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Name your US Representative.
Don Bacon
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people
What does the Constitution do?
Sets up the Government
What stops one branch of government from too powerful?
checks and balances
What is the economic system in the United States?
market economy
Who is one of your state's US Senators now?
Deb Fischer
Who is the governor of your state?
Jim Pillen
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
vote and join a political party
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
What does the Judicial branch do?
Reviews laws
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
What is one promise you make, when you become a United States citizen?
Be loyal to the United States
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
Between 18 and 26 o
At age 18
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S Constitution. Name one of the writers
John Jay
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Publius
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Who was president during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Said that the United States is free.
Before he was president Eisenhower was a general what war was he in?
World War II
What is the ¨rule of law¨?
Everyone must follow the law
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life and Liberty.