questions
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
At age 18
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
What is one responsibility that only applies to United States citizens?
Serve on a jury
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution
What is the supreme law of the land?
The U.S. Constitution
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
What is one promise made when becoming a citizen of the United States of America?
To defend the U.S. Constitution
Who was the President during World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
Which war was fought by the United States in the 1900s?
World War 1
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared freedom from Great Britain
What did the Emancipation Proclamation?
Called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States