Government
50 States
How many state are in the U.S.?
George Washington, Benjaman Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Madison
Who were the founding fathers?
Thomas Hobbs and John Locke wrote :
What is Social Contract
Grievances against King George III.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
What is Federalism.
IN Article VI (Six), declaring the Constitution to be the supreme law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Who died on the same day, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Natural Rights means?
what is people have the right to life, liberty, and property
True of False: Does the state of Oregon have their own Declaration of Independence?
No, Oregon does not have its own Declaration of Independence, but it does have its own constitution. The Oregon Constitution was ratified in 1857 and went into effect when Oregon became a state in 1859.
Certain Powers that the national and state governments share?
What on Concurrent Powers?
This includes all members of Congress are representatives of the people from their home states.
A Party whose citizens vote directly on laws and other issues.
The year 1215
What year was The Magna Carta was written.
The year was July 4, 1776.
Prints money and coins
What is the National Government?
The Executive Branch
What is the The president the head of?
The federal government of the United States today is a republic.
What are House of representatives, Congress and the President. They vote on national issues and laws.
The year 1620
What year was The Mayflower Compact written.
Where is the real paper of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the National Archives Museum?
Arrest the person who stole from a store.
What is Local Government?
The U. S. Supreme Court is the most important court in the country.
What is the Judicial Branch of Government
He was placed in charge of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington.
The English Bill of Rights was written in this year?
What was 1689.
True or False:
In the movie National Treasure, Nicholas Cage’s character claims that the back of the Declaration contains a treasure map with encrypted instructions from the founding fathers, written in invisible ink.
What is False. This is not true.
Helps with storm damage or earthquake damage.
What is State Government?