Government
Wars
People
100
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
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