Principles of American Democracy
System of Government
American History: Colonial Period and Independence
American History: 1800s
Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
100
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
100
What are the branches of the government?
● Legislative ● Executive ● Judicial
100
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans/American Indians
100
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
100
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I and World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.
200
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
200
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
200
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
200
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
300
What is an amendment?
A change or addition to the Constitution
300
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
300
There were 13 original states. Name three.
300
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War.
300
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
400
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
400
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
● The Senate ● The House of Representatives
400
When was the Constitution written?
1787
400
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves in the Confederate states
400
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism and the Soviet Union
500
List the following five rights or freedoms from the First Amendment?
● Speech ● Press ● Petition the government
● Religion ● Assembly
500
Name one U.S. Representative from Arkansas.
● Steve Womack ● French Hill ● Rick Crawford ● Bruce Westerman
500
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
● James Madison ● Alexander Hamilton ● John Jay
500
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women’s rights
500
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States?
There are 574 federally recognized American Indian tribes in the United States. Cherokee Nation, Navajo Nation, Choctaw Nation, and Blackfeet Nation