Government
The names of the 3 branches of government.
What is the legislative, executive, and judicial branch?
The document that informed the King of England we would no longer be under his control.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A form of government with a monarch or king/queen at the head of government.
The countries in which these events occurred. Must list all 3.
What are France, England, and Germany?
The way the theme place helps us.
What is helps us read and describe the landscape in our surroundings?
The President is in charge of this branch.
What is the executive branch?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Someone who wanted to stay faithful to the King of England during the American Revolution was this.
What is a loyalist?
This silly philosopher supported the idea of separation of church and state and found himself in legal trouble more than 1 time due to his writings.
Who is Voltaire?
This type of location provides an exact pinpoint of where something is located.
What is absolute location?
This branch is made up of two separate governing bodies and is responsible for turning bills into laws.
What is the legislative branch?
The Bill of Rights is the first _______ amendments.
What is 10?
Someone who wanted to fight for their freedom and pave a new way in a new nation during the American Revolution was this.
What is a patriot?
The reason the beliefs and writings of these philosophers are still relevant today.
What is...these ideas became the foundation of US government, influencing many of our founding documents and principles?
Humans digging canals and clearing land to plant crops would be an example of this theme of geography.
What is human/environment interaction?
This branch is responsible for interpreting the laws of the country and determining if they are or are not constitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
This document has 3 main sections: Preamble, 7 Articles, and 27 Amendments.
What is the Constitution?
The delegates did not like the 5th amendment, they came together to _______ the document. (to change or add onto something...)
What is amend?
Enlightenment thinker who believed all people of a country were entitled to natural rights being life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
Put in the correct order & name an example of each (largest to smallest):
states, cities, continents, countries
What is...
-Continents (Africa, North or South America)
-Countries (Canada, Kenya, India, New Zealand)
-States (Georgia, Florida, New Mexico)
-Cities (Tucson, Los Angeles, Fresno, Kansas City)
Place all 3 officials in the proper branch:
-Federal Circuit Judge
-Senator representing Arizona
-Secretary of Transportation
What is...
-Judicial Branch (Judge)
-Legislative Branch (Senator)
-Executive Branch (Cabinet Member "Secretary of...")
The amendment that states citizens may not be searched without a warrant or probable cause.
What is the 4th Amendment?
News networks, newspapers, Social Media, podcasts, and radio are all forms of _______.
What is media? or mass media?
Montesquieu believed the government must ___________ _________ between ________ ________.
what is
-separate/balance power
-three branches
The Appalachian Mountains are made up of mountains, ridges, valleys, and plateaus. These mountains are home to a variety of vegetation, such as hardwood forests and deciduous forests. Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains. I used __________ __________ to describe this region.
What are physical characteristics?