What does the system of checks and balances do?

keeps any one governmental branch from becoming too powerful

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Secretary of State/Secretary of Labor

There were 13 original states. Name three.

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina

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1
What does the system of checks and balances do?
allows special interest groups to petition Congress
keeps any one governmental branch from becoming too powerful
allows the government to borrow money from other countries
allows the president to have more power than other branches
2
Name one state that borders Canada.
Illinois
Delaware
Arkansas
Alaska
3
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of Weather/Secretary of Energy
Secretary of the Interior/Secretary of History
Secretary of State/Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services/Secretary of the Navy
4
What do the stripes on the US flag symbolize?
The president's favorite states
The states on the west coast
The 13 original states
The straight roads in the USA
5
Name one of the three branches of government.
education
linguistics
executive
military
6
What is the "supreme law of the land" in the United States?
Football Rules
Stiles Middle School Code of Conduct
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
7
How many amendments does the constitution have?
21
27
10
15
8
What is a change to the Constitution called?
quarter
declaration
edit
amendment
9
How many senators are there?
400
13
100
50
10
Who was president during both the Great Depression and World War II?
Herbert Hoover
Barack Obama
Franklin Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
11
How old do you have to be to vote?
21
16
20
18
12
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
to serve as decoration
to represent the original colonies
to represent the fifty states
to show the years it took to win independence from Britain
13
For how many years does a senator serve?
4
6
2
8
14
There were 13 original states. Name three.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Montana, Idaho, Nevada
Alaska, Hawaii, California
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
15
Who is the current vice president?
Mike Pence
Kamala Harris
Joe Biden
George W. Bush

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