This document outlines the first form of government in the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
Name the three branches of government.
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
100
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Name one of them.
What is/are the 15th, 19th, 24th, 26th?
100
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thommy J?
100
This is the form of government in the United State.
What is a democratic-republic?
200
The idea of self-government is found in these first three words of the Constitution.
What are "We the People"?
200
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What is separation of powers/checks and balances?
200
Name two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy.
vote
▪ join a political party
▪ help with a campaign
▪ join a civic group
▪ join a community group
▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue
▪ call Senators and Representatives
▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
▪ run for office
▪ write to a newspaper
200
This is the year the Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
200
This is an idea outlined in the Constitution stating that power is divided between the state and federal government.
What is federalism?
300
we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution this
What is The Bill of Rights?
300
This is the number of US Senators present in the US Senate
What is 100?
300
This is the age that all men must register for the Selective Service?
What is 18?
300
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name two of the writers.
▪ (James) Madison
▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
▪ (John) Jay
▪ Publius
300
This supreme court case stated that "seperate but equal" was constitutional.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
400
This is the number of Amendments the US Constitution has recieved.
What is 27?
400
This is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
400
Names 2 rights outlined in the 1st Amendment.
What is RAPPS (religion, assembly, petition, press and speech)?
400
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
What is ▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
400
This allows Congress to Stretch its powers as needed.
What is the elastic clause?
500
These are the natural rights guarenteed to us by the Declaration of Independence.
What are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
500
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. Name two powers of the federal
government.
What are: to print money, to declare war, to create an army, to make treaties?
500
This is the age an individual must be to become the president of the United States.
What is 35?
500
The national anthem was written during what major war?
What is the War of 1812?
500
Both Houses of Congress must override this with a 2/3 vote in each House for a bill to become a law.