Branches of US Gov.
The point of having 3 branches of government is to ensure ______ _____ ________ (fill in the blank).
What is "checks and balances"?
These nations fought against each other during the American Revolutionary war.
Who are the British and the Americans?
There are ____ (fill in the blank) amendments.
What is "26"?
The President of the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln ?
A company that controls everything in a specific industry, allowing for them to increase prices while decreasing quality.
What is a monopoly?
This Branch consists of the Supreme Court and lower courts, interprets laws and determines whether something is constitutional or unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
A document created by leaders of the 13 colonies to show they're independent of Britian.
What is the declaration of Independence?
Another name for the first 10 amendments.
What are the bill of rights?
The bloodiest war America has ever fought.
What is the Civil War?
A new type of metal that allows us to build skyscrapers and more powerful military weapons/defenses.
What is steel?
This branch is comprised of the senate, congress, and house of representatives. All of which play a role in creating laws on the state and federal level.
What is the Legislative branch
This is a famous general who help fight against the British and became a founding father, and the first US President.
Who is George Washington?
This amendment guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens. Grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil. Also, it bans anyone who engages in rebellion against the government from any leadership positions in this government.
What is the 14th amendment?
A portion of America that seceded from the union to maintain their slave driven economy.
What is the Confederacy?
Due to technological advances, food became cheaper, housing became more accessible, and newer, higher paying jobs were available.
Why did the US population rapidly increase?
This branch consists of the US president, the Vice President, and the Cabinet of the US federal government. This branch is also the head of the military, congress, and can appoint judicial justices (judges for supreme court)
What is the executive branch?
This is the first constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Freedom of speech, religion, and the right to protest.
What is the first amendment?
The North had a great population, more railroad tracks, factories and food crops than South.
What are some of the advantages the North had in comparison to the south?
This invention allowed for a faster means of transporting goods in great distances and in great speed.
What is a train?
This position, appointed by the president, has no term limits and members can serve until they decide to retire or die.
What is a Supreme Court Justice?
A few people died due to gun fire after rocks were thrown at British soldiers in Boston. This sparked the desires to revolt harder.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The only amendment to have been reversed.
What is the 18th amendment?
The United States adapted trench warfare because of this new weapon.
How did automatic rifles affect war?
This kind of organization allows for people to cooperate better and fight an employer as a group instead of as an individual.
What is a union?