Government & Democracy
What is the purpose of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
What is to protect our rights?
The right that all U.S. citizens 18 and older have during elections.
What is the right to vote?
The number of years in one U.S. presidential term.
What is four years?
The holiday that celebrates America’s independence.
What is the Fourth of July?
The document that declared America’s independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The type of government in which people elect leaders to make decisions for them.
What is a republic?
A system where people elect leaders by private voting.
What is a secret ballot?
The two major political parties in the U.S.
What are the Democrats and Republicans?
The national holiday that honors military veterans.
What is Veterans Day?
The document that defines the U.S. government.
What is the Constitution?
300 points: The branch of government that makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Treating people unfairly because of their race or religion.
What is discrimination?
The group that decides if laws follow the Constitution.
What is the Supreme Court?
The reason we celebrate Presidents' Day.
What is to honor past U.S. presidents?
The famous phrase that starts the Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
The branch of government that enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
The phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance that shows loyalty to the U.S.
What is "I pledge allegiance to the flag?"
The role of voting in a democracy.
What is to allow citizens to choose their leaders?
The holiday when we remember those who fought for civil rights.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The main purpose of the Bill of Rights.
What is to limit the power of the federal government?
The reason laws must be applied to everyone equally.
What is fairness and justice?
The reason it is important for U.S. citizens to vote.
What is to help elect the person most people want?
The reason Thanksgiving is celebrated.
What is to remember the Pilgrims’ first harvest and give thanks?
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?