Got' em all. To answer your questions:
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I got all of these right, an informed citizenry is vital to the survival of any democratic society, in fact as we are thinking about the incredible sacrifices that have been made on our behalf how many of you can me tell the following without looking it up on the net or reference books?
What are the specific functions and purposes of our 3 branches of Government ( Executive, legislative, judicial)
If a President wants to put forward a budget, what body must it be approved by first according to the constitution before it can be enacted into law.
Each of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the constitution)
Who sits on the Supreme Court currently and who is the current chief justice.
Who all of your state reps and state senators are.
If the president is knocked out of commisson, what is the order of sucession.
What is the reasoning behind the Electorial College .
What our political system is actually considered. For example England would be considered a Parlimentary Government.
Thats a few, people really need to know this stuff, otherwise we become easy picking for brainwashing demogogues of all partys.
I will post the correct answers to those questions tomorow
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What are the specific functions and purposes of our 3 branches of Government ( Executive, legislative, judicial)
Executive: Execute the laws, to make sure that the laws actually happen
Legislative: Make Laws, Pass Laws into effect
Judicial: rule on abuse/possible constitutional infraction of laws
If a President wants to put forward a budget, what body must it be approved by first according to the constitution before it can be enacted into law.
Dunno--do you mean Reps or Senate
Each of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the constitution)
Freedom of Speech, Petition, Assembly
Freedom of Religion, Press
2--Right to bear arms
5 self-incrimination (right to not)
soldiers can not stay in your house
right to a fair trial, speedy hearing
innocent till guilty.
# 10 is, if I recall, something along the lines of these are the laws unless something else replaces them.
Who sits on the Supreme Court currently and who is the current chief justice.
Justice Scalia, Thomas, Rehnquist, Souter [sutter?] (sp), Ginsberg,
Who all of your state reps and state senators are.
Danforth, McCaskill, Jo Ann Emerson, Talent,
If the president is knocked out of commisson, what is the order of sucession.
VP/sec state, thats as far as I can remember LOL
What is the reasoning behind the Electorial College .
To screw up the 2008 election LOL
Actually it has to do with representation by all the states--one huge State, for instance California, could vote me in, but a bunch of little states, like Rhode Island, MA, CT, etc. could vote another in, and those states have "in effect" the same say as California would.
What our political system is actually considered. For example England would be considered a Parlimentary Government.
Republic
You know, my mind is fried at the moment, but of course, as soon as I hit enter, I will remember it all
