Constitution
What are the first 3 words of the Constitution
We the people
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The pres
What are two of the rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of speech and freedom of worshipFreedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey lawsFreedom of worship and freedom to make treaties with other countriesFreedom of speech and freedom to run for president
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who is the “Father of Our Country”? Choose one:
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Patrick Henry
George Washington
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution
the Bill of Rights
We elect a president for how many years?
6
10
8
4
4
What is one right or freedom granted by the First Amendment:
Choose one:
Trial by jury, To vote, To bear arms, Speech
Speech
What did Susan B. Anthony do? Choose one:
Made the first flag of the United States, Fought for women's rights, founded the Red Cross, was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives
Fought for women's rights
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Choose one:
English
Africans
Canadians
Dutch
Africans
What is the supreme law of the land
The United States Constitution
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
10
6
2
4
6
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and/or the Pursuit of happiness
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Ran for President, became a Senator, Fought for civil rights, fought for women's suffrage
Fought for civil rights
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian
Atlantic
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. Which is one power of those powers? Choose one:
Provide schooling and education
Make Treaties
Create an army
Coin or print money
Provide schooling and education
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
Name one right belonging to ONLY U.S. citizens. Choose one:
Freedom of religion, attend public school, run for federal office, freedom of speech
Run for federal office
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What did the emancipation proclamation do?
Freed slaves in most Southern states
The Constitution was written
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states
Because of the states population
Under the US Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of those powers? Choose one:
Provide police, make treaties, issue driver's licenses, provide schooling
Make treaties
Who was president during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
13 original colonies