Principles of American Democracy
The supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
Prevents one branch of government from becoming too strong.
What are checks and balances/separation of powers?
The last day to file federal income taxes.
What is April 15th?
The three nations the United States fought in World War II.
What is Japan, Germany, and Italy?
The name of the national anthem.
What is the Star-Spangled Banner?
The first three words of the Constitution.
What is "we the people?'
The length of a US Senate term.
What is six years?
The two rights of an American citizen.
What are to vote in a federal election and to run for federal office?
The reasons that the colonists fought the British.
The two longest rivers in the United States.
What are the Missouri and the Mississippi Rivers?
The three rights in the Declaration of Independence.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
One of the powers of the states.
What is providing schooling/education, providing protection/police, providing safety/fire departments, giving driver's licenses, or approving zoning and land use?
The two responsibilities that are only for American citizens.
What are serve on a jury and vote in a federal election?
Six out of 13 of the original states.
What are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
The four states that border Mexico.
What are California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas?
The number of amendments in the Constitution.
What is twenty-seven?
The name of the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
Three of the six rights/freedoms of an American resident.
What are freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms?
A woman who fought for women's and civil rights.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Name 6 national holidays.
What are New Year's Day, MLK day, President's day, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veteran's day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas?
The economic system of the United States.
What is a capitalist/market economy?
The number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
What are four hundred thirty-five members?
The four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.
What are citizens 18 and older can vote, you don't have to pay to vote, women can vote, people of any race can vote?
Name 5 American Indian tribes.
Who are the Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, and Inuit?
The five US territories.
What are Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam?