American Government
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
Name one branch or part of the government
1. Congress
2. Legislative
3. President
4. Executive
5. The Courts
6. Judicial
There are 4 amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
1. Citizens 18 and older (can vote).
2. You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
3. Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
4. A male citizen of any race (can vote).
What is one reason colonists came to America?
1. Freedom
2. Political liberty
3. Religious freedom
4. Economic opportunity
5. Practice their religion
6. Escape persecution
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
1. Missouri River
2. Mississippi River
What does the Constitution do?
1. Sets up the government
2. Defines the government
3. Protects basic rights of Americans
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
1. Checks and balances
2. Separation of powers
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
1. Serve on a jury.
2. Vote in a federal election.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
1. American Indians
2. Native Americans
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
Name one right only for United States citizens.
1. Vote in a federal election.
2. Run for federal office.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
1. Africans
2. People from Africa
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
What is an amendment?
1. A change (to the Constitution)
2. An addition (to the Constitution)
Who makes federal laws?
1. Congress
2. Senate and House (of Representatives)
3. Legislature
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
1. Freedom of expression
2. Freedom of speech
3. Freedom of assembly
4. Freedom to petition the government
5. Freedom of religion
6. The right to bear arms
Why did the colonists fight the British?
1. Because of high taxes
2. Because the British army stayed in their houses
3. Because they didn't have self-government
Name one U.S. territory.
1. Puerto Rico
2. U.S. Virgin Islands
3. American Samoa
4. Northern Mariana Islands
5. Guam
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and House (of Representatives)
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
1. The United States
2. The flag
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one state that borders Canada.
1. Maine
2. New Hampshire
3. Vermont
4. New York
5. Pennsylvania
6. Ohio
7. Michigan
8. Minnesota
9. North Dakota
10. Montana
11. Idaho
12. Washington
13. Alaska