Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Comprehension
Grab Bag
100
to do what you are told to do
What is obey
100
A member of a community
What is a citizen
100
Checks and balances make sure that no one branch has too much _______.
What is power.
100
Harriet Tubman was ____________. (page 110)
a leader in the Underground Railroad.
100
Name 2 ways you can be a good citizen in the classroom.
show respect to your teacher show respect to your classmates obey classroom rules take part in class activities help out in any way you can
200
the lawmaking group of the U.S. government
What is congress
200
Something that one is owed by law or custom
What is a right
200
Taxes do NOT help pay for: roads parks schools volunteers
What is volunteers
200
How does California take part in the federal government? (page 104) By sending ______ to congress.
senators
200
What are the three branches of government?
What is legislative, executive, and judicial.
300
a leader of a city or town
What is a mayor
300
a duty, or something a person should do
What is responsibility
300
On our state flag, what does the grizzly bear stand for?
What is strength
300
Civil Rights are the rights people have because they are ______. (page 113)
citizens
300
Why is the Statue of Liberty an important American symbol? (page 95)
It stands for freedom.
400
to reject a bill that is passed by a lawmaking group
What is veto
400
something that stands for something else
What is a symbol
400
Why is the Declaration of Independence an important document? (page 97)
It states the beliefs and values that unite us.
400
What freed many of the enslaved people in the south? (page 112)
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
400
The ________ is the top leader of a state. (page 104)
governor
500
an important building, monument, or place
What is a landmark
500
being able to do or say what you want without limits
What is freedom
500
The U.S. Constitution states the laws of the nation and ____________. (page 86)
lists citizens' rights
500
American Indian tribal governments follow both ______ and federal laws. (page 105)
state
500
Frederick Douglass's newspaper was called ________. (page 111)
North Star
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