Principles of American Democracy
The supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution.
The three branches of the United States Government.
What are the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches.
Who has the right to vote in the United States?
What is a U.S. citizen of any race or gender, that is at least 18 years old.
A reason the colonists came to America.
What is religious freedom; freedom; political liberty; economic opportunity; escape persecution.
(any one above)
Territory bought by the United States from France in 1803.
What is Louisiana.
The Constitution does this.
What is sets up and defines the government and protects the basic rights of Americans.
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances.
One responsibility only for U.S. citizens.
What is serve on a jury; vote in a federal election.
(either one above)
People who lived in America before the Europeans.
What is Native Americans/American Indians.
One war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s.
What is the Civil War; the War of 1812; the Mexican-American War; the Spanish-American War.
(any one above)
The idea of self-government, stated in the first three words of the Constitution.
What is we the people.
The one in charge of the Executive branch.
What is the President.
One right only for U.S. citizens.
What is vote in a federal election; run for federal office.
(either one above)
Group of people who were taken to America and sold as slaves.
What is Africans.
The U.S. war between the North and the South.
What is the Civil War.
What is an amendment?
What is a change or addition to the Constitution.
Makes federal laws.
What is Congress.
Two rights of everyone living in the United States.
What is freedom of expression; freedom of speech; freedom of assembly; freedom to petition the government; freedom of religion; the right to bear arms.
(any two above)
A reason the colonists fought the British.
What is taxation without representation; the British army stayed in their houses; they didn't have self-government.
(any one above)
One problem that led to the Civil War.
What is slavery; economic reasons; state's rights.
(any one above)
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights.
The two parts of the U.S. Congress.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives.
We show loyalty to this when we say the Pledge of Allegiance.
What is the flag (representing the United States).
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
One important thing that Abraham Lincoln did.
What is freed the slaves in Confederate states (Emancipation Proclamation); saved the Union; led the U.S. during the Civil War.
(any one of above)