Principles of American Democracy
The supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution of the United States?
Three branches of government
What are the legislative, judicial, and executive branches?
Freedom of speech and freedom of assembly
What are two rights of everyone living in United States?
One reason colonists came to America
What is Economic opportunity, religious freedom, political liberty, land?
Any of these will be counted correct
The 1st President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What is checks and balances?
We show loyalty to this when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
What is the United States of America?
These people lived in America before the Europeans arrived
Who are the American Indians?
This conflict between the Union and the Confederate states from 1861 to 1865
What is the Civil War?
A change or addition to the Constitution
What is an amedment?
The number of U.S. Senators
The last day you can send in federal income tax forms
What is April 15th?
This group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves
Who are people from Africa?
This freed enslaved people in the Confederate States
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States
What is the Bill of Rights?
The number of U.S. House of Representatives
What is 435?
The age all men must register for the Selective Service
What is 18?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this day
What is July 4, 1776?
Susan B. Anthony fought for this
What is women's rights?
Announced our independence from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The reason some states have more Representatives than other states
What is population?
Four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote
What are African American men can vote, woman can vote, poll taxes eliminated, citizens 18 and older can vote?
Name three of the 13 original colonies
The territory tht the U.S. bought from France in 1803
What is Louisiana?