1. 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt ConstitutionRevolutionary War Native Americans Branches of Government Westward Movement

2. True or False. A Republic is a form of government in which people elect representatives to run the country.

3. True

4. Name a characteristic of the Legislative Branch of government.

5. What is the House of Representatives?

6. Women have the right to vote. Is this one of the 10 amendments to the Bill of Rights?

7. No

8. True or false. Fifty –five percent of the people vote in the United States.

9. True

10. ` Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Local Branch. Which is not a branch of government?

11. What is the Local Branch?

12. Name the first war that the British helped the colonists and the Native Americans.

13. What was the French and Indian War?

14. Name the date in which we celebrate the Declaration of Independence.

15. What is the 4 th of July?

16. Name the battle that started the Revolutionary War.

17. What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?

18. Name the person who did not write the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson or George Washington.

19. Who was George Washington?

20. The Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped what into Boston Harbor.

21. What is tea?

22. Find the word which is not a Native American Tribe. Chinooks, Makahs, Hopis, Navajos, Mayans, Seals

23. What are Seals?

24. True of False. The Native Americans of the Northwest Coast held special gatherings at which they gave away special gifts.

25. True

26. The Hopis lived in the Southwestern part of the U.S. They believed in the spirits known as ___________.

27. What are Kachinas?

28. This Native American tribe lived in homes called hogans. Who is this tribe?

29. Who are the Navajos?

30. The Kiowas followed the buffalo herds of the plains. They built shelters that were easy to move. Name these shelters.

31. What are tepees?

32. Name the three branches of government of the United States.

33. What are the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of the US Government?

34. What is the Constitution?

35. A document that has the written laws and principles that govern our nation.

36. Explain the system of “Check and Balances” of the US government.

37. The Constitution sets up a system of “checks and balances” which do not allow any branch to become too powerful.

38. Name the head of the Executive Branch.

39. The President of the United States is the head of the Executive Branch.

40. Name each branch of government and give a brief description of each.

41. Executive Branch– executes the laws Legislative Branch—makes the laws Judicial– studies and interprets the law.

42. Name the state in which the Gold Rush happened.

43. What is California?

44. True or False. Telephones were used to communicate between wagon trains during the Westward Movement.

45. False

46. Why did the Native Americans clash with the pioneers who moved west?

47. The pioneers were taking the Native Americans land.

48. The people who participated in the gold rush and mined for gold were known as __________.

49. What are 49ers?

50. True or False. Both sides of the Transcontinental Railroad met in Promontory Summit, Utah.

51. True