Principles of American Democracy
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
The U.S. Constitution
Name one branch of the government
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What is one responsibility that only applies to American citizens?
Serve on a jury
Who is the "Father of Our Country"
G. Washington
Who was President during the Great Depression and WWII?
Franklin Delano Rosevelt
What is an amendment?
A change to the U.S. Consitution
Who makes Federal laws
The Congress
Legislative branch
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of religion
Freedom to protest
Freedom to petition the govt.
Right to bear arms
What is one reason colonists came to America?
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War Two
WWII
What is one right or freedom from the 1st Amendment
Free speech
Freedom of religion
Right to protest
Right to petition the government
Freedom of the Press
How many Senators are there?
How long do they serve for?
100
6 years
What is one promise you make when becoming a U.S. Citizen?
To defend the U.S. Constitution
What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Fought for Civil Rights
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared freedom from England
How many Representatives are in the House of Representatives?
How long do they serve for?
435 Representatives
2 year terms
What are two ways Americans can participate in their democracy?
vote
run for office
join a civic group
call your representative
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The U.S. Constitution was written
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
The idea of self government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
"We the People"
What does the President's Cabinet do?
Advise the president
Name one right that only applies to U.S. citizens
vote in a federal election
run for federal office
Who were the writers of the Federalist Papers
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Name one war fought by the United States during the 1900s
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Gulf War