America
Who was the first president of the U.S?
George Washington
Legislative Branch
This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
U.S Presidents serve terms of this length
4 years
NM became the 47th state in this year
1912
Which document begins with the words "We the People?"
The U.S Constitution
The president leads this branch of gov't
Executive Branch
This President served four terms and led the country through most of WWII.
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18
26th Amendment
This city has served as NM's capital since 1610, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited capital cities in the United States
Santa Fe
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as
The Bill of Rights
This branch includes the Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
He was the only U.S President to resign from office
Richard Nixon
This system formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States
Electoral College
This famous 1940s scientific project was centered in NM and produced the first atomic bomb
The Manhattan Project
This Amendment protects the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
First Amendment
Congress can override a presidential veto with this type of vote
Two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate
This 1803 agreement nearly doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase
Members of the U.S House of Representatives are elected to terms lasting this long.
Two years
This NM town became internationally famous after the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, the world's first nuclear weapons test
Alamogordo
Artice I of the Constitution establishes this branch of the federal gov't
Congress/legislative branch
The Senate has the constitutional power to approve or reject many presidential appointments and treaties through this process.
Advice and Consent
This president purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million
Andrew Johnson
This 19th-century amendment prohibited denying the right to vote on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
15Th Amendment
NM has this many members representing the state in the U.S House of Representatives.
Three