3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
▪ We the People
100
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
100
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States?
▪ Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
▪ Joe Biden
▪ Biden
200
13. Name one branch or part of the government.
▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
200
61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn’t have self-government
200
60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
▪ Africans
▪ people from Africa
300
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
▪ (because of) the state’s population
▪ (because) they have more people
▪ (because) some states have more people
300
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War
▪ the War between the States
300
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
▪ (George) Washington
400
38. What is the highest court in the United States?
▪ the Supreme Court
400
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ (Persian) Gulf War
400
79. Who was President during World War I?
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
500
46. What is the political party of the President now?
▪ Democratic (Party)
500
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
500
85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans