Government Basics
This is the supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution?
The right to vote comes at this age
What is 18?
The first President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
The largest river in the U.S.
What is the Mississippi River?
The current President (update as needed)
Who is Donald Trump?
This branch makes federal laws
What is Congress/Legislative?
One responsibility only for U.S. citizens
What is serving on a jury OR voting in a federal election?
The war fought between the North and South
What is the Civil War?
The ocean on the East Coast
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The Father of Our Country
Who is George Washington?
The two parts of Congress
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
Freedom of this allows you to practice any religion
What is freedom of religion?
This document announced independence from Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The capital of the United States
What is Washington, D.C.?
The President during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Number of U.S. Senators
What is 100?
This amendment gives women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
The U.S. bought land from France in this purchase
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Two states that border Canada
What are New York, Michigan, Minnesota (any correct pair)?
The first 10 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
The highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
This amendment ended poll taxes
What is the 24th Amendment?
This movement worked to end racial discrimination
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The longest river in the United States
What is the Missouri River?
This document explains the structure of government
What is the Constitution?