Principles of Am. Democracy
The supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
Number of US Sentators
What is 100?
The last day you can file your federal income tax forms
What is April 15?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The United States fought these countries in World War II.
What is Japan, Germany, and Italy?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is The Bill of Rights?
Joe Biden
What is the current President of the United States?
Age that US citizens have to be to vote for President
What is 18 years old (or older)?
The year the US Constitution was written
What is 1787?
He was President during the Great Depression and World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The right to practice any religion, or not to practice a religion
What is freedom of religion?
The number of justices on the Supreme Court
What is 9?
A right given only to United States citizens
What is the right to vote in a federal election or the right to run for federal office?
The territory the United States bought from France in 1803
What is Louisiana or the Louisiana Territory?
The movement that tried to end racial discrimination
What is the civil rights movement?
Three basic rights mentioned in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, the person in this position becomes President
What is The Speaker of the House?
A responsibility that is only for United States citizens
What is the responsibility to serve on a jury or the responsibility to vote in a federal election?
She fought for women's civil rights, including women's right to vote.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
He fought peacefully for civil rights and worked for equality for all Americans.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The idea of self government expressed in the first three words of the Constitution
What is "We the People"?
The system that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What is Checks and Balances or Separation of Powers?
One of four amendments to the Constitution describing who can vote
What is citizens must be 18 or older to vote); citizens do not have to pay (a poll tax) to vote; any citizen can vote, both men and women); or a citizen of any color/race can vote.
One of four wars fought by the United States in the 1800's
What is the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, or the Spanish-American War?
Name at least 3 of the 5 wars fought by the United States in the 1900's.
What is World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and/or the Persian Gulf War?