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What is the supreme law of the land? | The constitution |
What does the constitution do? | Sets up the government |
The idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution. what are these words? | We the people |
What is an amendment? | A change to the constitution |
What do we call the first ten ammendments to the constitution? | The bill of rights |
What did the declaraton of independance do? | Announced our independance |
What are two rights in the declaration of independance? | Life and liberty |
What is freedom of religion? | You can practice any religion, or not |
What is the economic system in the united states? | Capitalist economy |
What is the rule of law? | Everyone must follow the law |
What stops one branch of government from bewing too powerful? | Checks and balances |
Who is in charge of the executive branch? | The president |
Who makes federal laws? | Congress |
What are the two parts of the U.S congress? | The senate and house |
Name your us representative | Joaquin Castro |
Who does a us senator represent ? | All people of the state |
Why do some states have more representatives than other states? | Because of the states population |
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? | The Vice President |
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? | The Speaker of the House |
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? | The President |
Who signs bills to become laws? | The President |
Who vetoes bills? | The president |
What does the President’s Cabinet do? | Advises the President |
What are two Cabinet-level positions? | Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce |
What does the judicial branch do? | Reviews laws |
What is the highest court in the United States? | The Supreme Court |
What is one power of the federal government | To print money |
Some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? | Provide schooling and education |
Who is the Governor of your state now? | Greg Abbott |
What are the two major political parties in the United States? | Democratic and Republican |
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them | Citizens eighteen 18 and older can vote. |
Name one right only for United States citizens. | Vote in a federal election |
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? | Freedom of expression and freedom of speech |
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? | The United States |
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? | Give up loyalty to other countries |
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? | Vote and join a political party |
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? | American Indians |
Why did the colonists fight the British? | High taxes |
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas jefferson |
There were 13 original states. Name three. | New York, New Jersey ,New Hampshire |
What happened at the Constitutional Convention | The Constitution was written. |
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. | James madison |
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? | U.S. diplomat |
.Who is the “Father of Our Country”? | George Washington |
Who was the first President? | George washington |
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. | The Civil War |
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? | Freed the slaves |
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Freed the states |
What did Susan B. Anthony do? | Fought for women’s rights |
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? | Franklin roosevelt |
Who did the United States fight in World War II? | Japan, Germany, and Italy |
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? | Fought for civil rights |
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? | Terrorists attacked the United State |
Name one U.S. territory. | Puerto Rico |
What is the capital of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
Where is the Statue of Liberty? | New York |
Why does the flag have 13 stripes? | 13 original colonies |
Why does the flag have 50 stars? | 50 states |
What is the name of the national anthem? | The Star-Spangled Banner |
Name two national U.S. holidays | Christmas, thanksgiving |