AMERICAN GOV
What is the Supreme Law of Land
The Constitution
Some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power oof the federal government
To print money
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians or Natives
What did Abraham Lincoln do
abolish slavery and freed the slaves
Who did the US fight in WW2
Japan Germany and Italy
Sets up government
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
Checks and Balances
What is one reason colonists came to America
Freedom
What was the war called that happened in the 1800?What war happened during the 1900?
Civil - 1800 WWONE- 1900
During the cold war what was the main concern for the US
Communism
What is an amendment
A change to the Constitution
What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws
What group of people were taken to Amercia and sold as slaves
Africans
What territory dud the US buy from france in 1803
Louisianna
What movement tried to end racial discrimiantion? And what is MLKJR known for?
Civil rights movement. MLKJR fought for civilrights
The first 10 amendments are called what?
The Bill of Rights
Who makes federal laws
conegrese
Why did the colonists fight the british
because they didnt have self government
Who was President during world war one
Woodrow Wilson
name 3 Native tribe in the US
Crow Cherokee Seminole
How many amendments are there?
27 (twenty-seven)
What are the 2 parts of congress?
The Senate and HOR
Who wrote the DOC
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the president during world war two and the great depression? Who was the general in wprl war two
Franklin Roosevelt and Eisenhower
Name all of these for extra points
One of the longest rivers in the US
What ocean is on the west? east?
Name one US territory
Name one state that borders canada and mexico
Why were there 13 stripes? 50 stars?
Missisipi
pacific
Atlantic
Puerto rico
New york New mexico
13 original colonies 50 states