L1: What problems did the new U.S. government face?
L2: How did the U.S. create a constitution?
L3: What are the rights of U.S. citizens?
L4: What is the role of government?
L5/6 How do citizens protect liberty? How does music express American ideals?
100
A group of states that unites to form a larger state with a central government.
What is a confederation?
100
This meeting took place in Philadelphia and eventually lead to the writing of the Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
100
This is the first paragraph of the Constitution; it describes the purpose of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
100
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What are the three branches of government?
100
Americans sing these to express their love and support for our country.
What are patriotic songs?
200
This was difficult because states had different currency, taxes and laws.
What is trade?
200
This plan gave a lot of power to the Congress and called for 2 houses, in which the representatives would be based off of state population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
Our citizens elect representatives who make laws and run our government. This makes the U.S. a ___________.
What is a republic?
200
The President, the Vice President and the Cabinet.
Who are the members of the executive branch?
200
Written by Francis Scott key, this song is our national anthem.
What is "The Star Spangled Banner?"
300
These pay for the police department, schools, parks, traffic lights, fire stations, military, and courts.
What are taxes?
300
This occurred when delegates finally agreed that Congress would have 2 houses-The House of Representatives based off of state population and the Senate that would be equal representation, no matter the population.
What is the Great Compromise?
300
Before the Bill of Rights, the colonists were being taxed, without voicing their opinion. The country that controlled them was.
What is Britain?
300
This system is in place to hold each branch of government accountable. Each branch has the right to overrule, or veto the other branch.
What is checks and balances?
300
Use Interactive Notebook: This is how the government raises money. Hint: Your parents may not like it!
What are taxes?
400
These outlined the rules of the first government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
400
The three-fifths compromise allowed for a fraction of these people to count towards how many representatives a state would have in the House of Representatives.
What are enslaved people/slaves?
400
The Bill of Rights protects and respects the freedom of the people. Another word for freedom is _______.
What is liberty?
400
This branch of government makes the laws for the country.
What is the legislative branch?
400
Think of our read aloud or p. 173 in SS book: This woman fought for women to have the right to vote. She's a leader of the suffrage movement.
Who is Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
500
This body of people needed approval from the states to pass new laws, could not tax the states, and could not control trade between states.
What is Congress?
500
In order to ratify or approve the constitution, the Anti-federalists made sure that the people had their rights protected, so they added these amendments.
What is "The Bill of Rights?"
500
If something is wrong in the government, this amendment gives a person the right to speak up, gather, or protest.
What is the first amendment, freedom of speech, religion, and press?
500
This person is in charge of the military.
Who is the President?
500
As a citizen, it is expected that you'll follow the laws. Another word for following is