolished slavery in the United States.
  • They established a federal judiciary.
  • They acted as the first US Constitution. (correct)
  • They were the first US state constitution.

    • Which statement is true regarding the Great Compromise?

    <p>It satisfied both large and small states regarding representation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

    <p>James Madison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who said “Give me liberty, or give me death”.

    <p>Patrick Henry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The First Continental Congress met in 1774.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Each of the 13 colonies had a representative at the Second Continental Congress.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who agreed to the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776?

    <p>The delegates of the Continental Congress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 3 unalienable right of the Constitution?

    <p>Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit if Happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Articles were drawn up by the Second Continental Congress

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    George Washington was declared the president of the convention

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    United States outlawed slavery in 1781?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who fought against the Constitution, but werent successful?

    <p>The Anti-Federalists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are three of the original colonies?

    <p>New York, Virginia, and Georgia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The first ten amendments make up the Bill of Rights

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Our Congress is allowed ti make laws in areas that didnt exist when the Constitution was written.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Preamble of the Constitution comes at the beginning of the document and explains the goals of the Constitution.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    We have a federal constitution

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three branches of governemnt?

    <p>Judicial Executive and Legislative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The first ten amendments were adopted in 1791

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1st amendment 1791

    <p>Freedom of expression, religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    2nd Amendment (1791)

    <p>Protects the rights of the individual citizens to keep and bear arms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    7th amendment (1781)

    <p>Guaruntees a trial by jury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    13th Amendment (1865)

    <p>abolished slavery and involuntary servitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    15th amendment (1870)

    <p>Protects the rights of Americans to vote in elections regardless of race, creed, or color. It is known as suffrage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    22nd Amendment (1951)

    <p>No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice (two terms)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    26 amendment (1971)

    <p>18-year olds are allowed to vote in federal and state elections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    27th amendment (1992)

    <p>Prohibits Congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the branch to their role

    <p>Legislative = Makes the law Executive = enforces the law Judicial = interprets the law blank = blank</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The president has the power to call Congress into special session

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A senator receives a salary of ____ and an expense allowance

    <p>$174,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The 17th amendment changed the way we elect senators

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Senators are now elected by the people of the state they represent and not the district

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A representative receives a salary of ____ and an expense allowance

    <p>$174,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The House Speaker has a salary of ____, plus an expense allowance.

    <p>$235,100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The government uses the information from the ____ to outline voting districts in each state and decide how many state and US representatives each state receives.

    <p>Census</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The senate approves or rejects treaties

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The house starts all revenue bills

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Both the House and Senate pass bills they hope will become laws.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The vice president is the presiding officer

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The House brings impeachment charges against an official.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many senators are from each state?

    <p>2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many SENATORS, fraction and approximate number, are elected every 2 years?

    <p>1/3, 33</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the qualifications for a senator?

    <p>30 yrs old, citizen for 9yrs, and resident of represented state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the salary of a senator?

    <p>$174,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimum number of house representatives each state must have?

    <p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the qualifications for a house representative?

    <p>25 yrs old, citizen for 7yrs, and reside in represented state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the speaker of the House of Representatives?

    <p>The Presiding Officer (currently Mike Johnson)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the salary of a house representative?

    <p>$174,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The number of women in Congress is decreasing

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The governor fills a temporary vacancy in the office of a senator

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The makeup of the Senate favors the large states

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Both senators and representatives may be re-elected an unlimited number of time.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Representative take office the day after election

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Number of US senators in Congress

    <p>100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Number of representative in Congress

    <p>435</p> Signup and view all the answers

    House members are elected every ___ years

    <p>2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Senators serve a term of ___ years

    <p>6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A legislator is a lawmaker

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a pocket veto?

    <p>If the president doeasnt respond and the congress adjourns 10 day before he does respond.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Congress’ most significant power?

    <p>power to hold the nation’s purse strings. Congress has the authority to raise, borrow, and coin money and set the value of money</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Elastic Clause?

