US Citizenship
All male citizens upon turning 18 must register for this
What is the Draft/Selective Service?
The 3 branches of the US government
What are the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches?
What ancient society did the Founding Fathers base the US on? (hint: more than one correct answer)
What is Athens/Ancient Greece/Roman Republic?
This Act made it illegal to discriminate based on race
What is the Civil Rights Act
The amendment allowing for free and fair media and speech
What is the First Amendment?
The ability to become a US Citizen by being born on US soil
What is Birthright Citizenship?
The president is the head of this branch
What is the Executive Branch?
This Founding Father said that we should not have political parties
Who is George Washington?
This amendment granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
The creator of the slogan "Make America Great Again" (hint: NOT Donald Trump)
Three examples of a RIGHT US Citizens have
What is voting, speech, religion, (any amendment right)?
This branch writes laws, approves budgets, and declares war
What is the Legislative Branch?
This Founding Father believed the Constitution should be rewritten every 19 years
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This amendment made it illegal to prevent people from voting based on race
What is the 15th Amendment?
A country that was not affiliated with either the US or USSR during the Cold War
What is a third-world country?
Three examples of a RESPONSIBILITY US citizens have
What is following the law, jury duty, paying taxes, staying informed, being a witness, etc.? (other optional ones include military service and running for office)
The 9 people in charge of this branch serve for life
What is the Judicial Branch?
The first attempt at the constitution
What is the Articles of Confederacy?
When the Constitution was first written, the only group of people always allowed to vote were this (list all 3 characteristics)
White, male, landowners
The Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate
A US territory where citizens who live there cannot vote for president (there are many, name one)
What is Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands
The branch of government described as "bicameral" (meaning two halves)
Popular Sovereignty
What is the idea that a government only exists through the permission of its people?
The year slavery was abolished under ALL circumstances in the US (hint: focus on the word "all", the answer is not what you think)
When is never? (slavery is still allowed as punishment for a crime)
128+
What is the number of US military bases in foreign countries?