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Citizenship
Branches of Government
Government Documents
Intolerable Acts
Political Parties
100
These are foreign born people or people who permanently move to a new country.
What is an immigrant?
100
This house of government is based off population and is known as the lower house.
What is the House of Representatives?
100
This gives you the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition.
What is the 1st amendment or the Bill of Rights?
100
This act made colonists take care of the British soldiers?
What is the Quartering Act?
100
The Republicans have this animal as their mascot.
What is an elephant?
200
The rights and duties of a citizen.
What is citizenship?
200
These are the three branches of government.
What are the legislative, executive and judicial branches?
200
This is the beginning of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the preamble?
200
This act placed a tax on a popular beverage.
What is the Tea Act?
200

This is an organized group with similar opinions on public issues who work together to elect candidates.

What is a political party?

300
In order to be naturalized you must be this many years old and have these three requirements.
What is 18 years old -a lawful permanent resident for 5 years -reading -writing -speaking English -a good moral character -understanding of civics
300
This house has a hundred members, two from each state.
What is the Senate?
300
This was added to the Constitution on account of the anti-federalists in order for them to ratify it.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
This person was the cause of Intolerable Acts.
Who is the British King?
300
This is used when voting and this is what you secretly write your elections on.
What is a ballot?
400

This requires you to pay taxes, and obey laws.

What are obligations?

400
The president works with this branch.
What is the executive branch?
400

This document was written by Thomas Paine.

What is Common Sense?

400
This event is where the colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
400
These people persuade legislatures to support a business/cause.
Who are lobbyists?
500
This law states that in anyone born in any of the 50 states or in the District of Columbia automatically becomes an American citizen at birth.
What is the Law of Soil?
500
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY*** This happens when someone who is said innocent is accused twice for the same offense.
What is double jeopardy?
500
This document limited the King's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
500
This document passed the Intolerable Acts.
What is the Parliament?
500

A place where you can vote

What is a church, precinct, school, poll location, etc.?