Branches of Government
What is the most important court in the US? How many judges does it have?
Supreme Court has nine judges
What is a democracy?
A form of government in which the people make decisions
A person who comes to live in a country from another country is called an...
immigrant
What is a revolution?
A large, sudden change in government or people's lives
What is a custom?
A usual way of doing something
What branch of the government is lead by the president?
Executive Branch
Why does the US have to have a representative democracy?
There are too many people to gather together and agree on laws and other things.
An early family member is known as an...
ancestor
What is a monument?
Something built to remind people of the past
What are two things that are included in a culture?
Language, religion, art, music, dance, food, games, and holidays
The federal courts are part of which government branch?
Judicial Branch
What makes a democracy different from a representative democracy?
In a democracy, the people make all laws and decisions. In a representative democracy, the people vote for others to make decisions for them.
What is the word for making one person the property of another?
Slavery
What is a tax?
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are words from which document?
The Declaration of Independence
List the three branches of government and their jobs.
Legislative - Make laws
Executive - Make sure those laws are carried out
Judicial - Make sure laws are carried out fairly and decide punishments for those who break the law
What are three ways the US united people in the fifty states?
Having the same money for everyone, making the same laws for everyone, and showing a common way of life for everyone.
What is a person who travels to another country to escape danger called?
Refugee
What are two responsibilities we have has US citizens?
Voting, learning about our country, working hard, and treating others fairly
Why do we have three branches of government that work together instead of having just one?
The three branches work together and keep watch on each other, so no single branch can become more powerful than the others
What is the Declaration of Independence? How is it different from the Constitution?
Declaration of Independence - formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson that declared freedom
Constitution - document that contains the plan for a country's federal government
A way of making choices that are fair to most people and that most people agree with
Majority rule
What is an ethnic group?
A group of people from the same country, race, or with a common way of life
What was the difficult decision immigrants had to make before leaving their homes?
They had to decide between staying in the place where their family lived and they knew everything or moving to a strange land for a chance at a better life.