session – WI Revision Exam with
Actual Complete Solutions.
What is the supreme law of the land? - Answer The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - Answer Sets up government
Defines the government
Protects the basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the 1st 3 words on the Constitution. What are the first three
words of the Constitution? - Answer We The People
What is an Amendment? - Answer Change/addition (to the constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Answer The Bill of Rights
What are all 5 of the rights or freedom from the First Amendment? - Answer Speech. Religion.
Assembly. Press. Petition the government
How many Amendments does the Constitution have? - Answer 27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Answer Announced our Independence from
Great Britain
Declared our Independence from Great Britain
Said that the US is free from Great Britain
What are 2 rights in the Declaration of Independence? - Answer Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
What is freedom of religion? - Answer You can practice any religion or not practice a religion
, What is rule of law? - Answer Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law.
Name one branch or part of government. - Answer Congress (legislative),
President (executive),
The court (judicial)
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Answer Seperation of
Powers.
Checks and Balances
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer The President
Who makes federal laws? - Answer Congress.
(Senate & House of Representatives) or
Legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S congress? - Answer The Senate and House of
Representatives
How many U.S senators are there? - Answer 100
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? - Answer 6
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators? - Answer Ron Johnson (R) and Tammy Baldwin (D)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Answer 435
We elect U.S Representatives for how many years? - Answer 2