Principles of American Democracy
The supreme law of the land.
What is the US Constitution?
Number of US Senators.
What is 100?
How old you have to be to vote for the president.
What is 18?
First President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
Capital of the United States
What is Washington DC?
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
Stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful.
What are separation of powers or checks and balances?
Two rights that apply to everyone living in the United States.
What is:
freedom of expression
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
freedom of religion
the right to bear arms (kind of)
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Name two U.S. federal holidays.
What are:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents’ Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
First 3 words of the Constitution?
What is We the People?
Make federal laws.
Who are Congress? (Legislature or House/Senate)
What we show allegiance to during the pledge of allegiance.
What is the United States an/or the flag?
Territory the United States purchased from France in 1803.
What is Louisiana territory?
Reason the flag has 13 stripes.
What are the 13 colonies?
Economic system of the United States.
What is capitalism?
Number of years Senators serve before another election.
What is 6?
A right that only applies to US citizens.
What is voting in a federal election or running for federal office?
Year Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
Name one state that borders Mexico.
What is:
California
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
Total number of Amendments to the Constitution.
What is 27?
Number of Supreme Court justices.
What is 9?
Name one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens.
What is serve on a jury or vote in a federal election?
President during Great Depression and WWII.
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Name one US territory.
What is:
Puerto Rico
Guam
US Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands