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Who elects U.S. sebators?
Citizens from their state
How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
For life
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Brittain?
American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War
War for (American) Independence
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
War of 1812
Mexican American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
Why did the United States enter World War 2?
Bombing of pearl harbor
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
To support the Allied Powers
To oppose the Axis Powers
The president can serve only two terms. Why?
The 22nd Amendment
To keep the president from becoming too powerful
How can people become United State citizens?
-Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
-Naturalize
-Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
Who wrote the Decleration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Great Depression?
Longest economic recession in modern history
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
General during World War 2
President at the end of the Korean War
34th president of the United States
Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
What are two cabinet-level positions?
Answers vary
What is the purpose of the 10th amendment?
Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
Vote
Run for office
Join a political party
Help with a campaign
Join a civic group
Give an elected official your opinion
Contact elected officials
Support or oppose an issue or policy
Write to a newspaper
When did all women get the right to vote?
1920
After World War I
With the 19th amendment
There were 13 original states name 5.
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws
Explains laws
Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution
Name on power that is only for the federal government?
Print paper money
Mint coins
Declare War
Create an army
Make treaties
Set foreign policy
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Freedom
Political Liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Escape persecution
Name one example of an American innovation
Light bulb
Automobile
Skyscrapers
Airplane
Assembly line
Landing on the moon
Integrated circuit
Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance
Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the U.S. constitution
Obey the laws of the United States
Serve in the military
Serve the nation
Be loyal to the United States
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly
Freedom to petition the government
Freedom of religion
The right to bear arms
Others
There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens 18 and older (can vote)
You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
First secretary of the Treasury
One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
Aide to General George Washington
Member of the Continental Congress
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Communism
Nuclear War
Qué palabra se escribe incorrectamente en todos los diccionarios?
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
incorrectamente
incorrectly