2. 200 300 400 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Amazing Americans 3 Branches Of Government American Symbols Vocabulary Right and Responsibilities 500

3. Give one fact about George Washington.

4. -Born February 22, 1732 -General in the French and Indian War -General in Revolutionary War -President of the Constitutional Convention -First President of the United States

5. What is the famous document Tomas Jefferson helped write?

6. Declaration of Independence

7. What did Francis Scott Key write?

8. The Star Spangled Banner

9. What was Patrick Henry’s most famous quote?

10. “ Give me liberty or give me death”

11. Which part of the constitution did James Madison write?

12. Bill of Rights

13. Name the three branches of Government.

14. -Legislative -Executive -Judicial

15. Which branch of Government does the President control?

16. The Executive Branch

17. What is the Supreme Court?

18. -Judicial Branch interprets and applies national laws -Make up of the court system -Highest is the Supreme Court * appointed for life terms -Lowest levels are Justice of Peace -Gets its powers from Article III of the Constitution

19. What are the 2 parts of Congress?

20. -The Senate -The House of Representatives

21. Define each branch of government.

22. -Legislative: Power to make laws -Executive: Power to carry out laws -Judicial: Power to interpret laws

23. How many stars are on the American flag? What do they represent?

24. 50 stars representing the 50 states

25. How many stripes are on the American? What do they represent?

26. 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies

27. “ The Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key and is our national ________?

28. Anthem

29. Who was Betsy Ross and what did she do for our country?

30. She is rumored to have created the first American Flag

31. How do you say the “Pledge of Allegiance”

32. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all .

33. Which part of the US Constitution lists the first 10 amendments?

34. The Bill of Rights

35. The first constitution of the United States was called the __________?

36. Articles of Confederation

37. What is the US Constitution?

38. -Document that tells basic rules and explain rights of a US citizen -Written 200 years ago -Written to unite all the 13 colonies

39. Ben Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson helped write which document approved in April 1776?

40. The Declaration of Independence

41. What are amendments?

42. Changes made to the constitution

43. Name one thing that American citizens vote on.

44. -representatives -bills -levees

45. Name one right we have as American citizens

46. -Countries protect their citizens and give them rights -Naturalized and Native-born citizens have the same rights, except one -Naturalized citizens can’t run for president -Citizens can vote -Freedom of Religion -Freedom of Speech -Freedom of the Press

47. Name two responsibilities Americans have.

48. -Duty to obey the law -Vote in elections -To pay taxes -If the country is at war, citizens may be called to serve in the armed forces -Serve on a jury if called

49. What is a responsibility of the state government? Federal Government?

50. -Federal government deals with matters that affect the whole country *Defense *Transportation *Postal Delivery *Federal Taxes -State Government deals with matters within their own state *Schools *State Roads *State Taxes *State Police

51. Define “Law”

52. -Official rules and regulations, generally found in the constitution -Used to govern a society and control the behavior of its members