American Government
What is an amendment?
A change or addition to the constitution
Who is in charge of the Executive branch?
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice their religion, escape persecution
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Missouri River, Mississippi River
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, (Persian) Gulf War
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and House (of representatives)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic (Ocean)
Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27 amendments
What is the highest court in the United States?
Supreme Court
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
What are the three right in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements), decides if a law goes against the Constitution
Who was the first president?
(George) Washington
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York, Liberty Island
Who did the United States try to fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announced our independence (from Great Britain)
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
To print money, declare war, create an army, make treaties
Why did the colonists fight the British?
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 state that borders Mexico.
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism