American Government: American Democracy & Rights
American Government: Systems of Government
American History: Colonial Period & Independence
American History: 1800s and recent American History
Geography, symbols, holidays
100

What does the Constitution do?

▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans

100

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

 ▪ the Vice President

100

Who was the first President?

▪ (George) Washington


100

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States

100

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

July 4

200

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

200

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

Democratic and Republican

200

What is one reason colonists came to America?

▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution

200

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

▪ fought for women’s rights ▪ fought for civil rights

200

What is the capital of the United States?*

▪ Washington, D.C.

300

What is the economic system in the United States?

capitalist economy, market economy

300

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

▪ provide schooling and education ▪ provide protection (police) ▪ provide safety (fire departments) ▪ give a driver’s license ▪ approve zoning and land use

300

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

300

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

▪ fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans

300

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

 ▪ Atlantic (Ocean)

400

What are two rights or freedoms from the First Amendment?

 ▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government

400

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

four hundred thirty-five (435)

400

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

▪ U.S. diplomat ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States ▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” ▪ started the first free libraries

400

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

 ▪ freed the slaves ▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy ▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states ▪ freed slaves in most Southern states

400

Name four state that borders Canada.

Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska

500

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

▪ twenty-seven (27)

500

What are three Cabinet-level positions?

▪ Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce ▪ Secretary of Defense ▪ Secretary of Education ▪ Secretary of Energy ▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services ▪ Secretary of Homeland Security ▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ▪ Secretary of the Interior ▪ Secretary of Labor ▪ Secretary of State ▪ Secretary of Transportation ▪ Secretary of the Treasury ▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs ▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President

500

There were 13 original states. Name five.

▪ New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia

500

Name two American Indian tribes in the United States.

▪ Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit

500

Name five national U.S. holidays.

▪ New Year’s Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ▪ Presidents’ Day ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Columbus Day ▪ Veterans Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas

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