Early Governments
The document that announced America was breaking away from Great Britain.
El documento que anunciaba que Estados Unidos se separaba de Gran Bretaña.
Declaration of Independence
The head of the Executive Branch who enforces laws and leads the country.
El jefe del Poder Ejecutivo, quien se encarga de hacer cumplir las leyes y dirige el país.
President
The first 10 amendments protect individual freedoms like speech and religion.
Las primeras 10 enmiendas protegen las libertades individuales, como la libertad de expresión y de religión.
Bill of Rights
Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools.
Caso del Tribunal Supremo que puso fin a la segregación en las escuelas públicas.
Brown v. Board of Education
A system where we elect people to make decisions and pass laws for us.
Un sistema en el que elegimos a personas para que tomen decisiones y aprueben leyes en nuestro nombre.
Representative Democracy
A system where we elect people to make decisions and pass laws for us.
Un sistema en el que elegimos a personas para que tomen decisiones y aprueben leyes en nuestro nombre.
Representative Democracy
The highest court in the United States—its decisions apply to the whole country.
El tribunal más alto de Estados Unidos; sus decisiones se aplican a todo el país.
Supreme Court
The amendment that protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
La enmienda que protege la libertad de expresión, de prensa, de religión, de reunión y de petición.
1st Amendment
A legal member of a country with rights and responsibilities.
Una persona con derechos y responsabilidades en un país.
Citizen
The system used to elect the president.
El sistema utilizado para elegir al presidente.
Electoral College
America’s first government—weak and replaced because it gave too much power to states.
El primer gobierno de Estados Unidos fue débil y fue reemplazado porque otorgaba demasiado poder a los estados.
Articles of Confederation
The part of Congress where every state gets two members, no matter the size.
La parte del Congreso donde cada estado tiene dos miembros, sin importar su tamaño.
Senate
Which amendment protects you from the police searching your house or you, without a good reason?
The 4th Amendment (no unreasonable searches and seizures)
The legal process immigrants go through to become U.S. citizens.
El proceso legal por el que pasan los inmigrantes para convertirse en ciudadanos estadounidenses.
Naturalization
Groups that organize voters and try to get candidates elected.
Grupos que organizan a los votantes e intentan que sus candidatos sean elegidos.
Political Parties
Type of government that is ruled by a King or Queen
Monarchy
A group of advisors who help the President make decisions on different issues.
Un grupo de asesores que ayudan al presidente a tomar decisiones sobre diferentes asuntos.
Cabinet
The amendment that gave women the right to vote.
La enmienda que otorgó a las mujeres el derecho al voto.
19th Amendment
When the media restricts the information you see or doesn't report on an issue, they are acting as a...
Gatekeeper
A system where power is shared between the national government and the states.
Un sistema en el que el poder se comparte entre el gobierno nacional y los estados.
Federalism
How were slaves / Black Americans counted towards the population during the agreement to create the U.S. Constitution
3/5 of a person (3/5th Compromise)
The factor that determines how many members each state gets in the House of Representatives.
El factor que determina cuántos representantes tiene cada estado en la Cámara de Representantes.
Population
The right to remain silent, or not testify against yourself is protected by which amendment?
The 5th Amendment
What are two major ways to be born a citizen of the United States
1. Born in America 2. Be born to parents who are already citizens.
A leaning toward one side that can affect fairness in news, decisions, or opinions.
Una inclinación hacia un lado que puede afectar la imparcialidad en las noticias, las decisiones o las opiniones.
Bias