The Constitution
the supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution
the three branches of the U.S. government
What are the Executive, legislative and judicial branches?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens
What is voting in Federal Elections?
the name of the U.S. national anthem
What is the Star Spangled Banner
The number of ammendments the Constitution has?
What is 27?
The head of the Executive Branch
Who is the President?
Fought to establish U.S. independence
What is the Revolutionary War?
one right of U.S. citizens, tied to the Danbury Letters
What is Freedom of Religion
A national symbol that represents freedom and was a gift from France in 1886
What is the Statue of Liberty?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The highest court in the Judicial Branch
What is the Supreme Court?
This document ended slavery in the United States
What is the 13th ammendment?
A civic action citizens can take to influence laws
What is contacting representatives or petitioning
This holiday celebrates the U.S. Constitution’s signing
What is Constitution Day?
Protected by the First Amendment, also discussed in Jefferson’s “wall of separation”
What is Freedom of Religion?
The power Congress has to limit the President’s actions
What is the Power of the Purse? (controls funding)
The time period that the U.S. Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation
What is 1780s (1787-1789)?
one duty citizens have during a national emergency
What is Serve in the military (if drafted)
A monument in Washington, D.C., honors the first U.S. President
What is George Washington
The part of the Constitution that ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful
What are checks and balances?
The number of years a US Senator serves for
What is six years?
The 1803 event that doubled the size of the U.S., shaping its government’s growth
What is the Louisianna Purchase?
A responsibility that requires citizens to contribute to the nation’s financial obligations
What is paying taxes?
The number of stripes on the U.S. flag?
What is 13?