Constitution
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
Name one branch of government
Congress , legislative ,President , executive , the courts , judicial
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory
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 happened at the constitutional convention?
The constitution was written
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances separation of powers
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians ▪ Native Americans
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy; axis powers
What is one of the freedoms that the fist amendment gives?
Freedom of speech, religion, press ect
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The president
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What right does the second amendment give?
right to bare arms
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation) ▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ because they didn’t have self-government
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states’ rights
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
▪ civil rights (movement)
What is an amendment?
An addition or change to the constitution
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
the Senate and House (of Representatives)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union ▪ led the United States during the Civil War
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
▪ fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans