PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution.
Name one branch or part of government.
congress
legislative
president
executive
the courts
judicial
There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them
Citizens eighteen and older can vote.
You don't have to pay to vote.
Any citizen can vote (Women and men can vote.)
A male citizen of any race can vote.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil war
The war between the states
What is an amendment?
An addition (to the constitution)
The senate and House of Representatives
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Speech
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the government
How many U.S. Senator are there?
one hundred (100)
When must all men register for the selective service?
at eighteen (18)
between 18 and 26
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The constitution was written.
The Founding Fathers wrote the constitution.
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
What is the "rule of law"?
Everyone must follow the law
checks and balances
separation of powers
Name one right only for United States citizens.
Vote in a federal election
run for federal office
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorist attacked the United States.
What is the economic system in the United States?
Capitalist Economy
Market Economy
Reviews laws
Explains laws
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of expression
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
freedom of religion
the right to bear arms
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany and Italy