Principles of American Government
What is the law of the land?
the Constitution
First President
George Washington
Executive branch
President
President during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
An enemy of Allies in WW II
Germany, Japan, Italy
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Number of Senators
100
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
free slaves
Civil Rights Leader (male)
Martin Luther King Jr
What does "We the People" mean?
People should govern themselves
Wrote most of the Federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton
Name the 2 parts of the Legislative branch
Senate and House of Representatives
Territory bought from France in 1803
Louisiana Purchase
President during the Great Depression and WW II
Franklin D Roosevelt
What is the US form of government?
Republic
Wrote the Constitution
James Madison
Who writes laws?
the Legislative Branch
Name a battle of the War of 1812
Baltimore/New Orleans
US main rival of the Cold War
USSR
What is the economic system of the US?
Capitalism
Ambassador to France during the Revolutionary War
Benjamin Franklin
Highest court in the US
Supreme Court
An amendment for Civil Rights
14 (citizenship of all people born in US)
15 (all men can vote)
What did the US want to stop in both the Korean and Vietnam wars?
Communism