1. Government as a Second Language
GSL Quiz

2. 1. Can you name 2 of these 4 nominees for President of the United States? (Bonus for the Party).

3. 2. Who was the first president of the United States?

4. 3. Each year on July 4th we celebrate, What are we celebrating?

5. 4. How many branches of government are there?
5. Name them…. Yes all of them

6. 6. On what day of the year do we vote for president?

7. 7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?
8. And in Congress total?

8. 9. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?10 9 7 5

9. 10. What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
The Bill of rights
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence

10. 11. What are the first words of the Constitution?
When in the course of human events…
Four Score and Seven years ago….
We the people…

11. 12. What is an amendment? A officially proposed bill
A law signed by the President
A formal change to the Constitution

12. 13. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

13. 14. Which of these freedoms is not protected by the 1st amendment?
Speech
Privacy
Religion
Petition and Assembly

14. 15. How many amendments does the Constitution have?10 20 31 27

15. 16. What stops one branch from becoming too powerful?
Congress
Checks and Balances
Supreme Court
Separation of Powers

16. 17. What are the two houses of congress?

17. 18. How many senators does each state have?2 5 3 4

18. 19. Who is this?

19. 20. How are the number of representatives for each state in the house of representatives decided?
by popular vote
each state gets 2
by population

20. 21. How long is the president’s term in office?
2 years
6 years
8 years
4 years

21. 22. Before he became President, what did Donald Trump do?

22. 23. What economic system does the US have?
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism

23. 24. What does GOP stand for?

24. 25. Who is this?

25. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS… see how many you get right!!

26. 1. Can you name 2 of these 4 nominees for President of the United States?
Hillary Clinton- Democrat
Donald Trump- Republican
Gary Johnson- Libertarian
Jill Stein- Green Party

27. ? 2. Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington ?

28. 3. Each year on July 4th we celebrate, What are we celebrating?
We celebrate our declaration of independence from Great Britain

29. 4. How many branches of government are there? Three
5. Name them…. Yes all of them
Executive
Legislative
Judicial

30. 6. On what day of the year do we vote for president?
The Tuesday after the first Monday in November

31. 7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives
8. And in Congress total? 535

32. 9. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?10 9 7 5

33. 10. What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
The Bill of rights
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence

34. 11. What are the first words of the Constitution?
When in the course of human events…
Four Score and Seven years ago….
We the people…

35. 12. What is an amendment? A officially proposed bill
A law signed by the president
A formal change to the Constitution

36. 13. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights

37. 14. Which of these freedoms is not protected by the 1st amendment?
Speech
Privacy
Religion
Petition and Assembly

38. 15. How many amendments does the Constitution have?10 20 31 27

39. 16. What stops one branch from becoming too powerful?
Congress
Checks and Balances
Supreme Court
Separation of Powers

40. 17. What are the two houses of congress?

41. 18. How many senators does each state have?2 5 3 4

42. 19. Who is this?
Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio- the two Senators from Florida

43. 20. How are the number of representatives for each state in the house of representatives decided?
by popular vote
each state gets 2
by population

44. 21. How long is the president’s term in office?
2 years
6 years
8 years
4 years

45. 22. Before he became President, what did Donald Trump do?
Businessman and Television Personality

46. 23. What economic system does the US have?
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism

47. 24. What does GOP stand for?
Grand Ole Party- the Republican Party

48. 25. Who is this?
Michael Pence- Vice President