American Govt. Basics
This document is the highest law of the United States.
What is the Constitution?
This amendment protects freedom of speech and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
This economic system allows people to own businesses.
What is capitalism?
This year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is 1776?
This idea means government power should be limited.
What is limited government?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
This happens when demand for a product is higher than supply.
What is a shortage?
This war was fought for American independence from Britain.
What is the American Revolutionary War?
This system divides power between states and the federal government.
What is federalism?
The U.S. Congress is made up of these two chambers.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This right protects you from being forced to testify against yourself.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This term means the government owes more money than it has.
What is debt?
This was the second President of the United States.
Who was John Adams?
This idea means people choose their leaders by voting.
What is democracy?
This person is the head of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This happens when prices rise over time.
What is inflation?
This war was fought between the North and South in the U.S.
What is the Civil War?
This principle separates government power into branches.
What is separation of powers?
There are this many amendments in the U.S. Constitution.
What is 27?
These first ten amendments are known by this name.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This type of economy is controlled mainly by the government.
What is socialism?
This amendment ended slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
This term means laws should apply equally to everyone.
What is the rule of law?