US History

Government

100

This is a government shared by all of the people

Democracy

200

This is the branch of government that makes sure everyone follows the rules or laws.

Executive

300

This is the legislative branch that makes the laws.

Congress

400

This is the judicial branch that decides what the laws mean

The Courts/Supreme Court/Judges

500

This is the set of laws that runs our country.

Constitution

Leaders

100

This is the leader of the executive branch of the government.

President

200

This was the first president of the United States

George Washington

300

This is the way we pick our leaders.

Vote

400

This is what a person is called who wants to be elected as a leader.

candidate

500

This was the first women to be a Supreme court judge

Sandra Day O'Conner

Washington, DC

100

These are the 2 groups of congress

House and Senate

200

This is the place where the president and his family live.

The White House

300

This is the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

400

This is who the United States wanted to be free from.

Great Britain/The King

500

This paper states everyone has the right to be free.

Declaration of Independence

History

100

This is the set of laws for our country.

The Constitution

200

This is the fight that happened between people in the colonies and Great Britain

Revolutionary War

300

This is how long the war lasted.

7 years

400

This is the current President of the United States

Joe Biden

500

This is how many presidents the USA has had

46