Geography & Government Today
Who lived in America before Europeans?
Native Americans
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one branch of government.
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What do we show loyalty to in the Pledge?
The United States
First President?
George Washington
Ocean on East Coast?
Atlantic Ocean
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
What is rule of law?
Everyone must follow the law
War between North & South?
Civil War
Territory bought from France in 1803?
Louisiana
First three words of the Constitution?
"We the People"
What stops one branch from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Political party of the current President?
Republican
US economic system?
What are the first ten amendments called?
Bill of Rights
Two parts of Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
Promise made when becoming a citizen?
To defend the Constitution
Movement to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
Month of presidential election
November
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
declare freedom from Great Britain
If both President & VP cannot serve?
The Speaker of the House
Responsibility only for citizens?
To serve on a jury
Who did U.S. fight in WWII?
Germany, Japan, & Italy