CCS Essentials
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emmybrssrd on February 2, 2012
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Carencro Catholic School-Social Studies Essentials
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 legislator | What is a member of Congress called? |
| Legislative Branch | What is another name for Congress; made up of the House and Senate? |
| legislature | What is a law making group of people? |
| federal, central, national | What are the 3 names for the government based in Washington, D.C.? |
| before | What does Pre mean? |
| after | What does Post mean? |
| 3 | The ranks ____ of all other countries in terms of population. |
| 25 | LA ranks _____ of all other states in terms of population. |
| 5 | Lafayette ranks ____ of all other LA cities in terms of population. |
| 7 billion | What is the world population? |
| 314 million | What is the US population? |
| 4.6 million | What is the LA population? |
| New Orleans | What is the largest city in LA in terms of population? |
| Baton Rouge | What is the 2nd largest city in LA in terms of population? |
| Federal | What is power is shared by the local, state, and national governments called? |
| Representative | What term means that delegates are elected by the people by secret ballot? |
| Democratic | What term means that the people govern themselves? |
| Republic | What term means that the US government derives its power from the will of the people? |
| 3 | How many branches of government are there? |
| Executive Branch | What branch enforces the laws? |
| Legislative Branch | What branch makes the laws? |
| Judicial Branch | What branch interprets the laws? |
| bicameral | What term means that the legislative branch is divided into two houses? |
| 435 | How many members are there in the House of Representatives at the national level? |
| 7 | How many of the national Representatives represent LA districts? |
| 100 | How many members are in the Senate at the national level? |
| 2 | How many senators represent LA at the national level? |
| Charles Boustany | Who is the Representative for district 7 on the national level? |
| David Vitter & Mary Landrieu | Who are the 2 LA senators on the national level? |
| 105 | How many members are in the House of Representatives at the state level? |
| 39 | How many members are in the Senate at the state level? |
| Stephen Ortego | Who is the district #39 Representative on the state level? |
| Elbert Guillory | Who is the district #24 Senator on the state level? |
| President | Who is the Executive Branch headed by at the national level? |
| Governor | Who is the Executive Branch headed by at the state level? |
| Barack Obama | Who is the current President of the US? |
| Joe Biden | Who is the current Vice President of the US? |
| Bobby Jindal | Who is the current Governor of LA? |
| Jay Dardenne | Who is the current Lieutenant Governor of LA? |
| Barack Obama | Who is the nation's first African American President of the US? |
| Bobby Jindal | Who is the nation's first elected Indian American governor? |
| the Supreme Court | What is the highest court in the judicial branch? |
| 8 associate justices and 1 Chief Justice | What is the Supreme Court made up of? |
| John Roberts | Who is the current Supreme Court justice? |
| Washington, D.C. | Where is the nation's capitol? |
| Baton Rouge | Where is the LA state capitol? |
| 195 | How many countries does the US State Department recognize? |
| 50 | How many states are in the United States? |
| 18 | LA was the _____ state to join the Union. |
| 1812 | What year did LA join the Union? |
| 64 | How many parishes are in LA? |
| 44 | How many Presidents have there been in the US? |
| 31 | LA ranks ___ in size relative to other states. |
| Protestant and Roman Catholic | What are the two major religions of the US? |
| Christianity and Islam | What are the two major religions of the world? |
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