Principles of American Democracy 1
What is the “rule of law”?
▪ Everyone must follow the law. ▪ Leaders must obey the law. ▪ Government must obey the law. ▪ No one is above the law.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪ American Indians ▪ Native Americans
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 are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
▪ Pacific (Ocean)
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government
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
Who was President during World War I?
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
What is the economic system in the United States?*
▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy
Name one U.S. territory.
▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam
What is an amendment?
▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
Name one state that borders Mexico.
▪ California ▪ Arizona ▪ New Mexico ▪ Texas
What is the supreme law of the land?
▪ the Constitution
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written. ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
▪ Communism
What is freedom of religion?
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
▪ Atlantic (Ocean)
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪ U.S. diplomat ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States ▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” ▪ started the first free libraries
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
▪ civil rights (movement)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
▪ the Bill of Rights
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
▪ Missouri (River) ▪ Mississippi (River)