US Government Edition 2008

The Amendments

The Preamble

The Three Branches

The “Tough” Amendments

Stuff You Should Know

The “Tough” The “Tough” AmendmentsAmendments

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The The PreamblePreamble

Question: Name three of the five “Basic Rights.”

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Answer: Speech, Press, Religion, Peaceable assembly, Petition the Government

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Question: Which right is granted by the Second Amendment?

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Answer: Weapons and Militia: The right of the people to keep and bear Arms.

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Question: The Fifth Amendment deals with rights afforded an accused person. The Amendment stipulates two terms. Name one of the two.

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Answer: People cannot be tried twice for the same crime, nor can they be forced to testify against themselves.

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Question: What is the third amendment?

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Answer: Housing Soldiers: The federal government cannot force people to house soldiers during peacetime. Congress may pass laws allowing this during wartime.

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Question: What is the fourth amendment?

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Answer: Search and Seizures: Provides for peoples privacy and safety. A police officer cannot search a person’s home or belongings without just cause.

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Question: Fill in the Blank:We the ___________ of the United States, in order to form a more perfect nation . . .

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Answer: People

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. . . establish justice, insure domestic _____________,

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Answer: Tranquility

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. . . provide for the common defense, promote the general __________,

Answer: Welfare

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. . . and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our __________,

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Answer: Posterity

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. . . do ordain and __________ this Constitution for the United States of America.

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Answer: Establish

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Question: Which branch of government is established in the Article III of the Constitution?

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Answer: Judicial

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Question: Who helps the president of the US when he faces a decision?

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Answer: The Vice President, or a Cabinet member

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Question: Which court is the highest in the land?

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Answer: The Supreme Court

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Question: Which branch of the government has the authority to make laws for the nation?

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Answer: Legislative branch

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Question: What does “bicameral” mean?

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Answer: It is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives

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Question: What is the seventh amendment?

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Answer: Jury Trial in Civil Cases: In most federal civil cases involving more than 20 dollars, a jury trial is guaranteed.

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Question: What is the eighth amendment?

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Answer: : Courts cannot treat harshly people accused of crimes or punish them in unusual or cruel ways.

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Question: What is the ninth amendment?

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Answer: Rights of the People: The federal government must respect all natural rights, whether or not they are listed in the Constitution.

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Question: What is the tenth amendment?

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Answer: Powers of States and the People: Any rights not clearly given to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the people.

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Question: How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

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Answer: 10

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Question: How many states are there in the US?

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Answer: 50

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Question: Which animal is the symbol of the US?

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Answer: Eagle

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Question: In which country is the US actively engaged in war?

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Answer: Iraq or Afghanistan

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Question: Who is the current First Lady of the US?

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Answer: Laura Bush

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Question: Who is the current Governor of Georgia?

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Answer: Sonny Perdue

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