    <p>Congress has the authority to make all laws necessary to carry out the Constitution’s spirit, as outlined in article 1.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If the office of the President becomes vacant l, the vice president becomes president

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Minimum age to become president

    <p>35</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Cabinet’s role?

    <p>to advise the president on any subject he or she may require relating ti the duties of each member’s respective office.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of 15 executive departments

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Secretary of State

    <p>charged with foreign affairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Department of Treasury

    <p>manages nation’s finances, coins money, and prints money</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Department of Interior

    <p>charged with national resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Department of Agriculture

    <p>develops policies on farming, agriculture, and food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Department of Justice (Attorney General)

    <p>enforces laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Department of Labor

    <p>protects workers safety and wages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Department of Homeland Security

    <p>deemed necessary after the events of 9/11 protects the nation from foreign terrorist threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Electoral College?

    <p>The electors of a system to select the president made through a compromise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Out of the 538 electoral votes, how many does a candidate need to be elected president

    <p>270 or more</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many electoral votes are there?

    <p>538</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the Judicial Branch?

    <p>interpret the laws and administer justice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is Inauguration Day?

    <p>January 20, 2025</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 9 Supreme Court Justices?

    <p>John Roberts (Chief Justice)(R), Clarence Thomas (Associate)(R), Ketanji Jackson (D), Samuel Alito (R), Sonia Sotomayor (D), Elena Kagan (D), Neil Gorsuch (R), Brett Kavanaugh (R), Amy Barrett (R)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District court judges serve for life.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District court judges are removed only through impeachment

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Judicial Review

    <p>process by which the courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ruling from Marbury v. Madison established the precedent for ____

    <p>judicial review</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Legislative branch may check the executive branch by passing laws over the veto by a two-thirds vote in each house

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Executive has power over Judicial because the president appoints the federal judges.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Legislative checks Judicial by approving the appointed judges.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Legislative checks executive through passing laws by overriding the veto.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Judicial check legislative by declaring laws from Congress unconstitutional.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Executive over legislative by veto laws passed by Congress.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Judicial over executive because supreme court justices may not be fired.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The 28th amendment has been made

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The red on the flag stands for

    <p>courage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The blue of the flag stand for loyalty

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The flags should be in the front of the procession and centered

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The federal governments plan for raising money and spending for a year is called the ____

    <p>budget</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who prepares the annual budget and then presents it to Congress in January of each year?

    <p>President</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Boston Tea Party

    • Patriots disguised as Native Americans dumped tea into Boston Harbor in protest of unfair British taxation policies.

    First Continental Congress

    • Met in 1774 to address concerns about British rule.
    • Each of the 13 colonies sent a representative.

    Second Continental Congress

    •  Patrick Henry famously declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
    • The Lee Resolution, calling for independence, was adopted on July 2, 1776.

    Declaration of Independence

    • Adopted on July 4, 1776, now celebrated as Independence Day.
    • Declared that all men are created equal and have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
    • Did not include the right to education as unalienable.

    Articles of Confederation

    • Served as the first US Constitution.
    • Drafted by the Second Continental Congress.
    • George Washington was elected president of the convention.

    Great Compromise

    • Established a bicameral legislature with two houses:
      • The House of Representatives, where representation is based on population, satisfying larger states.
      • The Senate, where each state has equal representation, satisfying smaller states.

    Constitution and Bill of Rights

    • The Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution but ultimately failed.
    • James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan and became known as the “Father of the Constitution” for his role in negotiations and compromises.
    • The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were adopted in 1791.

    US Government

    • The Preamble to the Constitution outlines the document's goals.
    • The US has a federal system of government with three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

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    Test your knowledge on crucial events leading up to the American Revolution, including the Boston Tea Party, the Continental Congresses, and the Declaration of Independence. This quiz covers pivotal moments that shaped the founding of the United States.

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