Principles of American Democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
The U.S. Constitution
Name one branch or part of the government.
Correct answers are:
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one:
26th Only U.S. citizens 18 and older can vote.
What is one reason colonists came to America?
For religious freedom.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900's?
World War I
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Each stripe represents the 13 original colonies.
What does the constitution do?
Sets up and defines the government.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
What is one responsibility that is only for United States Citizens?
To serve on a jury.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Spanish American War
Who was the President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
One star for each state.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
Name one right only for United States Citizens?
What groups of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Name the U.S. War between the North and the South?
The Civil War
Who was the president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
What is an amendment?
A change to the constitution.
Who makes the federal laws?
The Congress
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Answers:
Freedom of Speech and Press
Freedom of Assembly and Petition
Freedom of Religion
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes.
Name one problem that led to the Civil War?
Slavery
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, Italy
Name one U.S. territory?
Guam
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4th
What do we call the first ten amendments of the constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress.
The House and Congress
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States of America
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
He led the U.S. during the civil War.
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he the commanding general?
World War II
Name one state that borders Canada?
Alaska
Name two national U.S. holidays.
Labor Day
Veterans Day