Principles of American Democracy
We the People
The Senate
The House of Representatives
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?
Indigenous people (Indians)
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Louisiana Territory (The Louisiana Purchase)
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Bill of Rights
What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?
The Senate
The House of Representatives (The Lawmaking Body)
Who Makes Federal Laws?
Federal voting, running for office
What is one right only for United States citizens.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Civil War
What is U.S. war fought between the North and the South?
Capitalism
100 - Each state has 2
How many U.S. Senators are there?
18
How old do citizens have to be to vote for the president?
What was one of the 13 original states?
States rights to own slaves
Announced all 13 American colonies were free and independent states, severing all political ties with Great Britain.
What Did the Declaration of Independence Do?
6
Voting, joining a political party
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Religious freedom
What is one reason the colonists came to America?
Declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are and henceforward shall be free
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
27
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego
Who is one of your U.S. Senators now?
15, 19, 24, 26
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Africans
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Led the fight for womens rights to vote
What did Susan B. Anthony do?