Chapter 4 - Lesson 1

Question 1

Democracy is

Answer 1

a form of government where people vote to choose who leads the community, state or nation

Question 2

Represent means

Answer 2

to speak on behalf of the people in government

Question 3

Liberty means

Answer 3

freedom

Question 4

People need governments to

Answer 4

make laws that keep order and help communities run smoothly

Question 5

People also need government to

Answer 5

provide services that they cannot provide for themselves

Question 6

Some of these laws keep people ______. there are also laws that ________.

Answer 6

safe, protect people’s rights

Question 7

The colonists fought British rule. They wanted a government that ________. They also wanted to be _________ in government.

Answer 7

protected the rights of all its people. represented

Question 8

The rights colonists wanted were:

Answer 8

1. right to live freely
2. right to follow any religion
3. right to vote
4. and, right to a fair trial

Question 9

The colonists asked ______ to write _________ to tell the rights the people should have.

Answer 9

Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence

Question 10

The Declaration of Independence also stated that a government must _____________

Answer 10

protect citizens’ rights

Question 11

According to the Declaration of Independence, if a government took away the citizens’ rights, the citizens can

Answer 11

change the government or forma a new one

Question 12

The war the colonists fought against Great Britain to win their rights was called

Answer 12

the American revolution

Question 13

Americans won the American Revolution war in

Answer 13

1783

Question 14

After the war, different states argued over money and land. The government could not set rules _____

Answer 14

for trades between the states.

Question 15

To bring the states together, the leaders gathered to write _______

Answer 15

the United States Constitution

Question 16

Some of the laws in the Constitution, including government getting its power from the people, are based from the government used long ago in

Answer 16

Greece

Question 17

In Greece, however, citizens only voted on

Answer 17

issues

Question 18

Before the Constitution could become law _______ had to sign it.

Answer 18

9 of the 13 states

Question 19

Each state has its own laws and constitution, but state laws could not go against ______ as it was _____

Answer 19

the United States Constitution, the highest law.

Question 20

In ______, ______ was the 9th state to sign and agree to the US Constitution.

Answer 20

1788, New Hampshire

Question 21

There are rules for hanging the American Flag. They are _____ and _____

Answer 21

1. Blue part with stars must be on the left when facing it

2. it must never touch the floor on the ground