Government
If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
The Civil War
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
What is one reason colonists came to America?
For freedom
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Freedom of Speech
What are the 2 major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800's
The Civil War
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States
Hopi
Otoe
Shawnee
Cherokee
Wyandotte
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
People from Africa
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Separation of powers
or
Checks and Balances
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900's
World War 1
or
World War 2
What are 2 rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life and Liberty
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
It said the United States is Free
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
What are 2 cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Education
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion
What is the economic system in the United States?
Market economy
Why do some states have more representatives than others?
Some states have more people
or
Population
Who did the United States fight in World War 2?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War 2
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
What are 2 ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Voting and writing to a newspaper