US Presidents
The First President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
This document officially announced the 13 American colonies' separation from Great Britain in 1776?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Protects freedom of religion, speech, the press, peaceful assembly, and the right to petition the government.
What is the 1st Amendment?
Has 100 members. Each state gets two senators, no matter how big or small the state is. Senators serve for six years.
What is the Senate?
_______________ is an imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth, splitting it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and keeping the surrounding areas very warm.
What is the equator?
The 16th President of the United States
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The ______ Colonies.
What is 13?
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime or war without consent
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Has 435 voting members. How many representatives a state gets depends on how many people live there. States with more people get more representatives. Representatives serve for two years.
What is the House of Representatives?
the ___________________ is the supreme law of the land that sets up the rules for how the government works and protects citizen rights.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The 35th President of the United States.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean from Spain and reached the Americas in _______.
Ensures the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, the right to legal counsel, and the right to confront witnesses in criminal cases
What is the 6th Amendment?
Its main job is to write, debate, and pass new laws. It meets in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
What is legislative branch?
________________ is a core right and responsibility in a democracy, allowing citizens 18 and older to choose their leaders and vote on important community issues.
What is voting?
The 44th President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
__________, Virginia, started as the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
What is the 8th amendment?
An idea for a law starts as a paper called a __________.
What is a Bill?
France gave the ________________________ to the United States in 1886 as a symbol of freedom and friendship.
What is the statue of liberty?
The 2nd President of the United States.
Who is John Adams?
___________ ___________ lived on the continent for thousands of years before anyone else arrived.
What is Native Americans?
Reserves any powers not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution—nor prohibited to the states—to the states or to the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The bill goes to the President. If the President signs it, it becomes a ______.
What is a law?
Earth has ________________ major landmasses: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania. Asia is the largest by size and population.
What is seven?