Principles of American Democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution?
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
What is the president?
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
What is April 15th?
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
what is...
▪ American Indians
▪ Native Americans
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
what was communism?
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
what is life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness?
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
What is Ted Cruz or John Cornyn?
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).
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
what is...
▪ (James) Madison
▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
▪ (John) Jay
▪ Publius
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
What was...
▪ New York (Harbor)
▪ Liberty Island
What is the “rule of law”?
▪ What is Everyone must follow the law?
▪ What is Leaders must obey the law?
▪ What is Government must obey the law?
▪ What is No one is above the law?
Name your U.S. Representative.
What is Kevin McCarthy?
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
What is...
▪ 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
Why did the colonists fight the British?
What is...
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ because they didn’t have self-government
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
what is...
▪ Cherokee
▪ Navajo
▪ Sioux
▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo
▪ Apache
▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek
▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak
▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron
▪ Oneida
▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi
▪ Inuit
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
▪ What is announced our independence (from Great Britain)?
▪ What is declared our independence (from Great Britain)?
▪ What is said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)?
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
▪ Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce ▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education ▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
▪ Vice President
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
what is...
▪ 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
There were 13 original states. Name three.
What is...
▪ New Hampshire
▪ Massachusetts
▪ Rhode Island
▪ Connecticut
▪ New York
▪ New Jersey
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Delaware
▪ Maryland
▪ Virginia
▪ North Carolina
▪ South Carolina
▪ Georgia
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
What is...
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation). ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War
What does the Constitution do?
▪ What is sets up the government?
▪ What is defines the government?
▪ What is protects basic rights of Americans?
What does the judicial branch do?
what is...
▪ reviews laws
▪ explains laws
▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
what is...
▪ freedom of expression
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of assembly
▪ freedom to petition the government ▪ freedom of religion
▪ the right to bear arms
What is one reason colonists came to America?
what is...
▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
What was...
▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans