What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
100
List the three branches of government
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
100
What are supply and demand
Supply is the amount of a product that is available
Demand is the amount of a product that is wanted
200
The word for a way of life of a group of people
Culture
200
What is the United States called? (remember our chocolate chip activity)
Melting Pot
200
Is the right to go to school in the first ten amendments?
NO
200
Which branch of government is the president in charge of?
Executive
200
When would the price of an item go down?
When supply is low
300
Many immigrants entered our country through ___________
Ellis Island
300
The name for an important belief
Ideal
300
What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Preamble
300
Which branch of government is Congress? Name the two parts of Congress.
Executive
300
What does free enterprise give you the choice to do?
Start a business and own property
400
What is it called when the government counts the population every ten years?
Census
400
On the Great Seal, what symbols stand for the power of peace and the power of war?
Arrows and Olive branch
400
A freedom that is protected, such as speech and religion, or being able to vote and change laws is known as what?
A right
400
Getting involved, obeying the laws, serving on juries and paying taxes are examples of what?
Responsibilities
400
Name a right of consumers
Safe, quality goods and honest advertising
500
What word identifies people who come to live in the United States from all over the world?
Immigrants
500
Name three parts to the Great Seal
shield, eagle, motto, constellation of starts, olive branch and arrows
500
How many amendments to the Constitution are there?
27
500
What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?
In a republic, the people elect representatives to make laws and run the government. In a direct democracy, all the voters in a community get together to make decisions about what their government should do.
500
Who were Madame Walker and Thomas Edison? What did they do/what are they famous for?
Madame Walker was an entrepreneur. She was the first African American woman to become a millionaire. She started a beauty products business with only a few dollars.
Thomas Edison was a famous inventor. If an inventor thought of a good invention, he knew he/she could sell it to make a profit. He invented the electric light and phonograph.