American Government
What is the supreme law of the land
Constitution
Name ONE branch or part of the government?
executive, judicial, or legislative
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe ONE of them.
You dont have to pay poll tax to vote
What is ONE reason colonist came to America?
Religious Freedom
What territory did the US buy France in 1803?
The Louisiana territory
What does the Constutution
Defines the government
What stops ONE branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances
What is ONE responsibility that is only for US citizens
Vote
Who lived in America before Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
Name the US war between the North and the South
The civil war
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
What is ONE promise you make when you become a US citizen?
to obey the law
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
Slavery
What is an amendment?
change/addition
Who makes the Federal Laws?
Congress
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
18
Why did the colonists fight the British?
high taxes
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did
Abolished slavery
What do we call the first ten amendments of the Constitution?
The bill of Rights
The Senate and the House of Representatives
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jeffereson
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves