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Challenge 1 American Government

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156119428Magna Carta1215
156119429Columbus1492
156119430Jamestown1607
156119431Plymouth1620
156119432Lexington+Concord1775
156119433Declaration of Independence1776
156119434Saratoga1777
156119435Valley Forge1777
156119436Articles of Confederation1781
156119437Constitution1787, 1789
156119438Bill of Rights1791
156119439Cotton Gin1793
156119440Louisiana Purchase1803
156119441War of 18121812
156119442Missouri Compromise1820
156119443Monroe Doctrine1823
156119444Gold Rush1848
156119445Erie Canal1825
156119446Trail of Tears1831
156119447Manifest Destiny1840's
156119448Mexican War1846
156119449Seneca Falls1848
156119450Underground Railroad1810-1850
156119451Women's Suffrage1800's-1900's
156119452Civil War1861-1865
156119453Emancipation Proclamation1863
156119454Reconstruction1867-1877
156119455Transcontinental Railroad1863-1869
156119456Robber Barons1934
156119457Statue of Liberty1886
156119458Yellow Journalism1895-1898
156119459Spanish-American War1898
156119460Imperialism1850-1900
156119461Panama Canal1904-1914
156119462World War I1914-1918
156119463Spanish Flu1917-1920
156119464Isolationismearly 1900's
156119465Stock Market Crash1929
156119466Franklin Roosevelt1882-1945
156119467Eleanor Roosevelt1884-1962
156119468The Dust Bowl1930's
156119469Sandra Day O'Connor1930-2006
156119470Camp David1935
156119471New Deal1933-1936
156119472Social Security1935
156119473Pearl Harbor1941
156119474Hiroshima+Nagasaki1945
156119475United Nations1945
156119476Containment1946
156119477Marshal Plan1947-1951
156119478Korean War1950-1953
156119479Brown V. Board1954
156119480Cuban Missile Crisis1962
156119481Space Race1955-1969
156119482Kennedy Assassination1963
156119483Rosa Parks1913-2005
156119484Martin Luther King Jr.1929-1968
156119485Great Society1964-1965
156119486Berlin Wall1961-1989
156119487Neil Armstrong+Edwin Aldrin1969
156119488Watergate Trials1970's
1561194899/112001
156119490How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?55
156119491The Constitution was written in_______Pennsylvania
156119492The _______ lists the goals of the Constitution.Preamble
156119493The ______ branch makes lawsLegislative
156119494Representatives must be at least ___ years old.25
156119495Representatives must be at least ___ years a US citizen.7
156119496Representatives must from the _____ in which they are electeddistrict
156119497Representatives serve a _____ year term.2
156119498Representation in the House of Representatives is based on the ______ of the state.Population
156119499The Head of the House of Representatives is the _________________.Speaker of the house
156119500Senators must be at least ____ years old30
156119501Senators must be _____ years a US citizen.9
156119502Senators must live in the ______ which they are elected from.state
156119503Senators serve a ___ year term.6
156119504The senate has _____ representation.equal
156119505There are ____ (how many) senators from each state.2
156119506The Head of the Senate is the __________.Vice President
156119507The Executive Branch ________ laws.enforces
156119508Presidents must be at least ____ years old.35
156119509Presidents must be a ______ US citizen.born
156119510Presidents must have lived in the US for ____ years.14
156119511The president serves a ____ year term.4
156119512The President can serve no more than ___ terms.2
156119513The Judicial branch _________ laws.interprets
156119514Judges serve for ______ (how long).life
156119515Powers given to the Federal Government are called __________ powersdelegated
156119516Powers kept for the states are called __________ powers.reserved
156119517Powers that are shared by the Federal and State governments are called ________ powersconcurrent
156119518Amendments are proposed by ______.2/3
156119519Amendments are approved by _____.3/4
156119520Article VI of the Constitution says the Constitution is the ______________.supreme law of the land
156119521The constitution was adopted _____ of the 13 states approved it.9
156119522There have been ______ amendments to the Constitution.27
156119523The first 10 amendments are called the ______________.Bill of Rights
156119524Who is the head of the executive branch?The president
156119525Who is in the judicial branch?supreme and federal courts
156119526Who is in the legislative branch?Congress
156119527What Check does the legislative branch have over the Executive branch?impeach
156119528What check does the president have over the legislative branch?Power of veto and recommend legislation.
156119529What Check does the president have over the judicial branch?appoints judges
156119530What check does the congress have over the judicial branch?approve judge appointments
156119531What check does the supreme court have over the legislative branch?Declare laws unconstitutional
156119532What check does the supreme court have over the executive branch?Declare actions unconstitutional
156119533Which amendment says that you can't be forced to testify against yourself?5
156119534The ____ amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.1
156119535The 2nd amendment guarantees the right to ___________bear arms
156119536The ____ amendment protects us from illegal search and seizure.4
156119537The 3rd amendment says that there shall be no quartering ____________ in homes during peacetime.of troops
156119538The 6th amendment says that if you are accused of a crime, you have a right to trial ___________.with jury
156119539Which amendment says there shall be no cruel and unusual punishment?8
156119540The 10th amendment says that rights not given to the federal government belong to the _______________.states and the people
156119541The 13 amendment freed the ______.Slaves
156119542The 14th amendment gave ___________ to slaves.citizenship
156119543The 15th amendment gave freedmen the right to ______.vote
156119544The 16th amendment made __________constitutional.income tax
156119545The 18th amendment made __________ illegal.prohibition
156119546Which amendment repealed the 18th amendment?21
156119547The ____ amendment limits the president to 2 terms.22
156119548Which amendment gave women the right to vote?19
156119549Which amendment said there would be no poll tax?24
156119550The 26th amendment gave 18 year-olds the right to _______.vote
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