Principles of Government
What is the form of government of the United States
Republic
What part of federal government writes laws?
(U.S.) Congress
Who can vote in federal election, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
Citizens
U.S. Citizens
The colonist came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Freedom
Religious freedom
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South?
Civil War
What is the supreme law of the land?
(US) Constitution
How many US senators are there?
100 - One Hundred
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States
The flag
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
Africans
Name one American Indian tribe in the US.
Apache
Hopi
Crow
Pueblo
Navajo
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
Equality
Liberty
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
435
What is one way Americans can serve the country?
Vote
Pay Taxes
Serve in the military
Obey the law
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one example of American innovation.
Light bulb
Automobile
Airplane
Skyscrapers
What is the economic system of the United States?
Capitalism
The President of the United States can serve only 2 terms. Why?
The 22nd amendment
To keep the president from becoming too powerful.
How can people become U.S. citizens?
Naturalize
Be born in the United States under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
Father of our country.
First President of the United States.
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because there is one star for each state.
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
Declaration of Independence
Why is the Electoral College important?
It decides who elected preident.
It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and the congressional selection.
Name two promises that new citizens make in the oath of Allegiance.
Obey the laws of the United States.
Give up loyalties to other countries.
Defend the U.S. Constitution.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus unum". What does that mean?
Out of many, one
We all become one.