Review 4 th Quarter

1. Review4th Quarter Mrs. Martin Grade 4

2. democracy voting A __________________________ is a government in which the people choose the leaders by __________________________. In order to vote you must be at least __________________ years old. When a person faces the flag and says the Pledge of Allegiance they are showing their ________________________. 18 loyalty

3. The foundation of our government can be traced to three very important documents. (Listed in order from earliest to most recent.) These documents are the _________________ Compact, the Declaration of _______________, and the United States ____________________. Mayflower Independence Constitution

4. ratified Before the U.S. Constitution could become the law of the land it had to be ________________ or approved. The Declaration of Independence explained to the King and the world why the colonists wanted to be _________________ from British rule. free

5. The United States Constitution also contains amendments or additions and changes. The first ten amendments protect people’s rights and freedoms. These first ten amendments are called the ____________ of ___________________. Bill Rights

6. United States Constitution The plan for our government is written in the ___________________________________. The Constitution three parts. The first part is an introduction. The second part contains our plan of government. The third part is called the___________________________. It is a list of freedoms and rights that all Americans have. Bill of Rights

7. branches executive There are three __________________ of government. They are the _________________, _____________________ and ____________________. The president is the head of the __________________ branch. The _______________________ is elected to _________________ year terms. legislative judicial executive president four

8. Congress The ______________________ is also known as legislative branch. There are _____________ parts of Congress. The __________________ has 100 members. Each _________________ has two senators. two Senate state

9. House of Representatives The second part of Congress is called the ____________________________. Each state sends a different number of Representatives to Washington D.C. to be part of the House of Representatives. How many representatives depends on the state’s _______________________. population

10. Judicial The _____________________ branch is made up of courts and judges. The ______________________________ is the highest court in the Nation. The _____________________________ appoints Supreme Court Judges but the Senate has to approve them. Supreme Court President

11. 3 There are also __________ branches in our New York State Government. The ______________________ is the head of the state’s executive branch. The governor is elected to _______ year terms, just like the President. governor 4

12. Legislative The New York State ____________________ Branch is made up of state law makers. There are two law making groups in New York State. These two groups are the state____________ and State ______________________. Senate Assembly

13. Judicial The state _______________________ branch is made up of courts and judges. The judicial branch decides if ______________ are fair and constitutional. laws

14. Industrial Revolution The ______________________________ was a period in time when goods started being ______________________ in factories instead of being made one at a time by hand. When something is ____________________ it is made on an assembly line. Each person on the assembly line makes a different part. mass produced mass produced

15. voting Most citizens participate in government by _______________________. Some citizens become actively involved in government by running for elected office like mayor or town ___________________. The work of the government takes place in the________________________ city. council capital

16. steamboat Robert Fulton invented the _________________. The _____________________ was invented before the radio, airplane, and television. Steam engine

17. Erie Canal Even though the_____________________ was very popular and forever changed New York, it was eventually replaced by__________________. ______________________ were faster, cheaper, could run all year long, and they connected more parts of _________________ State. The Erie Canal only connected Albany to Buffalo. railroads Railroads New York

18. During the time of the Industrial Revolution many _________________were coming to the United States. ____________________ are people who leave their country to move to another country. The money left over after the bills for a business are paid is called the _____________ immigrants immigrants profit

19. immigrant An ________________ is someone who moves to a new country. When immigrants were coming to the United States they often sailed into New York Harbor. Here they would see the____________of __________________. This statue represents ____________ to the people coming to the U.S.A Liberty Statue freedom