U.S. Government
This branch of government enforces the laws of the land.
What is the Executive Branch?
This amendment gives us the freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly.
What is the First Amendment?
This document was the first to limit the king's power in England.
What is the Magna Carta?
The first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
A condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of government.
What is anarchy?
This person serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and is the Head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President of the United States?
This Amendment gives us the right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
This document was the first constitution of the U.S., but was done away with because it did not give enough power to the central Government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
How many of our first twelve presidents were enslavers?
What is the first 10 of 12?
A government whose supreme leader is a religious figure.
What is a Theocracy?
The action of the President when he rejects a bill from Congress.
What is a veto?
This amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This document was signed declaring our independence from England in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
President who served three full terms in office.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A system of government in which power is held by a king or queen.
What is a Monarchy?
Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy.
Who are the current Senators representing Connecticut?
This amendment gives us the right to a trial by jury in a criminal case.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
President on the five-dollar bill who also signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A system of government in which citizens actively vote on all issues of policy and law.
What is a Direct Democracy?
The rule book for our nation's government.
What is the Constitution of the United States?
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This document was formed by the Pilgrims as they landed in the New World.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The president who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
A system of government in which a single political party has complete control of the economy and its people.
What is Communism?