Miscellaneous
Name one example of an American Innovation
-light bulb
-Automobile (cars, combustible engine)
-Skyscrapers
-Airplane
-Assembly line
-Landing on the moon
-integrated circuit (IC)
The 10th Amendment says that powers that don't belong to the federal government belong to the _________ & the ___________.
-states & people
Name three rights of everyone living in the United States.
-Freedom of expression
-Freedom of assembly
-Freedom of speech
-Freedom of religion
-The right to bear arms
The Americans fought which war to win independence from Britain?
-American Revolution
-The (American) Revolutionary War
-War for (American) Independence
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
-Freedom
-Political liberty
-Religious freedom
-Economic opportunity
-Escape persecution
George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
-"Father of Our Country"
-First president of the United States
-General of the Continental Army
-President of the Constitutional Convention
One power that belongs only to the states is __________________.
-providing protection
-providing safety
-to give a drivers license
-providing schooling and education
-approval of zoning and land use
Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
-Required by law
-All people pay to fund the federal government
-Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
-Civic duty
All men ages 18-25 must register with the selective service. Name a reason why?
-Required by law
-Civic duty
Makes the draft fair, if needed
Before the Europeans arrived who lived in America?
-American Indians
-Native Americans
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States
-apache -Blackfeet -Cayuga - Cherokee -Chippewa
-Choctaw -Creek -Crow -Hopi -Huron -Inupiat
-Lakota -Mohawk -Mohegan -Navajo -Oneida
-Onondaga -Pueblo -Seminole -Seneca -Shawnee
-Sioux -Teton -Tuscarora
One power that is only for the federal government is __________________________.
-Printing money
-Minting coins
-Declaring war
-Creating an army
-Making Treaties
-Setting foreign policy
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
-Terrorists attacked the United States
-Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York
-Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
-Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
-(Global) War on Terror
-War in Afghanistan
-War in Iraq
Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.
-Fought for civil rights
-Worked for equality of all Americans
-Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain?
-High taxes
-Taxation without representation
-British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses (boarding, quartering)
-They did not have self government
-Boston Massacre
-Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
-Stamp Act
-Sugar Act
-Townshend Acts
-Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
-Nuclear war
-Communism
Name 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
The United States entered the Korean war and the Vietnam war for what reason?
-To stop the spread of communism
The civil rights movement fought to end ____________________________.
-racial discrimination
The main rival of the United States during the Cold War was?
-Soviet Union
-USSR
-Russia
What is one way American's can serve their country?
-vote
-Pay Taxes
-Obey the law
-Serve in the military
-Run for office
-Work for local, state, or federal government
The United States entered the Persian Gulf war to ______________________________________.
-force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
Name 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
-Join a community group
-Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
-Contact elected officials
-Support or oppose an issue or policy
-Write to a newspaper
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
-General During World War II
-President at the end of (during) the Korean War
-34th president of the United States
-Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
Why did the United States enter World War II?
(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
-Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
-To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
-To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)