Welcome to your System of Government
1.
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
2.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
3.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
5.
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
6.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
7.
What is the highest court in the United States?
8.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
9.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
10.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
11.
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
Hint
12.
Name one branch or part of the government.*
13.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
14.
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
15.
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
17.
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
19.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
20.
What does the judicial branch do?
21.
Who signs bills to become laws?
22.
We elect a President for how many years?
23.
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
24.
In what month do we vote for President?
25.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
26.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
27.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
