A country whose government gets its power from the people.
What does the word republic mean?
100
Legislative, Judicial and Executive
What are the 3 branches of government?
100
1920
When did women get the write to vote?
100
These were the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution written to protect the people's rights.
What is the Bill of Rights and what is it's purpose?
200
Rick Scott
Who is the Governor of your state?
200
a system of self government in which people make decisions by voting
What is democracy?
200
Supreme Court is in this branch of government
What is the judicial branch?
200
1870
When did former slaves get the right to vote?
200
1)creates a national government for the US States and makes rules for how the government works; 2)says government can't take certain rights from people and 3)allows state government to keep certain rights and responsibilities
What are the 3 things the Constitution does?
300
Rubio and Bill Nelson
Who are the senators of Florida?
300
Articles of Confederation
What did the leaders of the 13 original states call the rule for how their league would work?
300
If the president doesn't agree with Congress to sign something into law
Veto Power
300
How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
What is 27?
300
Changes to the Constitution
What are amendments?
400
Shay's Rebellion
What was it called when a group of angry farmers almost toppled America after the revolution?
400
The Framers created 3 branches of government to keep any 1 from becoming too powerful and called this..
What is separation of powers?
400
The legislative branch called Congress has 2 groups called
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
400
Senators keep their jobs for this long
What is 6 years ?
400
We the people of the U.S. in order to form a more perfect union ....
What is the preamble?
500
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington
Who are the "Founding Fathers" or the "Framers"?
500
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
What were the original 13 states?
500
The Dept of Defense, Justice, Treasury and Education are a part of this branch of government
What is the executive branch?
500
Members of the House of Representatives keep their jobs for this many years.
What is 2 years?
500
Protects freedom of religion-to practice any religion or no religion, it says government can't establish an official religion.