Principles of American Democracy
It is the Supreme Law of the Land.
What is the US Constitution?
Name 1 branch of the Federal Government
What is:
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Name 1 Right for ONLY US Citizens
What are:
to vote in a Federal election
and
run for Federal office
Name 2 reasons colonists came to America
What is:
Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Escape persecution
What is:
World War 1
World War 2
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
War in Iraq
What does the Constitution do?
What is:
1. Sets up the government
2. Defines the government
3. Protects the basic rights of Americans
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
Name 2 rights of everyone living in the USA
What are:
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom to Petition the Government
Freedom of Religion
The Right to Bear Arms
Who are Native Americans?
He was President during the Great Depression and WW2
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
It is a change to the Constitution
What is an Amendment
Bonus: How many Amendments are there?
What branch of government makes Federal Laws?
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
We show loyalty to these 2 things when we say the Pledge of Allegiance.
What are:
The United States
The Flag
The colonists fought the British because . . .
What are:
high taxes (taxation w/o representation)
had to house British soldiers
because the colonists did not have self-government
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Name 1 right or freedom guaranteed in the First Amendment.
What is:
Speech
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the Government
How many Senators are there?
What is 100?
These are some of the promises you make when you become a US citizen.
What are:
Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the Constitution & laws of the USA
Obey the laws of the US
Serve in the US military if needed
be loyal to the USA
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Name 1 US Territory
What is:
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
This document announced our independence from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
He/She is the Commander in Chief of the US Military
Who is the President?
What is 18?
Name 3 of the original Colonies
What are
1. New Hampshire
2. Massachusetts
3. Rhode Island
4. Connecticut
5. New York
6. New Jersey
7. Pennsylvania
8. Delaware
9. Maryland
10. Virginia
11. North Carolina
12. South Carolina
13. Georgia
The US Flag's 13 stripes represent these.
What are the 13 original colonies?