American Democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
Constitution
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
what is The President?
Name one right only for United States citizens.
What is voting in a federal elections?
Who lived in America before the colonists arrived?
Native Americans
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is an amendment?
an addition/change to the Constitution
How many U.S. Senators are there?
There are 100 Senators
What is a right U.S citizens have?
what is freedom of speech?
what is assembly?
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Crow, Hopi, Blackfeet, Huron
Local Tribes: Umatilla, Coos, Umpqua, Grand Ronde, Siletz, Wasco, Walla Walla, Klamath
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What is the economic system in the United States?
market/ capitalist economy
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
all the people of the state
How old do citizens have to be to be to vote?
What is 18 year of age?
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom
religious freedom
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
What is the ¨rule of the law¨?
No one is above the law
Who is the Governor of Oregon?
Kate Brown
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
When is April 15th?
There were thirteen original colonies. Name three.
New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
What are the Secretary of Agriculture?
What are the Secretary of Commerce?
What is one promise you make when you become a U.S. citizen?
loyal to the United States
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin was famous for?
U.S. Diplomat
Started the first free libraries
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
Writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac."