Citizenship
What is law of soil?
Law of soil is when someone is naturally born in the united states.
What form of government does the U.S.A use today?
Representative Democracy
Who wrote the common sense pamphlet?
Answer: Thomas Paine(colonial journalist)
Who is in the Legislative branch?
Answers:
1. House of Representitives
2. The Senate
Which amendment allowed any gender to vote?
Answer: amendment 19
In order to be president of the United States, you must be...
Answer: Natural born citizen
WHat is a direct democracy?
Answer: a democracy where everyone gets to vote on laws
Who wrote the Mayflower Compact?
Answer: English Puritans
What is another name for the Legislative Branch?
Answer: Congress
Which amendment abolished slavery?
Answer: Amendment 13
What are the 2 ways to become a citizen?
Answer:
1. Natural born(law of blood and law of soil)
2. Get naturalized
Whats an Autocracy(Absolute Monarchy)?
Answer: a government where one person has unlimited power
What was the prupose of the Magna Carta?
Answers may vary:
The purpose was to:
1. Limit the power of the king
2. Protect the rights of nobility
3. a fair speedy trial right to jury trial
Fill in the blank
The Judical Branch is headed by the ____________ and it's _________ justices.
Answers:
Supreme Court and Nine Justices
Which amendment banned poll taxes?
Answer: Amendment 24
List 5 key points to become a citizen.
Answers may vary
1. be 18
2.live in the united states fro 5 years
3. be a good person
4. be able to speak basic english
5. take the main test
etc.
What is an Oligarchy?
Answer: its when the country is ruled by a small group
What year was Cato's letters written in?
Answer: 1720's
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Both the Senate and house introduce _____ that could eventually become a law.
Answer:
bills
What did the 7th amendment state?
Answer: The right to a jury in a civil case
Which amendment defines citizenship?
Answer: 14th amendment
What is a Monarchy?
Answer: A power held by one person that is usally givin to someone who was born in a certain family.
What is the purpose of the english parliment?
Answers may vary
the purpose was to:
1. expand the rights of people
2. limit the right of the king
3. expand the powers of the English Parliment
4. no cruel or unusual punishment and no exssesive bail
What does the Execuative Branch do?
Answers may vary
1. signs bills into laws
2. can veto
2. make sure the laws are being carried out
What are the 5 rights in the first amendment?
Answers: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom to petition, and freedom of assembly