Principles of American Democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who become president?
The Speaker of the House
What are the two responsibilities that is only for United States citizens?
Serve on a jury and vote in a federal election
Who lived in America before the European colonizers arrived?
Native Americans
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
The stripes represent the original colonies
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bills of Rights
How many voting members does the House of Representatives have?
435
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join a community group, give an elected official your opinion on an issue
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Names the two longest rivers in the United States
Mississippi & Missouri River
What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence?
LIFE! LIBERTY! PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS!
Who makes federal laws?
Congress, Senate & House, legislature
What are the four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote?
Citizens 18 and older, you don't have to pay to vote, any citizen can vote, a person of any race can vote
Name two of the four wars fought by the United States in the 1800s
War of 1812, Mexican-America War, Civil War, Spanish-American War
Name the four states that border Mexico
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
What are the economic systems in the United States?
Capitalist and market economy
Name the branches of the government
Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts, judicial
What are the 6 rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of expression, speech, assembly, petition the government, religion, the right to bear arms
Name four Native American tribes in the United States
Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit
What are the three of the five US territories?
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
What are the five rights or freedoms of the First Amendment?
Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition the government
What are 8 Cabinet-level positions? There are 16.
Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing & Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veteran Affairs; Attorney General; Vice President
What are four of the six promises one makes when becoming a United States citizen?
Give up loyalty to other countries, defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, obey the laws of the US, serve in the US military, serve the nation, be loyal to the United States
Names the thirteen original states
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What are 10 of the 13 states that border Canada?
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska