Principles of American Democracy
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
No one is above the law.
What is rule of law?
The three branches of government.
What are the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and Judicial Branch?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
The capital of South Carolina.
What is Columbia?
The first ten amendments to the Constituion.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first three words of the U.S. Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
This system stops any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
The number of U.S. Senators.
What is 100?
The month we vote for who will be President.
What is November?
Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
The freedom that Americans have to practice or choose not to practice religion.
What is freedom of religion?
This role is in charge of the Executive Branch.
What is the President?
The number members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
What is 435?
The age you must be to vote and when men must register for Selective Service.
What is 18?
The total amount if amendments to the Constitution.
What is 27?
These are the natural rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This is the current President of the United States.
Who is Pres. Donald J. Trump?
The two major political parties in the United States.
What are the Democratic and Republican Parties?
The day the colonies officially declared independence from Great Britain.
This document written by Thomas Jefferson declared our independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document is the supreme law of the land.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
These are the two parts of U.S. Congress.
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
The current Governor of South Carolina.
Who is Henry McMaster?
The first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?