AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
▪ the President
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
▪ the United States
▪ the flag
Who was President during World War I?
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
What is the economic system in the United States?*
▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100 (one hundred)
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
▪ freedom of expression
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of assembly
▪ freedom to petition the government
▪ freedom of religion
▪ the right to bear arms
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory
▪ Louisian
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
▪ all people of the state
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
▪ serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery
▪ economic reasons
▪ states’ rights
What is freedom of religion?
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
Name your U.S. Representative.
Answers will vary
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
▪ give up loyalty to other countries
▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
▪ obey the laws of the United States
▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
▪ be loyal to the United States
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ (Persian) Gulf War
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
▪ freed the slaves
▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy
▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states
▪ freed slaves in most Southern states
What is the “rule of law”?
▪ Everyone must follow the law.
▪ Leaders must obey the law.
▪ Government must obey the law.
▪ No one is above the law.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
▪ four hundred thirty-five (435)
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote)
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
▪ Communism
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War
▪ the War between the States