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What Do You Know?
About Government and Your World
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What is Government?
• A set of laws and customs that determines how a country should and will be run.
What is the Constitution?
• It sets up the laws and guidelines that our leaders must follow while running our country.
• It also sets up the roles and responsibilities of each branch of government.
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Who is our Vice President and what is his role?
• Joseph Biden• Role (job/responsibilities): Supports the decisions of the
president• President of the Senate• Next in line to become President
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Who is our Principal?• Mr. Chambers
Who is the associate principal of the freshman academy?
• Mrs. Major
What type of government does the United States have?
• Democracy/Republic
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What is anarchy?
• The lack of a government.
What is Congress?
1. the national legislative body of a country.
There are 2 houses of Congress, what are they called?• Senate and the House of Representatives
What does the Supreme Court do?
• Interpret the meaning of a law, to decide whether a law is relevant to a particular set of facts, or to rule on how a law should be applied.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
• 9
What are the two main political parties in our country?
• Democrats (Donkey)
• Republican (Elephant)
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What are some issues going on in this country right now?
• Budget cuts
• High unemployment
• Increases in taxes
• Obamacare
• Legalizing medical marijuana
• Legalizing same sex marriage
• Increasing the minimum wage
• Etc.
Explain the quote “freedom is not free.”
• freedoms enjoyed by many citizens in many democracies are only possible through the voluntary risks taken and sacrifices made by those in military.
Which country did the U.S. break up with become a free country.
Great Britain (England)
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Who is New Britain’s mayor?Erin Stewart, Republican
How do you access your grades?
• PS Student
PS Student