Unit 1
Something you can do
Right
Ruling authority of a communuity
Government
Number of delegates at the Constitutional Convention
55
The opening of the Constitution
Preamble
Current President of the U.S.
Joe Biden
Something you should do
Believed people are selfish and quick to fight
Thomas Hobbes
Person picked to "guide" the convention
George Washington
Number of amendments in the Constitution
27
Kamala Harris' running mate in the Nov. election
Two types of citizens
Natural Born
Naturalized
Plan for government written aboard the Mayflower
Mayflower Compact
Natural Rights listed in the Declaration of Independence (Must get all three)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
Branch of government that interprets laws
Judicial Branch
Electoral votes needed to win the Presidency
270
How many years must someone live in the U.S. before they can attempt to gain citizenship
Five Years
Four Functions of government (Must name all four)
Keep Order
Provide Protection
Provide Services
Guide the Community
Wrote Common Sense
Thomas Paine
a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of others
Checks and Balances
The two houses of Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
What must all males aged 18 do in the U.S.
Document that limited the power of the King
Magna Carta
The First Continental Congress was a response to which act
Intolerable Acts
the idea that power lies with the people
535