Rights and Responsibilities
What is the first amendment?
A single term of office for a President lasts for this long.
What is four years?
This document declared the United States of America an independent country from Great Britain
What is the "Declaration of Independence?"
This branch of the government is tasked with creating new laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
On this day, America celebrates its independence from Great Britain.
What is July 4th?
This refers to the right to practice any religion (so long as in doing so you do not violate the rights of others).
What is freedom of religion?
This is how long a single US Senator's term lasts.
What is six years?
This document organizes the US government and outlines how it will work.
What is the US Constitution?
What is the executive branch?
It is for this reason that there are 50 stars on the US flag.
What are the 50 states?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are referred to by this title.
What is "The Bill of Rights?"
This is how long a single term of office lasts for a member of the House of Representatives.
What is two years?
This document is the supreme law of the land.
What is the US Constitution?
This branch of government is tasked with evaluating laws and determining whether or not they are constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This individual was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
It is at this age that an American citizen is old enough to vote in federal elections.
What is 18 years old?
What is November?
These three words begin the preamble of the US Constitution and establish the principle of self-government.
What is "We the People?"
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is "Checks and Balances"?
It is for this reason that there are 13 stripes on the US flag.
What are the original 13 British colonies?
The right to own firearms is protected by this amendment to the US Constitution.
What is the 2nd amendment?
The population of an entire state is represented by a member from this house of Congress.
What is the Senate?
These three rights are mentioned directly in the Declaration of Independence.
What are "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?"
These are the two houses of the US Congress.
This is the main economic system practiced in the United States right now.
What is Capitalism/Market Economy?