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What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
What did the declaration of independence do?
Announced our freedom from Great Britain
Departed our independence from Great Britain
Said that the United States is free from Great Britain
Name one part or branch of the US government?
Congress
Legislative
President
Executive
Courts
JudicialWhat group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
when is the last day you can send in federal tax forms?
April 15th
What does the constitution do?
Sets up the government
Defines the gover
Protects basic rights of Americans
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness
The president
Name one war fought by the USA in the 1800’s
War of 1812
Mexican American War
Civil War
Spanish American War
What is one reason colonist came to America?
Freedom
Political Liberty
Religious Freedin
Economic Opportunity
Practice their religion
Escape persecution
The idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?
We the people.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
US or national legislatures
Name one war fought by the USA in the 1900’s?
World War 1
World War 2
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian (Gulf) War
what territory did the USA buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
When was the constitution written?
1787
When was the declaration of independence adopted?
July 4th 1776
What are the two parts of the US congress
Senate
House of Representatives
What movement tried to end racial discrimination ?
There were 13 original States. Name five
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North carolina
South carolina
Georgia
The federalist papers supported the passage of the US constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Maddison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
Because the British army stayed in their houses (quartering)
Because they didn’t have self-government
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
What did the emancipation proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
Freed slaves in the confederacy
Freed slaves in confederate states
Freed slaves in southern states