When you are born to American parents, you are a citizen by Law of Blood.
When you are born on American land, you are a citizen by...
Law of Soil
100
The two most popular political parties are...
Democrats and Republicans?
100
Enlightenment thinker who influenced the Declaration of Independence with his ideas of natural rights.
John Locke
100
The first part of the Constitution is called the...
Preamble
100
This amendment gives people freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc.?
First amendment
200
The type of government in which there is a leader who is all-powerful.
A dictatorship
200
The primary sources of information on candidates and campaigns include newspapers, TV, and the radio, all of which are examples of...
Media?
200
Enlightenment thinker who influenced the Constitution which his ideas of separation of powers.
Montesquieu.
200
There are seven of these, which set up the "rule book" for our government.
Articles
200
The amendment that allowed women the right to vote is amendment #...
19
300
The process of becoming a citizen, if you were not born one.
Naturalization.
300
A group of individuals who share a common interest and try to influence government and public policy is called...
An interest group.
300
The document that severed tied wit England, and sparked the American Revolutionary War.
Declaration of Independence.
300
The Constitution can be changed by adding/changing...
Amendments
300
The amendment that eliminated the poll tax was amendment #...
24
400
A direct democracy is one in which the people rule directly. A democracy in which people elect others to rule for them is called...
A representative democracy?
400
Information, either true or false, presented in a certain way with the purpose of influencing how people think or act.
Often biased.
Propaganda.
400
America's first attempt at governing itself (after we won the Revolutionary War), was set up under this document, called...
Articles of Confederation
400
The Constitution was almost not ratified because of arguments between two groups of people. This group favored the passing of the Constitution...
Federalists.
400
According to the second amendment, citizens have the right to...
Bear arms
500
To become a naturalized citizen, there are six steps:
1. Determine eligibility
2. Apply for citizenship
3. Pass a background check
4. Pass the test
5. Pass the interview
6. ?
What is the oath of allegiance?
500
A propaganda technique that is popular in campaigns, involving the desire to follow the crowd, rather than decide for yourself.
Bandwagon.
500
At the Constitutional Convention, states were arguing about whether or not to ratify the Constitution. One of the main topics being argued was representation in government. Some states wanted equal representation, while others wanted representation based on...
Population
500
The first ten amendments in the Constitution is called...
Bill of Rights
500
When going to trial, citizens have a right to be judged by their peers, who make up a group called...