Civics
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
American Indians lived here first. Name one tribe
Cherokee
Sioux
Iroquois
Hopi
There were 13 original states. Name three
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia
New York, North Carolina, South Carolina
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Debbie Stabenow
Gary Peters
What is the name of the Vice President
Kamala Harris
What does the constitution do?
Defines the government
What group of people were taken to the Americas?
African people
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
represent the thirteen states
Name your U.S. Representative.
If the President can no longer serve who becomes President?
The Vice President
The idea of self-government is defined in the first 3 words of the constitution. What are those words?
We the People
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announces our independence from Great Britian
Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
New York
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
The people of the state
Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military?
The President
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
liberty
Pursuit of happiness
Who makes federal laws?
The legislative branch
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Representatives are based on population
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6 years
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
the President
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress
the Senate and the House of Representatives
In what month do we vote for a President?
November
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2 years