Principles of American Democracy
This document is the Supreme Law of the Land
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The system that stops any one branch from being too powerful.
What is checks and balances or separation of powers?
The number of U.S. Senators
What is 100?
The age you have to be in order to vote for President.
What is 18?
The number of colonies when the United States was first established.
What is 13?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This person is in charge of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
The number of members of the House of Representatives.
This amendment lists the right of citizens to freedom of speech, religion, press, etc.
What is the 1st amendment?
The date the Declaration of Independence was published.
What is July 4, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence declared us independent from this country.
What is Great Britain?
This branch makes the federal laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is the month that we vote for President.
What is November?
This is a right and responsibility of U.S. citizens.
What is voting?
The author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
No one is above the law.
What is Rule of Law?
These are the two parts that make up the United States Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This is the Governor of South Carolina.
Who is Henry McMaster?
This amendment declares the right of Americans to bear arms.
What is the 2nd amendment?
The first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
The idea of self-government in the first three words of the Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
This is the highest court in the land.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the Speaker of the House for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Mike Johnson?
The age all men must register for Selective Service (the draft).
What is 18?
On this date, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
What is September 11, 2001?