A Constitutional Democracy
This system keeps any one branch from becoming too powerful
Checks and balances
Name two powers of the National Government.
Control trade between states and with foreign countries; Create and maintain an army and a navy; Print and coin money; Admit new states; Declare war and make peace; Make laws for immigration and citizenship; Conduct a census or population count
The first census was taken in what year?
1790
The first US flag was designed in what year?
1777
The Civil Rights Act was passed in what year?
1964
This branch nominates Supreme Court justices
Executive
Name two powers of the State Government.
Set up public schools; Set up local governments; Conduct elections; Control trade within the state; Make laws for marriage and divorce; Set qualifications for voting
Our Constitutional Democracy is based on the principle of ____________________
majority rule
What does the blue in our flag stand for?
Justice
Which Supreme Court case outlawed segregation in schools?
Brown vs. Board of Education
This branch approves Supreme Court justices
Legislative
Name two shared powers.
Collect taxes; Set up a court system; Establish banks; Borrow money; Make laws to provide for public health and welfare
The Pledge of Allegiance was originally written in what year?
1892
How many years must an immigrant live in the US for to apply for naturalization?
5 years
ADA stands for ________________________
Americans with Disabilities Act
If a bill before the Senate ends in a tie vote, who can break the tie?
the Vice President
Which amendment states the president can only serve two terms?
The 22nd Amendment
How old was Caroline Pickersgill when she helped her mother make the flag?
13
Martin Luther King Jr. was from what state?
Georgia
To improve the lives of migrant farmworkers, Cesar Chavez helped form a group called _____________
the United Farm Workers (UFW)
How much of the Senate must agree to remove an official?
2/3
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
The American Flag inspired our National Anthem when it flew over Fort McHenry in ______________________ (city)
Baltimore
In this year, Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders marched in Washington, D.C.
1963
In 1968, which civil rights group was founded?
(AIM) the American Indian Movement