American Democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution?
Name one branch of government
What is legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch?
How old do you need to be to vote for President?
What is 18 years old?
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
What is the Native Americans
Name the longest river in the United States
What is the Mississippi?
What is an Amendment?
What is a change/addition to the Constitution?
Name the 2 parts of Congress
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
What is the US and the flag?
Who was the first President of the United States?
What is George Washington?
What is the Capital of the United States?
What is Washington DC
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?
What is the Bill of Rights?
How many years can an elected President be in office?
What is 4 years?
When do all men register for the Selective Service?
What is age 18
What was one problem that led to the American Civil War?
What is slavery, economic reasons, and state's rights
What are the two oceans that touch the United States
What is the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Name two rights/freedoms from the 1st amendment
What is speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government?
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is the Supreme Court?
What are two freedoms for everyone in the United States?
What is freedom of expression, speech, assembly, petition of government, and religion?
Name 2 of the 3 countries the United States fought in WW2?
What is Germany, Japan, and Italy?
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
What is New York Harbor or Liberty Island?
Name two of the three rights in the Declaration of Independence
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
What is checks and balances?
There are 4 amendments to the constitution about voting. Describe one of them.
1.) Citizens 18 or older can vote
2.) You don't have to pay to vote
3.) Any citizen can vote
4.) A male citizen of any race can vote
Name the Native American tribe found in the state of Minnesota
What is Ojibwe and Dakota?
Name one US territory
What is Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam?