Systems of Government
The President
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Missouri River and Mississippi River
What are the two longest rivers in the United States?
* Serve on a jury
* Vote in a federal election
What is the two responsibilities that is only for United States citizens?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
What is Freedom of Religion?
Africans and people from Africa
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
The Supreme Court
What is the highest court in the United States?
* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* American Samoa
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Guam
What are U.S. territories?
* vote in a federal election
* run for federal office
What are two rights only for United States citizens?
The idea of self-government is in these first three words of the Constitution.
What is We the People?
American Indians and Native Americans
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
* reviews laws
* explains laws
* resolves disputes (disagreements)
* decides if a law goes against the Constitution
What does the judicial branch do?
* California
* Arizona
* New Mexico
* Texas
What are states that border Mexico?
* the United States
*the flag
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Capitalist economy and market economy
What is the economic system in the United States?
* the Constitution was written
* the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
* Checks and balances
* Separation of powers
What are the two ways that stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Washington D.C.
What is the capital of the United States?
* citizens 18 or 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)
What are the four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote?
* sets up the government
* defines the government
* protects the basic rights of Americans
What does the Constitution do?
* freedom
* political liberty
* religious freedom
* economic opportunity
* practice their religion
* escape persecution
What are reasons colonists came to America?
Advises the President
What does the President's Cabinet do?
New York (Harbor) or Liberty Island
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
* 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
What are the promises you make when you become a United States citizen?
* liberty
*pursuit of happiness
What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence?
* U.S. Diplomat
* oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
* first Postmaster General of the United States
* writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
* started the first free libraries
What are things Benjaman Franklin is famous for?