American Government
System of Government
Rights & Responsibilities
American History
Civics
100
Supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution?
100
Name the three branches
Legislative, Judicial, & Executive
100
Eligible voting age for elections
What is 18?
100
People who lived in the US before the Europeans.
Who are the Native Americans/American Indians?
100
Name two states that border Mexico
What is CA, AZ, NM, & TX?
200
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
Leader of the Executive branch
Who is the President?
200
Tax Day
What is April 15?
200
Writer of the Declaration of Indepedence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Name 2 US territories
What is Puerto Rico, US Virgon ISlands, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands?
300
An amendment is...
What is a change or addition to the Constitution?
300
The two parts of Congress
What is the Senate & House of Representatives?
300
Name two promises you make when becoming a citizen.
What is give up loyalty to other countries, defend the constitution & laws of the US, serve in the military (if needed), obey laws, be loyal to US?
300
Father of the USA
Who is George Washington?
300
Name the two longest US rivers
What is the Missouri & Mississippi rivers?
400
Name two rights in the Declaration of Independence
What is life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness?
400
Stopping one branch from becoming too powerful
What is separation of powers/checks and balances?
400
Name two ways Americans can participate in their Democracy.
What is vote, join a political party/group/community, call Reps, run for office, etc.?
400
Name five of the original 13 states.
What is NH, MA, RI, CN, NY, NJ, PN, DE, MD, VR, NC, SC, GA?
400
Capital of USA
What is Washington DC?
500
Three freedoms in the First Amendment
What is freedom of speech, religion, assmebly, press, & petition the gov?
500
Name one of your US Senators
Who is Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein?
500
Describe two amendments about who can vote
What is citizens 18 & up, no poll tax, any citizen can vote, & any male of any race can vote?
500
Name two reasons colonists came to America.
What is freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, religious freedom, escape persecution?
500
Name 3 US holidays
What is NY Day, MLK Jr Day, Pres. Day, Memorial D, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas?
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