Vocabulary
When you agree and tell others about an idea, what do you do?
Advocate
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War
Name the three branches of government.
• Legislative, executive, and judicial
• Congress, president, and the courts
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizenship eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
A male citizen of any race (can vote)
Someone who is not a citizen of a country is an....?
Alien
What U.S. war ended slavery?
• The Civil War
When did all women get the right to vote?
• 1920
• After World War I
• (With the) 19th Amendment
What part of the federal government writes laws?
• (U.S.) Congress
• (U.S. or national) legislature
• Legislative branch
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
serve on jury
vote in a federal election
What is to be arrested?
Taken to jail by the police.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
• Freed the slaves
• Freed slaves in the Confederacy
• Freed slaves in the Confederate states
• Freed slaves in most Southern states
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
• (Franklin) Roosevelt
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
• Senate and House (of Representatives)
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
• Freedom of expression
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of assembly
• Freedom to petition the government
• Freedom of religion • The right to bear arms
If you have a problem with your body and mind, and is hard to do things, what kind of condition is this?
Disability
What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
• 14th Amendment
When did all women get the right to vote?
• 1920
• After World War I
• (With the) 19th Amendment
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
• Four hundred thirty-five (435)
How can people become United States citizens?
• Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
• Naturalize
• Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
Is habitual drunkard a person who drinks to much alcohol? Yes or No
Yes
Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott • Lucy Stone
Why did the United States enter World War II?
• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
• Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
• To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
• To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
• Two (2) years
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
economic reasons
states' rights