US Government
This document outlines the basic laws and principles of the U.S. government
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The Civil War was fought between these two regions
What are the North and the South?
This river is the longest in the United States
What is the Mississippi River?
This is the term for a government that is elected by the people
What is a democracy?
This Founding Father is known for his role in drafting the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
his event marked the United States' entry into World War II
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This state is known as the "Sunshine State."
What is Florida?
This term refers to a group of people who share a common culture, language, and history.
What is an ethnicity?
This civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called this.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This historical document declared the 13 American colonies' independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This mountain range is the longest in North America
What are the Rocky Mountains?
This is a system where one ruler holds all the power.
What is a dictatorship?
This U.S. president served during the Great Depression and World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This person is the head of the executive branch
Who is the President of the United States?
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This desert is located in the southwestern United States.
What is the Sonoran Desert?
This term describes the process by which individuals or groups integrate into society.
What is assimilation?
This female pilot was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This system of government divides power between a central government and state governments.
What is Federalism?
The 1964 Civil Rights Act helped end segregation and discrimination in these areas
What are public places and employment?
This is the capital of the United States
What is Washington, D.C.?
This word means the right to vote in elections.
What is suffrage?
This U.S. general became the 34th president and led the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?