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Constitution and Bill of Rights Review. Which branch is the U.S. Congress?

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1 Constitution and Bill of Rights Review

2 Which branch is the U.S. Congress?

3 Legislative Branch

4 What two parts make up the U.S. Congress?

5 The House of Representatives and the Senate

6 Name 3 duties of the Congress?

7 Making laws controlling trade between states and other countries Making laws about taxes and borrowing Declaring war on other countries

8 The number of representatives a state has depends on …

9 The population or the number of people living in your state.

10 What is the name of the building where the legislative branch of the government works?

11 The U.S. Capitol

12 What is the name of the building where the President lives?

13 The White House

14 What are the length of terms of the offices of the President, Senators, and Representatives?

15 President = 4 years Senators = 6 years Representatives = 2 years

16 How many Senators and Representatives do we have in the Federal Government?

17 100 Senators 435 Representatives

18 Name three duties of the President?

19 1.) make sure the laws are obeyed 2.) approves laws that Congress creates 3.) authorize the use of troops

20 What is the highest court in the land?

21 The Supreme Court

22 Because the President is technically the boss of every government worker, we call him what?

23 Chief of the Government

24 Fair, fast, and public trial?

25 6 th Amendment

26 Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition and assembly

27 1 st Amendment

28 Due process of law, double jeopardy, and self-incrinimation

29 5 th Amendment

30 Right for a trial by jury

31 7 th Amendment

32 Power reserved to the states and its people

33 10 th Amendment

34 Right to bear arms

35 2 nd Amendment

36 Quartering of soldiers

37 3 rd Amendment

38 Search and arrest warrant

39 4 th Amendment

40 Existence of other rights for the people, “etcetera”

41 9 th Amendment

42 Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment

43 8 th Amendment

44 The End


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