Vocabulary
This lists all the possible choices in an election.
Ballot
Each state has __ Senators.
2
The stars on the American flag stand for this.
The larger group gets what it wants in an election.
Majority rule.
This names many of the rights and freedoms that belong to all Americans.
The Bill of Rights
A belief in a god or set of gods.
Religion
The legislative branch of the USA national government.
Congress
The stripes on the American flag stand for this.
Why are votes given in secret?
So people won't worry about what others think of their choices.
To make a choice that gets counted.
Vote
Someone who sets an example for others.
Hero
The leader of the executive branch of the national government.
President
A ________ stands for the ideas citizens of a country believe in.
Patriotic Symbol
Candidate
Congress is made up of these two groups.
Senate and House of Representatives.
A feeling of pride that citizens have for their country.
The highest court in the United States.
The Supreme Court
The Star-Spangled Banner was written by him.
Frances Scott Key
Voting time.
Election
The third President of the United States who worked hard for freedom of speech.
Thomas Jefferson
A written set of laws that describes how a government is to work.
Constitution
The three branches of the national government.
Pledge of Allegiance
Minority rights
The Supreme Court justices are chosen by
the President and approved by the Senate.