The American Revolution
Americans fought with the British during the ___________ War.
What is the Revolutionary War?
The Constitution created and describes ___________.
What is the government of the United States?
Another word for laws is "legislation." The branch that writes laws is know as the _________ Branch.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Some people worried that the Constitution created a government that was too powerful, so they created the Bill of Rights to __________.
What is protect the rights and freedoms of individuals?
The main candidates in this election are __________ and __________. The election is on ________.
Who are Kamala Harris and Donald Trump? When is Tuesday, November 5th?
American colonists announced their separation from the British government with Declaration of Independence on ___________ (month, day, year).
When was July 4th, 1776?
When state laws and national laws disagree, _______ have more power, according to "supremacy clause" in Article VI of the Constitution.
What are national laws?
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are running for the ________ Branch.
What is the Executive Branch?
In the movie Just Mercy, Johnny D. was illegally denied his rights to ________________, which are Constitution rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights:
What are the right to due process and the right to a fair and speedy trial?
Presidential terms are ___ years long, and presidents can serve for ___ terms.
What are 4 years and 2 terms?
The Declaration of Independence says "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created ____, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are ____, ______ and the pursuit of _________."
What are "equal," "life," "liberty," and "happiness"?
Shays' Rebellion refers to _____________________, which showed some that the United States needed a stronger central government in order to prevent something this from happening again.
What was the violent uprising of farmers in Massachusetts against the government for high taxes and harsh economic conditions?
The _________ Branch interprets laws, finds people guilty or not guilty, and settles disputes.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The Bill of Rights refers to the first 10 __________ to the Constitution.
What are Amendments?
Seven key issues we studied about the presidential election are ______, ______, ______, _______, ______, and _______.
What are gun control, immigration, education, the economy, criminal justice and policing, the climate, and health care?
The "paradox of the American Revolution" refers to ____________________________.
What are the contradictions and hypocrisy of saying that "all men are created equal" during a time when slavery was legal and women and poor people did not have the same rights as rich white men.
__________, who wanted a strong central government, supported the Constitution. _________, who wanted a weak central government, did not support the Constitution.
What are Federalists and Anti-federalists?
In addition to the president and vice president, the Executive Branch has a group of leaders of different Executive Departments (Defense, Education, Agriculture, etc.), who advise the president. This group is called _______.
What is the Cabinet?
The first amendment guarantees people ________________________.
What are the freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom to protest, and freedom of religion?
Kamala Harris is a member of the ________ Party, and Donald Trump is a member of the ________ Party.
What are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party?
The four sections of the Declaration of Independence are the ________ (the introduction), ________ rights, list of _______ against _____, and formal ______ of _________.
What are the Preamble, Natural Rights, Grievances against the King, and formal declaration of independence?
The Constitution, written in 1787, created a new American government, which is still used today. This replaced the weaker central government created by the ______ of ___________.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Legislative Branch is made up of two "houses," the _______________ and _______, which together are known as _______.
What are the House of Representatives, the Senate, and Congress?
Describe at least 5 rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
Freedom of religion, speech, press. Right to bear arms. No soldiers in your house. Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures. Right to due process of law, and freedom from self-incrimination. Right of accused to a speedy trail. Right of trial by jury in civil cases. No cruel and unusual punishments.
Describe Trump's stance and Harris's stance on at least 4 key issues during this election.
Key Issues: gun control, immigration, education, the economy, criminal justice and policing, the climate, and health care