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Review Stack 1
Civics, Vocabulary, British Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person in a society who has rights and responsibilities. | citizen |
| What Greek city-state is credited with developing the world's first "democracy"? | Athens |
| Which civilization is credited as creating the first Repbulic? | Rome |
| What is the best way to define the word "law"? | Written Rules people living in a society must follow |
| What is a bill? | A proposed- but not official- law |
| What do we call money given to the government to help fund projects, jobs and services? | Taxes |
| What is the name for the document which outlines the way the government should work? | Constitution |
| What is the name of the letter which explained to England that the colonies were no longer part of the Empire | Declaration of Independence |
| What does the Bill of Rights Do? | Explains the privileges that American citizens have that the Government can not interfere with. |
| What is an addition to the Constitution called? | Amendment |
| How many state-level governments are in the United States? | 50 |
| Where is the national capital of the United States located? | Washington, D.C. |
| What do we call the government organization that represents the Legislative branch of the Federal government? | Congress |
| How long does a Justice appointed to the Supreme Court serve? | Lifetime |
| Who is the current President of the United States? | Joe Biden |
| Who is the person hired by the City of Lowell to make sure the city government runs smoothly each day? | City Manager |
| What is the title of the person who is the head of the Executive branch of a State Government? | Governor |
| Who is the current Vice President of the United States? | Kamala Harris |
| What is the title of the person who is the government's top lawyer? | Attorney General |
| Who is currently Speaker of the US House of Representatives? | Kevin McCarthy |
| Who represents Lowell in the United States House of Representatives? | Lori Trahan |
| John Roberts holds what title in the US Supreme Court? | Chief Justice |
| The Thirteen Colonies were part of what powerful European Empire? | Great Britain |
| Who was the oldest member of the "Founding Fathers" being 70 years old when the Declaration of Independence was signed? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which Founding Father was given command of the American Army during the Revolutionary War? | George Washington |
| We know that almost all of the Founding Fathers took part (through ownership or business) in what abhorrent practice while they were alive? | slavery |
| What term best describes the people who originally lived in an area? | indigenous |
| What is a settlement that is created by an empire to harvest resources to send back home called? | colony |
| What was the biggest and most important colony the British possesed? | India |
| What do we call the large, money-making farms that used slave labor to harvest its crops? | Plantations |
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