American
Democracy
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100

What does the Constitution do?

  • sets up the government
  • defines the government
  • protects basic rights of Americans
100

What is one reason colonists came to America?

  • freedom
  • political liberty
  • religious freedom
  • economic opportunity
  • practice their religion
  • escape persecution
100

Name one right only for United States citizens.

  • vote in a federal election
  • run for federal office
100

Name one U.S. territory.

  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • American Samoa
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Guam
100

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

  • checks and balances
  • separation of powers
200

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

  • speech
  • religion
  • assembly
  • press
  • petition the government
200

There were 13 original states. Name three.

  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia
200

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

  • vote
  • join a political party
  • help with a campaign
  • join a civic group
  • join a community group
  • give an elected official your opinion on an issue
  • call Senators and Representatives
  • publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
  • run for office
  • write to a newspaper
200

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

  • because there were 13 original colonies
  • because the stripes represent the original colonies
200

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

2

300

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

  • life
  • liberty
  • pursuit of happiness
300

When was the Constitution written?

1787

300

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

  • serve on a jury
  • vote in a federal election
300

Name two national U.S. holidays.

  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents’ Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
300

What is the name of the President of the United States now

Biden

400

What is the economic system in the United States?

  • capitalist economy
  • market economy
400

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

  • the Civil War
  • the War between the States
400

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

  • Citizens 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).
400

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

  • because there is one star for each state
  • because each star represents a state
  • because there are 50 states
400

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

  • advises the President
500

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

27

500

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
500

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

  • give up loyalty to other countries
  • defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
  • obey the laws of the United States
  • serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
  • serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
  • be loyal to the United States
500

What is the name of the national anthem?

  • The Star-Spangled Banner
500

What is the highest court in the United States?

  • the Supreme Court
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