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How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
For Life
Lifetime appointment
Until retirement
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Mike Johnson
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War 2?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
What does the Constitution do?
forms the government
defines powers of the government
defines the parts of the government
protects the rights of the people
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Freedom
Political Liberty
Religious Freedom
Economic opportunity
Escape persecution
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court? She retired from the Court in 1986.
Sandra Day O'Connor
What formerly enslaved woman helped dozens of people escape on the Underground Railroad, earning the nickname "Moses of her people?"
Harriet Tubman
In 1945, world leaders Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met what other man in Yalta from February 4-11 to discuss World War 2 postwar plans?
Joseph Stalin
How many Supreme Court justices are needed to decide a case?
5
Some states have more representatives than others. Why?
(Because of) the state's population
(Because of) they have more people
(Because of) some states have more people
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Todd Young or Jim Banks
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
What is the form of government of the United States?
Republic
Constitution based federal republic
Representative Democracy
Name the war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900's.
World War 1
World War 2
Korean WarVietnam War
(Persian) Gulf WarWhat was the name of the court house in Virginia where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union, putting an end to The Civil War?
Appomattox
What three-word name is given to the forced displacement of Native Americans, in particular members of the Five Civilized Tribes, by the United States government during the 1830s and 1840s from their ancestral homes in the Southeast to present-day Oklahoma?
Trail of Tears
What is the four-letter name for a fragment sometimes created when holes are made in a paper or card? The "hanging" variety of this common noun became a hot topic during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election in the state of Florida.
Chad
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6
Name the 3 branches of government.
Legislative, executive, judicial
Congress, President, the courts
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪ U.S. diplomat
▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
▪ first Postmaster General of the United States
▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
▪ started the first free libraries
There are 3 branches of government. Why?
So one part does not become too powerful
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
When did all men get the right to vote?
After the Civil War
During Reconstruction
15th Amendment
1870
When did all women get the right to vote?
After World War 1
1920
19th Amendment
Which battle led to the bloodiest day (most Americans killed in a single day) in U.S. history? Hint: it's not Gettysburg, but was part of that same war.
Antietam
(23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. )
The Warren Commission officially claimed a "single-bullet theory" for the assassination of President Kennedy. Conspiracy theorists / detractors claim that another bullet was fired nearby. Now slang for conspiracy theories broadly, what is the name for this alternative firing location?
Grassy Knoll
Executed as a spy by the British in 1776, what speaker of the immortal phrase "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" is the official State Hero of Connecticut?
Nathan Hale
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
What are the two parts of Congress?
Senate and House (of Representatives)
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
Publius
Who is the governor of your state?
Mike Braun
What does the President's Cabinet do?
Advises the President
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
What did the Civil Rights Movement do?
Fought to end racial discrimination
In 1898, what US Navy ship sunk in Havana harbor, becoming a catalyst for US involvement in what became the Spanish-American War?
U.S.S. Maine
Appointed in 1967, what is the name of the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Room 214 of what Washington, D.C. hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room," with decor that includes newspaper headlines about President Richard Nixon's resignation?
Watergate Hotel
The President of the United States can only serve two terms. Why?
The 22nd Amendment
What is the rule of law?
Everyone must follow the law
Leaders must obey the law
Government must obey the law
No one is above the law
Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800's.
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Lucy Stone
Name your U.S. Representative.
Rudy Yakym
What does the judicial branch do?
reviews laws
explains laws
resolves disputes about the law
decides if a law goes against the Constitution
The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
Bunker Hill Saratoga
Yorktown Valley Forge
Declaration of Independence
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
To stop the spread of communism
In 1924 she was born in Brooklyn to Caribbean immigrant parents. In 1968 she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress. Who is this woman? She served seven terms in Congress and was the first woman to appear in a Presidential debate.
Shirley Chisholm
Name the first 7 U.S. Presidents in order.
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson (Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison)
Name the last 13 U.S. Presidents, backwards from the most current.
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama
George W. Bush, William Clinton, George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower