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PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
System of Government
Rights and Responsibilities
American History
American History 2
100

What is the supreme law of the land?

The constitution.

100

Name one branch or part of government.

congress

legislative

president

executive

the courts

judicial

100

There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them

Citizens eighteen and older can vote.

You don't have to pay to vote.

Any citizen can vote (Women and men can vote.)

A male citizen of any race can vote.

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

100

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

The Civil war

The war between the states

200

What is an amendment?

A change (to the constitution)

An addition (to the constitution)

200
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?


The senate and House of Representatives

200

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

April 15

200

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

200

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the slaves

300

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Speech

Religion

Assembly

Press

Petition the government

300

How many U.S. Senator are there?

one hundred (100)

300

When must all men register for the selective service?

at eighteen (18)

between 18 and 26

300

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The constitution was written.

The Founding Fathers wrote the constitution.

300

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

World War I

World War II

Korean War

Vietnam War

Persian Gulf War

400

What is the "rule of law"?

Everyone must follow the law

400
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

checks and balances

separation of powers

400

Name one right only for United States citizens.

Vote in a federal election

run for federal office

400

When was the Constitution written?

1787

400

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

Terrorist attacked the United States.

500

What is the economic system in the United States?

Capitalist Economy

Market Economy

500
What does the judicial branch do?

Reviews laws

Explains laws

500

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

freedom of expression

freedom of speech

freedom of assembly

freedom to petition the government

freedom of religion

the right to bear arms

500

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

John Jay

Publius

500

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Japan, Germany and Italy