Citizenship
The Declaration of Independence
3 Branches of Government
The Bill of Rights
State & Local Government
100
Name one thing only a citizen of the United States has the right to do.
Vote
Get a U.S. passport
Run for elected office
Hold certain government jobs
100
Month, day, and year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
July 4, 1776
100
This is the job of the legislative branch of any government.
To MAKE the law
100
How many constitutional amendments are part of the Bill of Rights?
10 - The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
100
What word refers to a city or a town with specific borders and a local government?
Municipality
200
What do we call the process of becoming a citizen?
Naturalization
200
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
This branch of government enforces the law and provides services.
The Executive Branch
200
What is ONE of your First Amendment rights?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom to Petition (ask) the government to change
200
What do we call the legislative body of a city?
A council - City Council
300
How old must a citizen be to vote in the United States?
18 years old
300
The Declaration has a list of ___
A. grievances, or complaints
B. requests, or demands
C. ingredients for corn bread
___ against the King of England.
A. The Declaration has a list of grievances, or complaints against the King of England.
300
Which branch of government interprets the laws in court and can decide if a law goes against the Constitution or not.
The Judicial Branch
300
Which Amendment allows all Americans the right to bear arms (own weapons)?
The 2nd Amendment
300
What is the title for the leader of the executive branch of state government?
Governor
400
Treason is betraying your country. What punishment does the Constitution give people convicted of treason?
Death
400
In what Pennsylvania city did the Continental Congress meet and sign the Declaration of Independence?
This was also the first capitol of the United States.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
400
What are the two houses of Congress?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
400
When you "plead the 5th," what right are you referring to?
The right to remain silent
400
What is the full name of the Massachusetts legislature in Boston?
The Massachusetts General Court
500
How old is the United States this year ...meaning how long has it been since the Declaration of Independence was signed and the U.S.A. became a country?
250 years
500
What is it called when the president rejects a bill passed by Congress?
A veto
500
What do we call the 5th Amendment protection against being put on trial twice for the same crime?
Double Jeopardy
500
Technically Massachusetts is not a state, but rather this word, like Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky.
A Commonwealth
