Terms
A form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing leaders by voting, is called a what?
A Democracy.
Who was the first American president of the under the existing US Constitution of 1787?
George Washington.
Pennsylvania.
Which war was fought by the US to grant it independence from Great Britain from 1775 - 1783?
This is a type of democracy where ALL the laws are created by a general vote by ALL the citizens in that country, what is it called?
A Direct Democracy.
Who was the 2nd American president under the existing US Constitution of 1787?
John Adams.
Which section of the United States was given the right to have an electoral vote(s) with the 23rd Amendment?
Washington, D.C.
In what year was the existing US Constitution created?
1787
This is a type of democracy where government leaders are elected to REPRESENT the people they govern AFTER they are elected by the MAJORITY of an electorate, and we have it here in the USA today, what is it called?
Representative Democracy.
Who was the first woman to assume the role of "First Lady of the United States"?
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington.
Where in Ancient Greece was the concept of democracy created?
Ancient Athens.
In what year was the existing US Constitution ratified?
1789
Any country that is NOT ruled by a monarch (king/queen) or a hereditary (family heir) ruler, what is it called?
A Republic.
This is a group of top advisers created in the Summer of 1789 by George Washington to help the US President run the nation, what is it called?
The Presidential Cabinet.
A colony that was directly ruled by Britain with the English monarch choosing the governor and many other government members was called what?
A Royal Colony.
In what year was the presidential election that was won by John Adams?
1796
The people of an area that are legally allowed to vote are called what?
An Electorate.
Who was the political party that favored the ratification of the US Constitution of 1787 and used the Federalist Papers to promote the idea?
The Federalists.
A colony that was the property of a proprietor (owner) or a group of proprietors that chose their own governors and many other government members is called what?
A Proprietary Colony.
In what year was the Presidential Cabinet created in the summer of?
1789.