United States Review

In a Limited Government ___________________

• leaders ONLY carry out government tasks

• what the leader can do with rules and laws are limited by the constitution.

• power passes down families from oldest to youngest

• leader can do what ever they want

What kind of government does the United States have?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• UNlimited Government

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship/Totalitarism

Why does the U.S. limit the power of the government?

• to take advantage of the people

• to be able to control the economy

• so the government can decide how to treat the people

• so that the government CAN NOT take advantage of the people

What are the requirements to be able to VOTE in the U.S.?

• 21 years of age

  U.S. citizen

  state resident

• U.S. Citizen

  State Resident

  Felony convictions allowed

  21 years old

• U.S. Citizen

  State resident

  18 years of age or older

  No felony convictions

Voting is both a __________ and a _____________.

• right

  responsibility

• duty

  right

• duty

  responsibility

Duties are FREEDOMS (can do), Responsibilities are VOLUNTARY (should do), and Rights are REQUIRED (consequences/must do)

• True

• False

According to the circle graph, English is the main language for the U.S. What is the second most common language for the U. S.?

• Chinese

• Portuguese

• Vietnamese

• Spanish

What makes were we live in the Great Plains Region important to economic activity in the U.S.?

• The people

• great soil for growing crops or also finding natural resources, like coal and oil.

• LOTS of chickens

• Big colleges

Native Americans lost much of their land and possessions because of ____________.

• fire

• flood

• people moving west

• drought

According to the map, ___________ is the most populated state.

• California

• Texas

• New York

• Wyoming