American Government
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom, Political Liberty, Religious Freedom, Economic Opportunity, Escape Persecution
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
The Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people...
Name one of your state's U.S. senators.
Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery, Economic Reasons, States' rights
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
The Pacific Ocean.
What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?
Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition the Government
How many voting members does the House of Representatives have?
435
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation), Saved the Union, Led the U.S. during the Civil War
Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
Declared our independence from Great Britain.
Name one of your U.S. Representatives.
Gabe Amo, Seth Magaziner
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights, Fought for civil rights
Name one state that borders Mexico.
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
What is the "rule of law"?
Everyone must follow the law.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
When was the constitution written?
1787
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.