Social Studies (EASY)
The Thirteen Original Colonies are located here in the U.S.
What is the Eastern part of the United States?
These imaginary horizontal lines measure degrees North and South of the equator.
What are latitude Lines?
FDR (Roosevelt) created this program to offer government aide and economic help during The Great Depression era.
What is The New Deal?
IF the president vetoes a bill before it becomes a law, it must be sent to Congress and get a _____ vote to override the veto.
What is 2/3 vote?
These countries border us on the NORTH and SOUTH.
What is Canada on the North?
What is Mexico on the South?
These two sides fought in this war to gain our independence in 1776.
What are the British and American Colonies/American Revolution?
These types of sources are used for accurate information about a topic. An example would be someone witnessing an event.
What is a primary Source?
This is put in place so that no one branch exceeds too much power.
What is Separation of Powers?
If shopping for a new TV, the supply of the TV you are looking for is extremely high (lots of new tv's), therefore the demand for the product is low. In this case, the price of the product will be this.
What is low or decreased?
The direction someone would travel by ocean if going FROM Los Angeles TO Hawaii? They would travel on this Ocean.
What is West?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
If there is a shortage of a product (scarcity), this will happen to demand for the product.
What is increase?
These two groups make up Congress (The Legislative Branch).
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
If producers make more items/products than consumers demand, there will be a _________.
What is a Surplus?
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas jefferson?
This branch of Government enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
This type of government is for the people, by the people.
What is a Democracy?
The main reason why the Northern part of South America is hotter than the United States.
What is its location (proximity) to the Equator?
He was the father of the Constitution and helped write the Bill of Rights. Hint: J_______ M________
Who is James Madison?
The first U.S Government was wet up under these which gave most powers to the states. These had weaknesses, however, which is why the U.S. Constitution was eventually written.
What are The Articles of Confederation?
This war happened in 1861 with attack on Fort Sumter and was won by the Union ( The North).
What is the Civil War?
This type of government is run by ONE ruler who controls the people. Also, this war was run by one particular ruler by this name.
What is a Dictatorship?
What is WW II / What is Hitler?
Economic downturn that drove the stock market to crash and banks to close.
What is The Great Depression?
A group of special voters who choose the president.
What is the Electoral College?
The colonists __________ the tea act and British goods, which means they refused to buy the tea and pay taxes.
What is boycotted?
These are the 1st ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. This is the beginning (introduction) of the Constitution that explains the purpose of why it was written and what its function is.
What are the Bill of Rights?
What is the Preamble?