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What is the supreme law of the land? ✔✔The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? ✔✔It lists the powers of the federal government
The id
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What is the supreme law of the land? ✔✔The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? ✔✔It lists the powers of the federal government
The idea of self-government is in the first words of the Constitution. What are these words?
✔✔We the people....
What is an amendment? ✔✔A change to the Constitution
What do we cal the first ten amendments to the Constitution? ✔✔The Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom of the First Amendment? ✔✔Freedom of Speech
How many amendments does the Constitution have? ✔✔27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? ✔✔It claimed independence from Great Britain
What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence? ✔✔Life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion? ✔✔The right to practice any religion
What is the economic system in the United States ✔✔Mixed economy
What is the "rule of law"? ✔✔No one is above the law
According to the Constitution, what are the requirements to vote? ✔✔You need to be a citizen
who is eighteen years old or older
What is a civic duty that is required of U.S. citizens? ✔✔To serve on a jury
Name one right only for United States citizens. ✔✔To vote in a federal election
What is one right of everyone living in the United States? ✔✔Freedom of speech
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? ✔✔The United States
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? ✔✔To obey the laws
of the United States
At what age to citizens gain the right to vote? ✔✔18
Which of the following is a way Americans can participate in their democracy? ✔✔Join a
political party
What is the due date for income taxes? ✔✔April 15
At what age are all men required to register for the Selective Service ✔✔18
What are the three branches of government? ✔✔Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? ✔✔Checks and balances
Who is in charge of the executive branch? ✔✔President
Who makes national laws? ✔✔Congress
What are the two Houses of Congress? ✔✔The House of Representatives and the Senate
How many United States Senators are there? ✔✔100
U.S. Senators serve for how many years? ✔✔6
How many members of the House of Representatives are there? ✔✔435
Members of the House of Representatives serve for how many years? ✔✔2
Who is represented by a U.S. Senator? ✔✔All the people within their state
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? ✔✔The number of
Representatives is based upon the state's population
A President is elected for how many years? ✔✔4
In what month is the President elected? ✔✔November
Who is the current President of the United States? ✔✔Joseph Biden
Who is the current Vice President of the United States? ✔✔Kamala Harris
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? ✔✔Vice President
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who then becomes President?
✔✔Speaker of the House
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? ✔✔President
Who can sign a bill into law? ✔✔President
Who can veto a bill? ✔✔President
What is the main job of the President's Cabinet? ✔✔They administer the agencies of the federal
government
What is a Cabinet-level position? ✔✔Attorney General
What is the main job of the judicial branch? ✔✔Review laws
What is the highest court in the United States? ✔✔U.S. Supreme Court
How many people currently serve on the Supreme Court? ✔✔9
Who is the current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court? ✔✔John Roberts
According to the U.S. Constitution, which of the following is a power that belongs to the
national government? ✔✔To print money
What are the two major political parties in the United States? ✔✔Democratic and Republican
The current president is a member of which political party? ✔✔Democrat
What is the name of the current speaker of the House of Representatives? ✔✔Nancy Pelosi
What power belongs only to the states? ✔✔To provide education
Who is the current Governor of Arizona? ✔✔Katie Hobbs
What is the current capital of Arizona? ✔✔Phoenix
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? ✔✔Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly
Which of the following U.S. Representatives represents Arizona? ✔✔David Schweikert
What is one reason that colonists came to America? ✔✔For religious freedom
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? ✔✔Native Americans
Which group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? ✔✔Africans
Why did the colonists fight the British? ✔✔The colonists wanted self-government
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? ✔✔Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? ✔✔July 4, 1776
Which state was one of the original 13 colonies? ✔✔Virginia
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? ✔✔The Constitution was written
In which year was the Constitutional Convention? ✔✔1787
The Federalist papers supported the passage of the Constitution. Name one of the writers.
✔✔Alexander Hamilton
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? ✔✔He was a U.S. diplomat
Who is known as the "Father of Our Country"? ✔✔George Washington
Who was the first President of the United States? ✔✔George Washington
Which territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? ✔✔Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. ✔✔Spanish-American War
Name the U.S. war between the Northern and the Southern states. ✔✔Civil War
Name one problem that led to the war between the Northern and Southern states. ✔✔Economic
differences
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did as President of the United States?
✔✔He preserved the Union
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? ✔✔Freed slaves in the Confederate states that
seceded from the Union
What did Susan B. Anthony do? ✔✔She fought for women's rights
What war was fought by the United States in the 1900s? ✔✔Korean War
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? ✔✔Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was President during World War I? ✔✔Woodrow Wilson
Who did the United States fight in World War II? ✔✔Japan
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general in which war? ✔✔World War II
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? ✔✔Communism
What movement tried to end racial discrimination? ✔✔Civil Rights Movement
What was the goal of Martin Luther King, Jr.? ✔✔Equality for all Americans
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 ✔✔A terrorist attack on the United States
What is a Native American tribe in the United States? ✔✔Navajo
Of the rivers listed, which river is the longest? ✔✔Mississippi River
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? ✔✔Pacific Ocean
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? ✔✔Atlantic Ocean
What is a current U.S. territory? ✔✔Puerto Rico
What state borders Canada? ✔✔New York
What state borders Mexico? ✔✔Texas
What is the capital of the United States? ✔✔Washington, D.C.
Where is the Statue of Liberty located? ✔✔New York
Why does the flag of the United States have 13 stripes? ✔✔To signify the 13 original colonies
Why does the flag have 50 stars? ✔✔Each star represents a state
What is the name of the national anthem? ✔✔The Star-Spangled Banner
When is Independence Day? ✔✔July 4
What national holiday occurs in September? ✔✔Labor Day
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