| A | B |
|---|
| term of President | 4 years |
| Branches of U.S. government | legislative, executive, and judicial |
| Supreme Law of the Land and U.S. Plan for Government | The U.S. Constitution |
| Signs bills into laws or vetoes them | President |
| Advises the President or gives him advice | President's Cabinet |
| Type of economy the US has | capitalist, market, or free enterprise economy |
| Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness | Unalienable Rights or Freedoms listed in the Declaration of Independence |
| First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| Total number of amendments to the Constitution | 27 |
| term of a Senator in the U.S. Congress | 6 |
| term of a member of the House of Representatives | 2 |
| Each State gets two of the members of Congress | Senators |
| The number of House of Representative that each state gets is based on _______________. | population or number of citizens in the state |
| "Rule of Law" - Limited Government | It means that everyone, including the President and other important officials, must follow the law. No one is above the law. |
| Excutive Branch is headed by... | the President and his cabinet |
| Legislative Branch is headed by... | Senate and House of Representatives which together form Congress |
| Judicial Branch is headed by... | Supreme Court |
| First three words of the U.S. Constitution We the People represent the principle of ... | Popular Sovereignty |
| Keeps one branch of the government from becoming too powerful | Checks and Balances |
| Texas Senators | John Cornyn and Kaye Bailey Hutchison |
| Texas Governor | Rick Perry |
| Texas Secretary of State | Hope Andrade |
| Texas Attorney General | Greg Abbott |
| Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | Susan Combs |
| U.S. Secretary of State | Hillary Clinton |
| U.S. Vice President | Joe Biden |
| U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice | John G. Roberts |
| U.S. Secretary of Defense | Robert M. Gates |
| U.S. Secretary of the Treasury | Timothry F. Geithner |
| Total number of members in the House of Representatives | 435 |
