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Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
The Constitution lists some key rights. Rights are
  1. things we can do because we want to.
  2. things that all people have because we are alive.
  3. things that all people have, dead or alive.
  4. None of the above
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
Where did the Framers meet to talk about The Constitution?
  1. The White House in Washington
  2. The court house in Kentucky
  3. The Independence Hall in Philadelphia
  4. None of the above
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
What powers did the Articles of Confederation NOT give Congress?
  1. The ability to declare war
  2. The ability to borrow money
  3. The power to collect taxes
  4. The ability to Elect Mr. Katz as King
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
Was the following a weakness or a strength for the new government?

The government could not force the states to obey its laws.            weakness           

The government did not have the power to tax the people.            weakness           

The government had the power to declare war and make peace.            strength           

Each state had its own system of money.            weakness           

The Articles couldn't be changed unless every state agreed.            weakness           

The government had the power to operate post offices.            strength           

The government had no national system of courts.            weakness           
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
This system allows for three branches of government.
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
I didn't think there was any limit to what humans could learn. I am                     Benjamin Franklin                    . I did an experiment with a        kite        to prove that lightning really was               electricity              . I worked with no limits. I ground lenses to make            Bifocals           , and I invented the                  Franklin Stove                  to produce more heat.
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
When was The Constitution written?
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
A                    is a government that directs all the states together.
  1. democracy
  2. monarchy
  3. central government
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
               Independence                is Freedom from control by others.
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations

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What are the bill of rights exactly?
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
This system keeps any branch of the government from having too much power.
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
The                Constitution                was a written document that gave the United States freedom.
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
The rights in the Declaration of Independence were
1)        life       
2)           liberty          
3)                        pursuit of happiness                       
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
The Statue of liberty was gifted to the Unites States by what country?
  1. Spain
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Mexico
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
Thomas Jefferson thought anyone could see the truth of some of the things he wrote., saying these truth's were                                                Self-evident, and all men are created equal                                                .
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
A gift from France to celebrate 100 years of the Declaration of Independence                     
  1. Brooklyn Bridge
  2. Statue of Liberty
  3. Ellis Island
  4. Adirondack Mountains
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
If congress passes a bill who can veto that bill?
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
The New Jersey Plan and The Virginia Plan resulted in the birth of what two major parts of our current government?
Grade 4 Democratic Foundations
Americans thought they had a right to be free. An English Political Philosopher made this possible. My name was              John Locke             
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