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15 Cards in this Set
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What does the Constitution do?
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• sets up the government
• defines the government • protects basic rights of Americans |
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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• announced our independence (from Great Britain)
• declared our independence (from Great Britain) • said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) |
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What is the “rule of law”?
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• Everyone must follow the law.
• Leaders must obey the law. • Government must obey the law. • No one is above the law. |
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
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• checks and balances
• separation of powers |
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What does the judicial branch do?
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• reviews laws
• explains laws • resolves disputes (disagreements) • decides if a law goes against the Constitution |
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There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
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• Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
• 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). |
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What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
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• freedom of expression
• freedom of speech • freedom of assembly • freedom to petition the government • freedom of worship • the right to bear arms |
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
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• 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 (if needed) • be loyal to the United States |
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
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• 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 |
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
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• freedom
• political liberty • religious freedom • economic opportunity • practice their religion • escape persecution |
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
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• because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
• because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) • because they didn’t have self-government |
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
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• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts • Rhode Island • Connecticut • New York • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Delaware • Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia |
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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• (James) Madison
• (Alexander) Hamilton • (John) Jay • Publius |
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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• 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 |
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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
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• Cherokee
• Navajo • Sioux • Chippewa • Choctaw • Pueblo • Apache • Iroquois • Creek • Blackfeet • Seminole • Cheyenne • Arawak • Shawnee • Mohegan • Huron • Oneida • Lakota • Crow • Teton • Hopi • Inuit |
