QUIZQUIZPart 1: GeographyPart 1: Geography

Draw a map of the United States with Draw a map of the United States with as much detail as you can. Draw in as much detail as you can. Draw in state borders, oceans and names. state borders, oceans and names.

You may use abbreviations. Spelling You may use abbreviations. Spelling does not count.does not count.

You have 10 minutes starting now! NO COMPLAINING OR CHEATING! JUST

TRY!

A hint: Draw this outline and try to label the A hint: Draw this outline and try to label the statesstates

How did you do? How many states make up the How did you do? How many states make up the United States?United States?

QUIZQUIZPart 2: Who am I?Part 2: Who am I?

Write down the name and number of Write down the name and number of each person/thing as each slide comes each person/thing as each slide comes up in the PowerPoint. Spelling does not up in the PowerPoint. Spelling does not

count.count.

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1 Former President George W. Bush

2 Vice President Joe Biden

2 Chainz, Graduated 2nd in his high school

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Martin Luther King

andMalcolm X: Civil Rights

Leaders

5 Osama Bin Laden, Former leader of Al-

Qaeda

6Donald Trump, Republican Candidate

for President

7 Mr. Chambers, NBHS Principal

United States Supreme Court Justices

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9John Kerry, Secretary of State

10 Yoenis Cespedes: Defected from Cuba in 2011

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Jim Crow,Not a real person

12 ISIS:“Islamic State in Iraq and Syria”

13 Barack Obama, President of the United States

1414 Hillary Clinton, Democrat Presidential Candidate

15 United States Constitution

16 First Lady, Michelle Obama

1717 Dan Malloy, Connecticut’s Governor

18Mrs. Clement-Reddington

Welcome, Class of 2019 to New Welcome, Class of 2019 to New Britain High School!Britain High School!

Part 3: Introduction to our GovernmentPart 3: Introduction to our Government

What is this year all about?What is this year all about?

You need to know what your getting yourself into for the next 180 days! There is nothing to figure out. Pay attention, do your work and participate!

Silently on your paper answer the following Silently on your paper answer the following questions…questions…• 1. What are the 5 freedoms guaranteed to Americans in 1. What are the 5 freedoms guaranteed to Americans in

the 1the 1stst Amendment to the Constitution? Amendment to the Constitution?

• 2. What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government?2. What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government?

• 3. Which branch of government has the authority to 3. Which branch of government has the authority to declare war?declare war?

• 4. If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, is 4. If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, is there another way for the bill to become a law AND how?there another way for the bill to become a law AND how?

• 5. Who are your state5. Who are your state’’s 2 senators?s 2 senators?

• 6. Who were the NBA champions in 2012 and 2013?6. Who were the NBA champions in 2012 and 2013?

1. What are the 5 freedoms guaranteed to 1. What are the 5 freedoms guaranteed to Americans in the 1Americans in the 1stst Amendment to the Amendment to the

Constitution?Constitution?

• AssembleAssemble

• SpeechSpeech

• PetitionPetition

• ReligionReligion

• PressPress

2. What are the 3 branches of the U.S. 2. What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government?government?

3. Which branch of government has the authority 3. Which branch of government has the authority to declare war?to declare war?

Congress, not the President

4. If the President vetoes a bill passed by 4. If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, is there another way for the bill to Congress, is there another way for the bill to

become a law and how?become a law and how?

• To pass a bill over the President's objections requires a To pass a bill over the President's objections requires a two-thirds vote in each Chamber. Historically, Congress two-thirds vote in each Chamber. Historically, Congress has overridden fewer than ten percent of all has overridden fewer than ten percent of all presidential vetoes.presidential vetoes.

5. Who are your state5. Who are your state’’s 2 s 2 senators?senators?

Richard Blumenthal

Chris Murphy

InformationInformation

• People form a government to provide structure for People form a government to provide structure for making and enforcing decisions that affect the making and enforcing decisions that affect the common good.common good.

• Governments have constitutions to define their Governments have constitutions to define their structure and power.structure and power.

• The U.S. Constitution divides power between the The U.S. Constitution divides power between the national and state governments through a separation national and state governments through a separation of powers.of powers.

• Power is limited through the use of checks and Power is limited through the use of checks and balances.balances.

• The U.S. is a democracy which means the government The U.S. is a democracy which means the government gets power from the consent of the governed to avoid gets power from the consent of the governed to avoid tyranny and protect peopletyranny and protect people’’s rights.s rights.

U.S. ConstitutionU.S. Constitution

• We need to study the past to We need to study the past to understand laws and rights that understand laws and rights that people have today.people have today.

• This entire course relates to the U.S. This entire course relates to the U.S. Constitution.Constitution.

• At the end of this year, you will learn At the end of this year, you will learn many rights and limitations you have many rights and limitations you have as a United States citizen. as a United States citizen.