Review 4 th Quarter Mrs Martin Grade 4

Review 4 th Quarter Mrs. Martin Grade 4

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

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

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

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

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

branches There are three _________ of government. executive They are the _________, legislative ___________ judicial and __________. The president is executive the head of the _________ branch. president The ____________ is elected to four _________ year terms.

Congress The ___________ is also known as legislative branch. two There are _______ parts of Congress. Senate The _________ has 100 members. state Each _________ has two senators.

The second part of Congress is called the House of Representatives ______________. 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 ____________.

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

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

Legislative The New York State __________ Branch is made up of state law makers. There are two law making groups in New York State. Senate These two groups are the state______ Assembly and State ___________.

Judicial The state ____________ branch is made up of courts and judges. laws The judicial branch decides if _______ are fair and constitutional.

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

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

Robert Fulton invented steamboat the _________. Steam engine The ___________ was invented before the radio, airplane, and television.

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

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

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 Liberty Statue the______of _________. freedom This statue represents ______ to the people coming to the U. S. A