American government
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
Name one branch or part of the government
Congress
legislative
President
executive
judicial
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom
political liberty
religious freedom
economic opportunity
What does the Constitution do?
sets up the government
defines the government
protects the rights of Americans
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances
separation of powers
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
people from Africa
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What are these words?
We the People
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
the President
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes
because they did not have self-government
because the British army stayed in their houses
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution
an addition to the Constitution
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
US legislature
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
How many US Senators are there?
one hundred
100
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776