Principles of American Democracy
The supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
Name one branch or part of the government.
What is "Legislative" or "Executive" or "Judicial" or "Congress" or "President" or "The Courts"?
The Pledge of Allegiance is done to show loyalty to this.
What is "The United States" or "The Flag"?
This group lived in American before Europeans arrived.
Who are the American Indians or Native Americans?
This was the war between the North and the South.
What is the Civil War?
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. They are...
What is "We the People"?
This individual is in charge of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This is the age a citizen must be to vote in the Presidential elections.
What is 18?
This group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves.
Who are Africans or people from Africa?
The Emancipation Proclamation did this.
What is "Freed the Slaves"?
What are the Bill of Rights?
These are the two parts of the U.S. Congress.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Name one right only for United States citizens.
What is "Vote in a Federal Election" or "Run for Federal Office"?
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was a war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
What was "The War of 1812", or "The Mexican-American War", or "The Civil War", or "The Spanish-American War"?
The "Rule of Law" states this.
What is "Everyone must follow the law"?
This is the total number of senators.
What is 100?
Name one responsibility that is only for United States citizens.
What is "Serve on a jury" or "Vote in a Federal Election"?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this date (Month/Day/Year)
What is July 4, 1776?
This territory was purchased by the United States from France in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
What is 27?
A senator serves their country for this length of time.
What is six years?
This is the final date that you can send in your federal income tax forms.
What is April 15?
These are three of the 13 original colonies.
What are "New Hampshire", "New York", New Jersey", "North Carolina", "South Carolina", "Massachusetts", "Rhode Island", "Connecticut", "Pennsylvania", "Delaware", "Maryland", "Virginia", and "Georgia"?
Susan B. Anthony fought for this movement.
What is the Women's Rights?