Democracy - Final

In our democracy the people vote ________________.

• directly for the laws we want

• for how long we want the president to be in power

• for the rules in the classroom

• for the people we want to represent us in government

A political system in which representatives, as in the United States, are elected by the people follows the model of a _____________.

• direct democracy

• a republic

Main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

influenced the idea of Life, liberty and property and 'consent of the governed?'

• Charles de Montequieu

• William Blackstone

• King George III

• John Locke

The Declaration of Independence was written to formally declare to the people and to the King of England that the colonies were separating from England and they wanted to explain why.

• True
• False

The Bill of Rights lists our rights as equals and places specific limits on government power. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.

• True
• False

What are the three branches of government?

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial
• Executive, Legos, Judges
• President, Vice President, and cabinet, 
• City, state, and country

.  The ________________ contains the supreme laws of the land of the United States of America.

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Magna Carta

The Senate and the House of Representatives is also called

• Party

• Congress

• Term

• Committee

Free Speech is found in which Amendment?

• First Amendment
• Second Amendment
• Third Amendment
• Fourth Amendment