1800s
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
• Freed the slaves • Freed slaves in the Confederacy • Freed slaves in the Confederate states • Freed slaves in most Southern states
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
Out of many, one • We all become one
What is the form of government of the United States?
Republic • Constitution-based federal republic • Representative democracy
Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, executive, and judicial • Congress, president, and the courts
What U.S. war ended slavery?
The Civil War
Why did the United States enter World War II?
• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) • To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
What is the supreme law of the land?
(U.S.) Constitution
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
Executive branch
What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
14th Amendment
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 one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
Forms the government • Defines powers of government • Defines the parts of government • Protects the rights of the people
What part of the federal government writes laws?
• (U.S.) Congress • (U.S. or national) legislature • Legislative branch
When did all men get the right to vote?
After the Civil War • During Reconstruction • (With the) 15th Amendment • 1870
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
Soviet Union • USSR • Russia
The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
• Self-government • Popular sovereignty • Consent of the governed • People should govern themselves • (Example of) social contract
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Senate and House (of Representatives)
Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
Susan B. Anthony • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Sojourner Truth • Harriet Tubman • Lucretia Mott • Lucy Stone
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Communism • Nuclear war
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments • The amendment process
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
Writes laws • Declares war • Makes the federal budget