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1. What are the two major political par- Democrats and Republicans
ties in the United States?
2. Which form of government is based Republic
on popular sovereignty?
3. What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution
4. ªsets up the government What does the Constitution do?
ªdefines the government
ªprotects basic rights of Americans
5. The idea of self-government is in the We the People
first three words of the Constitution.
What are these words?
6. A change to the Constitution Amendment
7. Bill of Rights: civil liberties of the peo- First ten amendments
ple
8. 5 freedoms: speech, press, religion, First Amendment
assembly, petition
9. How many amendments does the Twenty Seven (27)
Constitution have?
10. announced our independence (from What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Great Britain)
declared our independence (from
Great Britain)
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said that the United States is free
(from Great Britain)
11. mixed market economy/capitalism What is the economic system in the United States?
12. no one is above the law everyone must Rule of Law
follow the law, principle that the law
applies to everyone even leaders
13. A system that allows each branch of Checks and Balances
government to limit the powers of the
other branches in order to prevent
abuse of power
14. President: the branch of government Executive Branch
that carries out laws
15. Branch of government that interprets Judicial Branch
and decides if laws are carried out fair-
ly.
16. Congress: the branch of government Legislative Branch
that makes the laws
17. 100 members, 2 members for each Senate
state. Members are elected every 6
years. The Vice President is the head
of this body.
18. 35 or older, natural-born citizen, and President Qualifications and Term of Office
lived in the US for at least 14 years and
serves 4 years 1 term
19. Joe Biden (Democrat)