Democracy at Work - Online Scavenger Hunt
Use the following link to help you answer the questions below. Write the answers in complete sentences in your social studies notebook.
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
1. What was the first capital of the United States of America?
2. What is the land area of the United States’ capital city?
3. How many columns may be found at the main entrance of the Supreme Court?
4. How many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution in order for it to be accepted?
5. What vocabulary word means to “vote in favor” of something?
6. What was the first state to vote in favor of the Constitution? What was the last state to vote in favor of the Constitution?
7. What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
8. What was the name of the first document written that set up our federal government?
9. What is the definition of amend?
10. How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
11. What does checks and balances mean?
12. What is the main role of Congress?
13. What are the three requirements in order to be a Representative in Congress?
14. Fill in the Blanks:
(In Congress) The number of representatives is based on the number of ________ in each state. Therefore, states with larger ___________ have more representation than states with smaller _____________.
15. How many Senators are there from each state?
16. How long is a term in the Senate?
17. What is the name of the highest Court in the land?
18. Who appoints the justices in the Supreme Court of the United States?
19. What was the name of the President who later became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
20. In your notebook, pick three ideas that you found today that you think are the most important ideas about our government. Then, explain how each of these ideas is important and why.
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
1. What was the first capital of the United States of America?
2. What is the land area of the United States’ capital city?
3. How many columns may be found at the main entrance of the Supreme Court?
4. How many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution in order for it to be accepted?
5. What vocabulary word means to “vote in favor” of something?
6. What was the first state to vote in favor of the Constitution? What was the last state to vote in favor of the Constitution?
7. What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
8. What was the name of the first document written that set up our federal government?
9. What is the definition of amend?
10. How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
11. What does checks and balances mean?
12. What is the main role of Congress?
13. What are the three requirements in order to be a Representative in Congress?
14. Fill in the Blanks:
(In Congress) The number of representatives is based on the number of ________ in each state. Therefore, states with larger ___________ have more representation than states with smaller _____________.
15. How many Senators are there from each state?
16. How long is a term in the Senate?
17. What is the name of the highest Court in the land?
18. Who appoints the justices in the Supreme Court of the United States?
19. What was the name of the President who later became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
20. In your notebook, pick three ideas that you found today that you think are the most important ideas about our government. Then, explain how each of these ideas is important and why.