Principles of American Democracy
What is the supreme law of land?
And what does it do?
What is the constitution
What is protects basic rights of Americans
Name one branch of the government?
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
What is Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts, judicial
What is checks and balances and separation of powers
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
What is the United States
Who lived in America when the Europeans arrived?
What is Native Americans or American Indians
Name one war fought in the 1900's?
What is World War I, World War II, Koren War, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the constitution. What are these words?
What is We the People
How many U.S. Senators are there? How much time are they elected for and who is one of our Senators?
What is 100, 6 years, and Ted Cruz etc.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
What is 18 and older
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? When was it adopted? When was the constitution written?
What is Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1776, and 1787
Who was President during Worl War I?
Who is Woodrow Wilson
What is an amendment?
How many amendments does the constitution?
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
What is a change or an addition
What is 27
What is the Bill of Rights
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? How many years are they elected for? Name one?
What is 435, 2 years, A Green etc.
What is the political party of the President now?
What is Democratic
Who was the first President and Father of Our Country?
Who is George Washington
Who was President during the Great Deppression and World War II?
Who did the US fight in WWII?
Who is Franklin Roosevelt
What is Japan, Germany, and Italy
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
What is announced our independence from Great Britian
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
In what month do we vote for President? How many years are they in office? Who is are President?
What is November, 4 years, and Joe Biden
Under the constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
What is to print money, to declare war, create an army, and to make treaties
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800's?
What is War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, and Spanish-American War
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
What is Civil Rights Movement
What is the economic system in the United States?
What is Capitalist economy or market economy
If President can no longer serve, who becomes President? If next in line to serve can no longer serve who serves next?
What is Vice President
What is Speaker of the House
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
What is provide education, provide police protection, provide fire department safety, give a DL, and approve zoning and land use
What did the Emancipation Proclamation Do? What person help that happen?
What is freed the slaves and Abraham Lincoln
Name one US Territory?
Name one state the borders Canada?
Name one state that borders Mexico?
What is Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands
What is Maine, NH, Vermont, NY, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan etc.
What is California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas