Rights and Freedoms
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of speech and freedom of religions
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights.
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
George Washington.
What is one power of the states?
Provide schooling and education.
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
The President.
What does the Constitution do?
Protects basic rights of Americans; sets up the government; defines the government.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
Two (2).
What is one right or freedom granted by the First Amendment?
Speech
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People.
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Answer: Fought for civil rights
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
Six (6).
Name one right belonging only to United States citizens.
Right to serve on a jury.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in most Southern states
We elect a President for how many years?
Four (4).
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life and the pursuit of happiness.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
All people of the state in which they were elected.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared our independence from Great Britain.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States
Name ONE branch or part of the government.
Legislative, Executive, or Judicial.