Citizenship Test Principles of American Democracy Civics Questions 1-12.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Civics Test for Citizenship

Advertisements

Unit 6 4th Grade Social Studies Vocabulary

U.S. Citizenship Questions for the New Naturalization Test

Constitutional Amendments Government & Democracy The Three Branches Colonial History, Etc. Guiding Principles.

Civil Liberties What are they? Where are they found?

First Amendment of the United States Constitution (1791) “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise.

Click here for the first question Questions for the Redesigned Citizenship Test* Quiz: The Constitution & U.S. Beginning Are you ready? Let’s begin! *These.

Learning Target: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship.

Civics Test for Citizenship

Rights and responsibilities

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 1. What is the supreme law of the land?  Constitution 2. What does the Constitution do? ▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government.

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 Origins PrinciplesArticlesBill of.

Principles of the U.S. Constitution. The Ideas Upon Which Our Government Was Founded Principles of the U.S. Constitution Popular Sovereignty Republicanism.

 Power is shared, but federal is supreme  Washington D.C., Springfield, McLean County, and Bloomington  Federal, state, and local ? ? ?

Chapter 9 Government for the Nation and the State.

Principles of the U.S. Constitution. The Ideas Upon Which Our Government Was Founded Principles of the U.S. Constitution Popular Sovereignty Republicanism.

The U.S. Constitution Representative Democracy Representative Democracy Federalism Federalism Bicameralism Bicameralism Separation of Powers Separation.

What is the Bill of Rights? Missouri’s Bill of Rights The first part of the Missouri Constitution is the Bill of Rights. Like the Bill of Rights in the.

B C D E A B C D E F G H I J A B C D E F G H I J A 1 pt 2 pts 3 pts.

United States Naturalization Test (Starting 10/2008)

Fundamental Political Principles (CE.2a) _____________________________________ - People are the source of any and all governmental power. _________________________.

Values and Principles of Democracy As seen in the Declaration of Independence.

Civics-1.2 Seven Major Principles. Popular Sovereignty The Declaration of Independence says that governments get their powers from the people. "We the.

The Constitution is the document that the United States is governed by. (A list of all the laws)

Documents on U.S. Postage Stamps by Don Fisher. How much is this? What is it? 65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? 3 cents The Constitutional.

CITIZENSHIP QUIZ For those that weren’t born here, it’s never been easy to become a citizen. In addition to passing a reading and writing test of English.

Early American Documents. Declaration of Independence (1776) Mostly written by Thomas Jefferson Gave reasons why the colonists were demanding independence.

1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Burning.

The United States of America. History Great Britain (England) ruled our land Revolutionary War 1 year into the war, the Declaration of Independence was.

Jump Start to U.S. History Mini-Unit Tuesday-Thursday: Notes & Video Clips Quiz Friday We are covering the basics of U.S. History to: 1)Preview U.S. History.

Political Culture A nation’s way of thinking about politics and government (and economics) –NOT EVERYONE in country agrees –General statements/beliefs/values/ideas.

History and Government 100 Questions. Question 1 What is the supreme law of the land? Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship.

Amendments Amend.# 1 2 Title Basic freedoms p. Summary Freedom of speech, press, assembly and religion.

Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities. What is a citizen??????? Person who owes loyalty to & is entitled to protection of a state or nation Can become.

SOL 2b Documents that influenced the United States Constitution.

The Seven Principles of Government The Constitution is built upon seven basic principles of government. The Framers of the Constitution used these principles.

Chapter 19: Civil Liberties. Civil Liberties Protections against government Guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from arbitrary.

 Henry Clay  Great and 3/5 settled issues in Philadelphia in 1787  Agreement between two or more sides to settle a dispute ? ? ?

Snappy SS Week 9. Monday Unlike the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution outlines the A national holidays. B state boundaries.

Celebrate Freedom Week. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence announced the colonies’ freedom from British rule and set forth the.

Early American Documents Page 3 How did Columbus's men sleep on their ships? With their eyes shut!

Overview Every year, nearly one million individuals become U.S. citizens. They must pass a test in American history and civics as part of the process.

Civics and Economics Review

Sources of Our Rights -Written Documents Written documents include the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and State Constitutions.

The SUPREME or HIGHEST law in the United States. What is the Constitution?  The highest or the supreme law of the United States  Written in 1787  All.

Notes on 1 st Amendment Freedoms Unit 3: Citizenship.

CITIZENSHIP TEST.

Magna Carta “Great Charter” 1215

Early American Documents

SOL Review Questions Civics & Economics #

Roots of American Government

Representative Democracy

CE 2b/c P1. Vocabulary P2. Notes P3. Foldable P5. Vocabulary Activity

5 Primary Documents Impacting the Formation of the U.S. Constitution

Colonial Influences Review

Chapter 19: Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms Opener

Civics Corner Part 02.

Civics Chapter 4 Rights and Responsibilities

American Government Chapter 19 Section 1.

Influence of Earlier Documents on American Government

Our government is based on ideas from Ancient Greece & Rome.

List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the U.S. Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence.

Chapter 13 Section 1.

Civics Test for Citizenship

Civics Test for Citizenship

Constitution Vocabulary

Why the Bill of Rights Matter

Civics Corner Part 02.

of the United States of America

CHAPTER 2, SEC.2 —THE BIRTH OF A DEMOCRATIC NATION

Presentation transcript:

Citizenship Test Principles of American Democracy Civics Questions 1-12

Question 1 What is the supreme law of the land? the Constitution

Question 2 What does the Constitution do? sets up the government defines the government protects basic rights of Americans

Question 3 The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? We the People

Question 4 What is an amendment? a change to the Constitution an addition to the Constitution

Question 5 What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? the Bill of Rights

Question 6 What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? freedom of speech freedom of religion freedom of assembly freedom of press freedom to petition the government

Question 7 How many amendments does the Constitution have? twenty-seven

Question 8 What did the Declaration of Independence do? announced our independence from Great Britain

Question 9 What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? life liberty pursuit of happiness

Question 10 What is freedom of religion? You can practice any religion or not practice a religion at all.

Question 11 What is the economic system in the United States? capitalist economy market economy

Question 12 What is the “rule of law”? Everyone must follow the law. Leaders must follow the law. Government must follow the law. No one is above the law.

The End More lessons at