Principles of American Government
This is the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
Before he was President, this man was a General in World War II.
Who is President Eisenhower?
The Statue of Liberty resides on this Island.
What is Liberty Island?
This branch of government reviews and explains laws, resolves disputes and decides if a law goes against the Consitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The War of 1812, the Civil war and these two other wars were all fought by the United States in the 1800's.
What are the mexican-American War and the Spanish-American War?
These are 3 rights stated in the Declaration of Independence.
What are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
He was president during the Great Depression and World War II.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The 13 stripes on the US Flag represent these.
What are the 13 original colonies?
This is the US representative for our area (Bailey's Crossroads).
Who is Don Beyer?
This battle was the decisive turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This document said that the American colonies were free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This founding document was written in 1787.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico are these.
What are US Territories?
This stops one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is Separation of Powers (or Checks and Balances).
This individual is known for their fight for civil rights and their work for equality for all Americans.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Thes two individuals are the current US Senators of Virginia.
Who are Tim Kaine and Mark Warner?
This was the year all men got the right to vote.
What was 1870?
These 4 states border Mexico.
What are California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas?
This is the person third in line to become President if both the President and Vice President can no longer serve.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France in this year.
What is 1803?
Congress, Senate and House of Representatives are the only ones to make these.
What are Federal Laws?
Madison, Hamilton, and Jay Publius were all writers of this document that supported the passage of the US Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This is the number of states that border Canada.
What is 13?
Secretary of Health and Human Services is considered this level.
What is a cabinet-level Position?
Name three of the 13 originial Colonies.
New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia