U.S. Government, Culture - U3L4-6

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Drag and drop the correct events to match the sequence from bottom to top, beginning with Manifest Destiny.

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1800s - Manifest Destiny to expand U.S🌊

But-Native Americans negatively impacted

As a result-settlers moved West for 🪙

Transcontinental Railroad built in 1869

Gold was found in California in 1848

Multiple Choice

Many ____________ people came to America to escape a potato famine in the 1840s.

• Spanish

• Irish

• German

• Italian

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Drag each branch of U.S. Government to a circle in the three-way Venn Diagram below, then match the role of each branch.

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Enforces or EXECUTes the laws

Legislative Branch

Tree Branch

Judicial Branch

Capitol Hill

Olive Branch

Executive Branch

Makes the laws

Interprets the laws

Hotspot

Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting the laws and determining the constitutionality of laws?

Open Ended

How does the system of checks and balances limit the power of each branch of government?

Should government be limited in its power? Why or why not?

Open Ended

What are some qualities of a good citizen?

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Options (12)

Education

Protest

Obey the law

Pay taxes

Serve on a jury

Attend school

Respect the rights of others

Voting

Throwing away trash/not littering

What a human being deserves to have

What a person is REQUIRED to do

What a person SHOULD do

Drag each action to the correct category below: Rights, Duties, or Responsibilities.

Rights

Duties

Responsibilities

Multiple Choice

CITIZENSHIP TEST STARTS NOW!
What is the capital of the United States?

• New York City, NY

• Washington, D.C.

• Boston, MA

• Philadelphia, PA

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that lists personal freedoms and was proposed by James Madison?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Multiple Select

Duty or Responsibility:

Obey the laws

• Duty

• Responsibility

Multiple Select

Duty or Responsibility:

Respect the rights of others

• Duty

• Responsibility

Multiple Select

Duty or Responsibility:

Vote (when you're 18!)

in the United States

• Duty

• Responsibility

Multiple Select

Duty or Responsibility:

Stay informed about the government and current events

• Duty

• Responsibility

Multiple Choice

What is the minimum voting age in the United States?

• 16

• 21

• 18

• 28

Multiple Choice

Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

• Larger size

• Larger population

Multiple Choice

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• Separation of powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Due process

Multiple Choice

How many years does the U.S. President serve during one term?

• 16

• 2

• 10

• 4

Multiple Choice

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch of the United States?

• The Speaker of the House

• The President

• The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• The Mayor of D.C.

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Go find something that represents American culture and let me know when you have it! Show it on camera when you're back!

• I've got it!

• I can't find anything right now, but I have ideas of what represents American culture!

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What comes to mind when you think of the CULTURE of the United States?

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Draw what you think is the United States' greatest cultural contribution, based on what we learned today!

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