We the People
The learning of what it means to be a good and productive citizen in America.
What is civics?
Thomas Jefferson wrote this.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
There are this many goals in the Preamble.
What is 6?
The first 10 amendments added to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the month Americans vote for the President:
What is November?
Organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people.
What is the definition of government?
This was the first plan of government in the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This body of Congress is composted of 100 members.
What is the Senate?
He is known as the "Father of the Constitution":
Who is James Madison?
What is 9?
People who leave one country and live in another.
What are immigrants?
A Representative has to be at least _____ years old, while a Senator has to be at least _____ years old in Congress.
What is 25 and 30 years old?
This part of the federal government is in charge of the Judicial Branch.
What is the Supreme Court?
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
Name one state that borders Mexico:
What is California, Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas?
The census is taken this often.
What is every 10 years?
This was the year the Constitution went into effect, and George Washington was elected 1st President.
What is the year 1789?
The lawmaking body of the National Government.
What is Congress?
Amendments 4-8 help protect citizens from:
The year the Constitution was written in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention:
What is the year 1787?
The 3 basic values for U.S. citizens.
What is justice, equality, and liberty?
A reason why the Articles of Confederation failed.
Most/all power is held in the state
One branch of government/No President
Each state had their own money
The total number of members in the House of Representatives:
What is 435 members?
The 5 freedoms listed in the first amendment:
What are speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly?
What is communism?