Our Federal Government - Independence & Democracy

To be independent means to be __________.

• helpless

• reliant on others

• not controlled by others

• scared

How many men served on the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 25

The American colonists who had immigrated from Great Britain were mainly upset because __________________________.

• they were forced to follow British rules without fair representation

• they loved King George and wanted him to move to America

• the liked the rules and taxes forced on them.

In a democracy, ______ are the ones who elect the people to run the government.

• only the men

• only a few people in power

• the free citizens

• just the women

A primary source document that declares the reasons for becoming independent from Great Britain.

• The Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The 4th of July

The war to gain our independence from Great Britain.

• American Indian War

• Korean War

• Revolutionary War

How old do you have to be to vote in the United States?

• 21

• 16

• 18

The written document that created a system of government in our country, and even the President, Congress and the Courts have to follow it.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• school rules

In this system of government, one person or just a small group of people make all the laws, like Kim Jong-un in North Korea.

• democracy

• dictatorship

• free government

A form of government where a king or queen run the country like in Great Britain.

• democracy

• dictatorship

• monarchy