Principals of American Government
What is the form of government of the United States?
What is a Republic Democracy
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
What is the Executive branch
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States
What is Freedom of expression, speech, assembly, petition the government, religion, and The right to bear arms
What is the supreme law of the land
What is the U.S. Constitution
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
Declaration of Independence
How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
What is Two years
Why is it important to pay federal taxes
What is:
Required by law,
All people pay to fund the federal government
Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
Civic duty
There were 13 original states. Name five.
What is: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Name three national U.S. holidays.
What is:
• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday)
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
Twenty-seven (27)
Who elects U.S. senators.
what is citizens from their state
How can people become United States citizens
What is:
Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
Naturalize
Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
What is the Louisiana Territory
Why does the flag have 50 stars
What is:
(Because there is) one star for each state
(Because) each star represents a state
(Because there are) 50 states
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
(The basic) rights of people living in the United States
Why does each state have two senators?
What is the Equal representation (for small states) and The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
What is Citizens, Citizens of the U.S, U.S Citizens
What U.S. war ended slavery?
What is the Civil War
What is the name of the national anthem
What is the Star-Spangled Banner
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
What is:
Equality
Liberty
• Social contract
• Natural rights
• Limited government
• Self-government
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment
What is (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
What is the United States or the flag
Why did the United States enter the Korean War and the Vietnam War
What is to stop the spread of communism.
The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
What is:
Out of many, one
We all become one