Elections
In what month and day of the week does the Presidential Election take place? The general presidential election counts the _____ vote.
November, Tuesday
Popular vote
What does democracy mean? What type of government do we live in the United States?
BONUS! The Iroquois _____________ influenced the U.S. government because it was the first democracy in the Americas.
Democracy means rule by the people. We live in a representative democracy.
What were some of the challenges faced in the colonies? Think of the game we played!
Weather, encounters with Indigenous Peoples, lack of resources, disease
What are 3 BRANCHES of government? and their role in lawmaking?
LEGISLATIVE (makes laws), EXECUTIVE (enforces laws), JUDICIAL (interprets laws)
What's the preamble?
introduction
Caucus: conversation
Primary: private
What are the various types of government? Name at least 3 other than democracy.
BONUS Q*
What is the absence of government called? Does this ever truly work in a society?
Theocracy, Oligarchy, Direct and Rep. Democracy, Monarchy, and Dictatorship
BONUS: Anarchy, and no it does not work.
Who created the Join or Die flag? What does it mean?
Benjamin Franklin. Colonies needed to join together to defeat their enemy.
What are the 3 LEVELS of government?
Local, State, Federal
First 10 amendments are called...
Bill of Rights
2 main political parties? What do we call all the others?
Bonus: When is the President inaugurated?
Democrats and Republicans, Third Party
January 20th
What are the 4 purposes of government? Give an example of each.
The four purposes of the government are: keep order, provide security, provide services, and guide the people. Keep order: Police, Provide Security: Military, Services: Hospitals, and Guide the People: Laws
What were three ACTS that led to the American Revolution?
BONUS QUESTION!
John Dickinson wrote Letters from a Farmer in _____________.
Answers will vary: Sugar, Stamp, Intolerable, Tea, etc.
1. What are John Locke's 3 natural rights?
BONUS QUESTION:
Which one did they change in the Declaration of Independence? What did they change it to?
Life, liberty, property
BONUS:
Property to pursuit of happiness
3 requirements to be president
35, 14 years resident, natural born citizen
What are three powers of the president?
Pardon, Veto, Executive Order
How did the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers in the 1700s create the foundations for our government? Give 1 example from John Locke.
Give 1 example from Montesquieu.
John Locke- natural rights, Montesquieu- separation of powers
Thomas Paine wrote ____________. He openly urged colonists to break away from what King?
Common Sense, King George III
Answer these 3 facts about the Boston Massacre.
1. What year did it occur?
2. Was it before or after the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
3. Who famously drew the picture of the "bloody massacre" and printed it in newspapers?
1. 1770
2. Before
3. Paul Revere
First failed constitution of the U.S. was called..
Articles of Confederation
1. How many total electoral votes are there?
2. How many votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
**BONUS QUESTION: How many times has a person won the popular vote but lost the presidency?
538
270
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What role did the Magna Carta, England’s Parliament, the English Bill of Rights, and the Mayflower Compact have on the creation of the U.S. government?
Magna Carta: Limited the king’s power, Parliament- bicameral legislature, English Bill of Rights led to our idea of a bill of rights, Mayflower Compact: example of a social contract.
You have two minutes. Use the following vocab words in a reflection paragraph about the Road to Revolution.
Grievance, tory, patriot, treason, taxation without representation
Answers will vary
Grievance: complaint
Tory: loyal to Great Britain
Patriot: Wanted freedom from G.B.
Treason: Going against a government
Taxation without representation: Colonists wanted a say in Parliament
What 3 EVENTS/ACTIONS (not acts) led to the American Revolution?
The Boston Tea Party, The Battle of Lexington and Concord, The Boston Massacre, Common Sense,etc
Year and location of Constitutional Convention?
Name of essays that were written after to support the Constitution?
1787 Philadelphia
Federalist Papers