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Bills to Laws
Monarchy or Republic?
Meanwhile, in Boston..
Famous Figures from the Revolution
100
Keep and bear these, according to the Second Amendment
What is arms?
100
Who may come up with the idea for a law?
What is anyone?
100
Inherited power from parents
What is Monarchy
100
Tax collectors were sometimes attacked and subjected to one of these two painful punishments
What is tarred and feathered or ridden out of town on a rail?
100
General in the Revolution, first president of the Republic
What is George Washington?
200
Freedom of religion, speech, and this...(name ONE)
What is the Press, Petition, and Assembly.
200
If you want to make the laws in the United States, you must be a member of what governing branch?
What is Congress? (or the Senate or House of Representatives)
200
Limited terms (number of times/years in office) for lawmakers
What is Republic
200
Patriots encouraged their neighbors to stop buying British tea. This form of protest is known as this, although girls do it too!
What is boycott?
200
Wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd President of the United States
What is Thomas Jefferson?
300
Punishment for a crime cannot be either this_____, or this__________. Fill in the blanks.
What is cruel and unusual?
300
Laws are passed in Congress if they have received this much of the vote.
What is 2/3?
300
Fair and free elections
What is Republic?
300
This group organized a protest against the Tea Tax, but disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians to avoid detection.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
300
The King of England at the time of the Revolution
What is King George the 3rd?
400
The police cannot search or take your possessions unless they have this.
What is a warrant (or a reasonable suspicion that you have commited a crime)?
400
The Supreme Court judges laws to see if they are THIS word with 14 letters.
What is Constitutional?
400
Form of government desired by the Patriots during the American Revolution.
What is Republic?
400
He wasn't very good at business, although a brewery now bears his name. He was, however, an enthusiastic patriot.
Who is Samuel Adams
400
A member of the Sons of Liberty, known for his signature on the Declaration of Independence
What is John Hancock?
500
The amendment that protects you from being jailed for criticizing the government, or for talking about it.
What is the First Amendment?
500
The President can exercise this right if she doesn't approve of a bill becoming a law.
What is the Veto?
500
All citizens are responsible for being active in government, staying informed, and exercising their power to vote.
What is Republic?
500
Colonists were forced to house British soldiers who had been sent by King ________, to stop the troubles in the Colony.
What is King George the 3rd?
500
A political writer who was also the mind behind Daylight Savings, the United States postal service, and the 'discovery' of electricity.
What is Ben Franklin?
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