Constitution
Changes made to the Constitution are called
Amendments
The form of government of the United States
Democratic Republic
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
▪ freedom of expression
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of assembly
▪ freedom to petition the government
▪ freedom of religion
▪ the right to bear arms
The war between the North and the South
Civil War
What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans
The number of amendments the Constitution has
27
The number of US senators
100
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The flag/ The U.S.
The continent from which people were taken and sold as slaves
Africa
The president during WWII and the Great Depression.
The number of the amendment that grants citizenship to everyone born the US (Type only the number ex: 45)
14
The highest court in the US
Supreme Court
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
▪ serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ (Persian) Gulf War
The current Commander in Chief of the US military?
Joe Biden/ the President
The amendment that granted women the right to vote (Type the number ex: 61)
19
The branch of government in which the president is in
Executive
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote).
The date that the Declaration of Independence was adopted (Type the full date ex: January 1, 2022)
July 4, 1776
The person that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
Name one Federal Power
▪ to print money
▪ to declare war
▪ to create an army
▪ to make treaties
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
▪ give up loyalty to other countries
▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
▪ obey the laws of the United States
▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
▪ be loyal to the United States
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Pulius
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson