Foundations of Government
This is the Supreme Law of the Land
What is the Constitution?
This individual is in charge of the Executive Branch of the American government
Who is the President?
Name one right only for United States citizens.
What is voting or running for and serving in elected office?
This individual wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This ocean is on the East Coast of the United States
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This is what we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What are checks and balances?
Name one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens
What is paying taxes, registering for the Selective Service, or completing jury duty?
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
What is the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, or Spanish-American War?
Name one state that borders Canada.
What is Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine?
The is the number of amendments the Constitution currently has.
What is 27 amendments?
These are the two parts of the US Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This is how you need to be to vote.
What is 18 years old?
This is what the Emancipation Proclamation did.
What is freed the slaves?
This is why the flag has 50 stars
What is because there is 1 star per state in the United States?
This is first 3 words of the Constitution.
What is "We the people?"
This is how many Justices there are on the Supreme Court of the United States
What is 9?
Name two ways Americans can participate in their democracy.
What is vote, serve on a jury, run for political office, join some sort of civic or interest group?
This major event happened on September 11, 2001?
What is the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC?
This is where the Statue of Liberty is located
What is New York City?
This is what the Declaration of Independence did.
What is declared independence from Great Britain?
This government official is the Commander-in-Chief of the military
Who is the President?
This is what we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
What is the American flag and the United States of America?
This man was President during the Great Depression and World War II
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
What is the Mississippi river or Missouri River?