Principles of American Democracy
The first ten amendments of the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
Those who make federal laws.
What is Congress/Senate and House (House of Representatives/ US (National) Legislature)?
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
What is being 18, no poll tax (don't have to pay to vote), all citizens can vote, a male citizen of any race can vote?
This occurred at the Constitutional Convention.
What is the written Constitution?
The main concern of the Cold War.
What is communism?
The freedom or right one receives from the 1st amendment (list one)
What is freedom of speech/religion/assembly/press/petition the government?
The number of senators
What is 100?
US Citizens have one duty.
What is jury duty/voting?
The birth of the Constitution.
What is 1787?
Name one American Indian tribe in the US
What is Cherokee/Navajo/Sioux/Chippewa/Choctaw/ Pueblo/Apache/Iroquois/Creek/Blackfeet/Seminole/ Cheyenne/Arawak/Shawnee/Mohegan/Huron/Oneida/ Lakota/Crow/Teton/Hopi/Inuit?
The constitution contained a number of amendments.
What is 27?
What is 6 years?
We show loyalty to this during the pledge of allegiance.
What is the United States/flag?
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Who is James Madison/Alexander Hamilton/John Jay/Publius?
Name one US territory.
What is Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands/American Samoa/Northern Mariana Islands/Guam?
The Declaration of Independence symbolized this for Americans.
What is independence from Britain/freedom from Great Britain?
This branch of government stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances/separation of powers?
Federal income tax forms are due this day.
What is April 15th?
A war fought on American soil.
What is the War of 1812/Mexican-American War/Civil War/Spanish-American War?
The Statue of Liberty lives here.
Where is New York (Harbor)/Liberty Island/New Jersey/near New York City/at the Hudson River?
The United States' economic system.
What is a capitalist economy/market economy?
The Senator of California.
Who is Dianne Feinstein/Alex Padilla?
The time selective service occurs for men.
What is my 18th birthday/between the ages of 18 and 26 years old?
Susan B. Anthony fought for this.
What is women's rights/civil rights?
Name one state that borders Canada.
What is Maine/New Hampshire/Vermont/New York/ Pennsylvania/Ohio/Michigan/Minnesota/North Dakota/ Montana/Idaho/Washington/Alaska?