Principles of American Democracy
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
• announced our independence (from Great Britain)
• declared our independence (from Great Britain)
• said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress • legislative • President • executive • the courts • judicial
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
• the Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana
. What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom
• political liberty
• religious freedom
• economic opportunity
• practice their religion
• escape persecution
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
(Persian) Gulf War
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances
separation of powers
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
• American Indians
• Native Americans
Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
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
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
• slavery
• economic reasons
• states’ rights
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
• Africans
• people from Africa
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
What is the economic system in the United States?
• capitalist economy
• market economy
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
• (because of) the state’s population
• (because) they have more people
• (because) some states have more people
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
Why did the colonists fight the British?
• because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
• because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
• because they didn’t have self-government
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
• speech
• religion
• assembly
• press
• petition the government
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
• six (6) years.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
• fought for women’s rights
• fought for civil rights
There were 13 original states. Name three.
• New Hampshire • Delaware • Massachusetts • Maryland • Rhode Island • Virginia • Connecticut • North Carolina • New York • South Carolina • New Jersey • Georgia • Pennsylvania
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.