According to the constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become president.

Name these requirements:

Must be a natural born citizen of the US, must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve, must have lived in the united states for at least 14 years.

From what country did the US get its independence?

England

How is the number of senators determined?

2 from each state.

How many branches are there in our government?

How many different presidencies have there been in the US?

44

How many house seats are there in the Washington state legislature? How many official changes have been made to the constitution? How many representatives are there in our federal government?

98

27

435

How many senate seats are there in the Washington state legislature?

49

How many senators are there in our federal government?

100

How many states are there in the USA?

50

How many stripes are there in the flag?

13

How many supreme court justices are there?

How many times may a congressman be reelected?

There is no limit

How many times may a senator be reelected?

There is no limit

How many years can a president serve?

10

In what month do we vote for the president?

November

In what month is the new president inaugurated?

January

In what year did Washington become a state?

1889

In what year was Jamestown Colony established?

1607

In what year was the constitution ratified?

1788

In what year was the constitution written?

1787

Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the bill of rights?

freedom of speech, religion and press.

Name one benefit of being a citizen of the US.

Obtain federal government jobs, travel with a US passport, petition for close relatives to come to the US to live.

Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment.

Freedom of speech

Name the branches of our federal government.

Legislative, executive and judiciary

Name the senators from Washington State (2012)

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell

Name the thirteen original states.

Connecticut, new hampshire, new york, new jersey, massachusetts, pennsylvania, delaware, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia, rhode island, and maryland.

What 2 bodies make up congress?

The senate and the house of representatives.

What are the 2 major political parties in the US today?

Democratic and republican

What are the 49th and 50th states of the union?

Alaska and Hawaii

What are the duties of congress?

To make laws

What are the duties of the supreme court?

to interpret laws

What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called? What colony had the highest population during the constitutional convention?

the Bill of Rights

Virginia

What color are the stripes?

Red and white

What country was our major ally in the revolutionary war?

France

What did the emancipation proclamation do?

Freed many slaves in confederate states.

What do the stripes on the flag stand for?

They represent the original 13 states

What do we call a change to the constitution?

Amendments

What does the legislature do?

The branch that writes laws

What is popular sovereignty?

Government receives power from people and governs only with their consent.

What is the basic belief of the declaration of independence?

That all men are created equal

What is the capital city of Washington State?

Olympia

What is the constitution?

The supreme law of the land

What is the executive branch of our government?

The president, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members

What is the head executive of a city government called?

mayor

What is the head executive of a state government called?

governor

What is the introduction to the constitution called?

The Preamble

What is the judiciary branch of our government?

The supreme court and lower federal courts

What is the length of one presidential term?

4 years

What is the length of one term for an elected senator?

6 years

What is the length of one term for an elected US house representative?

2 years

What is the minimum voting age in the USA?

18

What is the most important right granted to US citizens?

The right to vote

What is the name of the collection of essays written by alexander hamilton james madison and john jay who were supporters of the constitution?

The federalist

What is the term used for a system that divides power between a central government and several regional governments?

Federalism

What is the term used to describe a 2 house legislature?

Bicameral

What is the US capitol building?

The place where congress meets

What is the white house?

The presidents official home

What kind of government does the US have?

Republican/Representative Democracy

What special group advises the president?

The cabinet

What supreme court case overturned "seperate but equal" policies?

Brown v. Topeka board of education

What were the 13 original states of the USA called?

Colonies

When was the declaration of independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

Where does freedom of speech come from?

The bill of rights

Which countries were our three main enemies during world war II?

Germany, Italy and Japan

Which president is called the "Father of our country"?

George Washington

Which president served 2 nonconsecutive terms?

Grover Cleveland

Which state has the most representation in congress?

California

Who are the independents in the US senate? Who becomes president of the USA if the president and the vice-president should die?

Bernie Sanders and Joe Lieberman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Who becomes president of the USA if the president should die?

Vice president

Who can introduce a law in congress?

A member of congress

Who elects congress?

The people

Who elects the president of the USA?

The electoral college

Who has the power to declare war?

Congress

Who is St. Louis Park's mayor?

Jeff Jacobs

Who is the chief justice of the supreme court?

John Roberts

Who is the commander in chief of the US military?

The president

Who is the current governor of Washington (2012)?

Christine Gregoire

Who is the most recent addition to the supreme court?

Elena Kagan

Who is the president of the USA today?

Barack Obama

Who is the speaker of the house of representatives?

John Bochner

Who is the US secretary of state?

Hilary Clinton

Who is the vicepresident of the USA today?

Joe Biden

Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?

Patrick Henry

Who selects the supreme court justices?

appointed by the president

Who signs bills into law?

The president

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

A civil rights leader

Who was the first black person on the US supreme court?

Thurgood marshall

Who was the first president of the USA?

George Washington

Who was the main writer of the declaration of independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Who was the major writer of the constitution?

James Madison

Who was the president during the civil war?

Abraham Lincoln

Who were our 5 most recent presidents before the current president?

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter

Who wrote the starspangled banner?

Francis Scott Key

Whose rights are guaranteed by the constitution and the bill of rights?

Everyone (Citizens and non-citizens living in the US)

Why did the pilgrims come to america?

for religious freedom