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  • Everyone must follow the law.
  • Leaders must obey the law.
  • Government must obey the law.
  • No one is above the law.

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What is the "rule of law"?
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  • Congress
  • legislative
  • President
  • executive
  • the courts
  • judicial

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Name one branch or part of the government.*
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  • checks and balances
  • separation of powers

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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
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  • the President

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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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  • Congress
  • Senate and House (of Representatives)
  • (U.S. or national) legislature

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Who makes federal laws?
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  • the Senate and House (of Representatives)

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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
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  • one hundred (100)

System of Government

How many U.S. Senators are there?
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  • six (6)

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We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
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  • *WA* Patty Murray
  • *WA* Maria Cantwell
  • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]

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Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
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  • four hundred thirty-five (435)

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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
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  • two (2)

System of Government

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
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  • *WA* Suzan K. DelBene
  • *WA* Adam Smith
  • *WA* Cathy McMorris Rodgers
  • *WA* Rick Larsen
  • Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.]

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Name your U.S. Representative.
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  • all people of the state

System of Government

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
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  • (because of) the state's population
  • (because) they have more people
  • (because) some states have more people

System of Government

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
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  • four (4)

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We elect a President for how many years?
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  • November

System of Government

In what month do we vote for President?*
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  • Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
  • Joe Biden
  • Biden

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What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
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  • Kamala D. Harris
  • Kamala Harris
  • Harris

System of Government

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
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  • the Vice President

System of Government

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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  • the Speaker of the House

System of Government

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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  • the President

System of Government

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
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  • the President

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Who signs bills to become laws?
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  • the President

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Who vetoes bills?
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  • advises the President

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What does the President's Cabinet do?
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  • Secretary of Agriculture
  • Secretary of Commerce
  • Secretary of Defense
  • Secretary of Education
  • Secretary of Energy
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services
  • Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Secretary of the Interior
  • Secretary of Labor
  • Secretary of State
  • Secretary of Transportation
  • Secretary of the Treasury
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • Attorney General
  • Vice President

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What are two Cabinet-level positions?
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  • reviews laws
  • explains laws
  • resolves disputes (disagreements)
  • decides if a law goes against the Constitution

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What does the judicial branch do?
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  • the Supreme Court

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What is the highest court in the United States?
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  • nine (9)

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How many justices are on the Supreme Court
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  • John Roberts
  • John G. Roberts, Jr.

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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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  • to print money
  • to declare war
  • to create an army
  • to make treaties

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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
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  • provide schooling and education
  • provide protection (police)
  • provide safety (fire departments)
  • give a driver's license
  • approve zoning and land use

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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
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  • *WA* Jay Inslee
  • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a Governor.]

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Who is the Governor of your state now?
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  • *WA* Olympia
  • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]

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What is the capital of your state?*
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  • Democratic and Republican

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What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
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  • Democratic (Party)

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What is the political party of the President now?
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