Constitution
What is the supreme law of the land?
Freedom of speech or press
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
27 amendments
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
The declaration of independence summarized the colonists' incentive for seeking freedom
What did the declaration of independence do?
A system of checks and balances
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
The House of Representatives and Senate
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
100
How many U.S. Senators are there?
Martha Roby
Name your u.s representative.
They have a larger population
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
four
We elect a President for how many years?
Michael R. Pence
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
The Speaker of the House
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
They interpret laws
What does the judicial branch do?
The Supreme Court
What is the highest court in the United States?
Kay Ivey
Who is the Governor of your state now?
Republican and democratic
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Freedom of religion
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Slavery moral
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
It made slaves free
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Civil rights act of 1964
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Two terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed one into the world trade center and the other into the pentagon (9/11)
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Pacific ocean
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Vermont
Name one state that borders Canada.
The 13 stripes symbolize the 13 colonies gaining independence from Britain
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?