Principles of Democracy
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments
The Amendment process
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Mike Johnson
The President of the United States is elected for how may years?
four (4) years
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- Pe(rsian) Gulf War
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
Free market econonmy
What part of the federal government writes laws?
- (U.S.) Congress
- (U.S. or national) legislature
- Legislative branch
- (because of ) the 22nd Amendment
- To keep the president from becoming too powerful
What was the Great Depression?
Longest economic recession in modern history
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star- Spangled Banner
There are three branches of government. Why?
- So one part does not become too powerful
- Checks and balances
- Separation of powers
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
-Richard Blumenthal
- Chris Murphy
Name one power of the president.
- Signs bills into laws
- Vetoes bills
- Enforces laws
- Commander in Chief (of the military)
- Chief diplomat
- Appoints federal judges
Who was the president during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
- (Because there is) one star for each state
- (Because) each star represents a state
-(Because there are) 50 states
What is the rule of law?
- Everyone must follow the law
- Leaders must obey the law
- Government must obey the law
- No one is above the law
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
- writes laws
- declares war
- Makes the federal budget
Why is the Electoral College important?
- It decides who is elected president
- It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
- General during World War II
- President at the end of (during) the Korean War
- 34th president of the United States
- Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
Name three national U.S. holidays
- New Year's Day
- Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
-Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Columbus Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
-Veterans Day
- Christmas Day
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Indepenedence and the U.S. Constitution.
- Equality
- Liberty
- Social contract
- Natural rights
- Limited government
-Self-government
Name one power that is only for the federal government.
- Print paper money
-Declare war
- create an army
- Make treaties
- Set foreign policy
- Mint coins
Supreme Court Justices serve for life. Why?
- To be independent (of politics)
- To limit outside (political) influence
-Communism
- Nuclear war
The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum". What does that mean?
- Out of many, one
- We all become one