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What is an amendment?

A change to the Constitution

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The Bill of Rights

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

27

Under our Constitution, some powersbelong to the federal government.What is one power of the federal government?

To print money

To declare war

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.Describe one of them.

Citizens 18 and older can vote

Any citizen can vote

You don’t have to pay to vote

What is the name of the VicePresident of the United States now?

Joe Biden

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

John Roberts

What is the name of the Speakerof the House of Representatives now?

John Boehner

Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

Al Franken

Amy Klobuchar

Name your U.S. Representative.

Keith Ellison

What are the two parts of theU.S. Congress?

The Senate

House of Representatives

Who makes federal laws?

Congress

The House of Representativeshas how many voting members?

435

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

6

Why do some states have moreRepresentatives than other states?

Because some states have more people

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

The President

In what month do we votefor President?

November

Who signs bills to become laws?Who vetoes bills?

The President

What does the President’s cabinet do?

advises the President

What are two cabinet-levelpositions?

Secretary of State

Secretary of Education

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

9

What is the highest court in the United States?

Supreme Court

What does the judicial branch do?

Explains laws

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Separation of powers

Checks and balances

What is the “rule of law”?

Everyone must follow the law