Studied by 23 people▪The constitution
What is the supreme law of the land
▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans
What does the constitution do?
▪ We the people
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What is an amendment?
▪ The Bill of Rights
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
▪ Speech ▪ Religion ▪ Assembly ▪Press ▪ Petition the government
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
▪ twenty-seven (27)
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is freedom of religion?
▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy
What is the economic system in the United States?*
▪ Everyone must follow the law ▪ Leaders must obey the law ▪ Government must obey the law ▪ No one is above the law
What is the "rule of law"?
▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial
Name one branch or part of the government.*
▪ checks and balances ▪ separation of powers
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
▪ the President
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
▪ Congress ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives) ▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
Who makes federal laws?
▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
▪ 100
How many U.S. Senators are there?
▪ six (6)
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
▪ Marco Rubio
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
▪435
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
▪ two (2)
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
▪Donna Shalala
Name yourU.S. Representative.
▪ all people of the state
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
▪(because of) the states population ▪(because) they have more people ▪(because) some states have more people
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
▪ four (4)
We elect a President for how many years?
▪ November
In what month do we vote for President?*
▪ Donald J Trump
What is the name of the President of theUnited States now?*
▪ Mike Pence
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
▪ The Vice President
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
▪ The speaker of the House
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
▪ the President
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
▪ the President
Who signs bills to become laws?
▪The President
Who vetoes bills?
▪advises the President
What does the President's Cabinet do?
▪ Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce ▪ Secretary of Defense ▪ Secretary of Education ▪ Secretary of Energy ▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services ▪ Secretary of Homeland Security ▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ▪ Secretary of the Interior ▪ Secretary of Labor ▪ Secretary of State ▪ Secretary of Transportation ▪ Secretary of the Treasury ▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs ▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
▪ reviews laws ▪ explains laws ▪ resolves disputes (disagreements) ▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
What does the judicial branch do?
▪ the Supreme Court
What is the highest court in the United States?
▪ nine (9)
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
▪ John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
▪To print money ▪To declare war ▪To create an army ▪To make treaties
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
▪Providing schooling and education ▪Provide protection (police) ▪Provide safety (fire departments) ▪Give a driver's license ▪Approve zoning and land use
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
▪Ron DeSantis
Who is the Governor of your state now?
▪Tallahassee
What is the capital of your state?*
▪Democratic and Republican
What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
▪Republican Party
What is the political party of the President now?
▪ Nancy Pelosi
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
▪Citizen 18 and older ▪ You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote ▪Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote) ▪A male citizen of any race (can vote)
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
▪Serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
▪ vote in a federal election ▪ run for federal office
Name one right only for United States citizens.
▪Freedom of expression ▪Freedom of speech ▪Freedom of assembly ▪Freedom to petition the government ▪Freedom of religion ▪ The right to bear arms
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
▪The United States ▪The flag
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
▪give up loyalty to other countries ▪defend the constitution and laws of the United States ▪Obey the laws of the United States ▪Serve in the U.S military( if needed) ▪Serve (do important work for) the nation ▪ be loyal to the United States
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
▪18 and older
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
▪vote ▪join a political party ▪help with a campaign ▪join a community group ▪join a civic group ▪run for office ▪write to a newspaper
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
▪April 15
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
▪at age 18 ▪btw 18 and 26
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ American Indians ▪ Native Americans
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪Africans ▪people from Africa
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation) ▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ because they didn't have self-government
Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
▪ July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
▪ New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia
There were 13 original states. Name three.
▪ The Constitution was written. ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ 1787
When was the Constitution written?
▪ James Madison ▪ Alexander Hamilton ▪ John Jay ▪ Publius
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
▪ U.S. diplomat ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States ▪ writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac" ▪ started the first free libraries
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪George Washington
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
▪ (George) Washington
Who was the first President?
▪Louisiana ▪The Louisiana Territory
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪Civil war ▪War of 1812 ▪Mexican-American war ▪Spanish-American war
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states' rights
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) ▪saved (or preserved) the union ▪led the United States during Civil war
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
▪ freed the slaves ▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy ▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states ▪ freed slaves in most Southern states
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
▪ fought for women's rights ▪ fought for civil rights
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪World War 1 ▪World War 2 ▪Korean war ▪Vietnam war ▪(Persian) Gulf war
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
Who was President during World War I?
▪(Franklin) Roosevelt
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
▪World War 2
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
▪Communism
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
▪ civil rights (movement)
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
▪ fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
▪Terrorists attacked the United States
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
▪Cherokee ▪Seminole ▪Crow ▪Navajo ▪Sioux ▪Chippewa ▪Choctaw ▪Pueblo ▪Apache ▪Iroquois ▪Creek ▪Blackfeet ▪Cheyenne ▪Arawak ▪Shawnee ▪Mohegan ▪Huron
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
▪Missouri (river) ▪Mississippi (River)
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
▪Pacific (ocean)
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
▪Atlantic (ocean)
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam
Name one U.S. territory.
▪ Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska
Name one state that borders Canada.
▪ California ▪ Arizona ▪ New Mexico ▪ Texas
Name one state that borders Mexico.
▪ Washington, D.C.
What is the capital of the United States?
▪ New York (Harbor) ▪ Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies ▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there is one star for each state ▪ because each star represents a state ▪ because there are 50 states
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
▪ The Star-Spangled Banner
What is the name of the national anthem?
▪ July 4
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
▪ New Year's Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ▪ Presidents' Day ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Columbus Day ▪ Veterans Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas
Name two national U.S. holidays.
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