Branches of Government
The main job of this branch of government is to make laws.
Legislative Branch
This is the year the U.S. Constitution was written.
1787
This movement aimed to end racial segregation and ensure equal rights for all through peaceful protests.
Civil Rights Movement
This is the title of the leader of Canada’s government.
Prime Minister
This is what the acronym NGO stands for.
Non-Governmental Organization
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws.
Judicial Branch
This document gives U.S. citizens their fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech and religion.
Bill of Rights
This 1964 act ended segregation in public places in the United States.
Civil Rights Act
This global organization was created after World War II to promote international peace and cooperation.
United Nations (UN)
This famous NGO provides emergency aid, such as food, shelter, and medical care, during disasters.
Red Cross
This system ensures no single branch becomes too powerful by allowing each to limit the actions of the others.
Checks and balances
This is the specific type of government the United States has.
Federal Republic
This term refers to the forced removal of Native Americans, specifically the Cherokee, from their lands to Oklahoma.
Trail of Tears
This document outlines the rights and freedoms specifically for Canadian citizens.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
True or False: NGOs work for profit to help people.
False
Name the three branches of the United States government.
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches
This amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
These are the rights that protect individuals' freedoms and ensure equal treatment under the law.
Civil Rights
This term describes the process of working together with other countries to solve global problems.
International Cooperation
After this specific 2010 disaster, the Red Cross sent volunteers and provided medical assistance to those affected.
Haiti Earthquake
True or False: In the U.S., the legislative branch is responsible for enforcing laws.
False. (The legislative branch makes laws; the executive branch enforces them).
True or False: The U.S. Constitution was written after the Bill of Rights.
False
This type of peaceful activity, such as a march or a sit-in, was used during the Civil Rights Movement to pressure lawmakers.
Protest
This is the organization that creates and enforces laws, manages public services, and leads a country.
Government
NGOs often step in to help people in need when this entity is unable to provide necessary aid.
Government