Principles of American Democracy
This is the supreme law of the land in the United States.
What is the Constitution?
This is the name of one branch or part of the U.S. government.
What is the Executive Branch? (or What is the Legislative Branch? or What is the Judicial Branch?)
This is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens.
What is voting in federal elections? (or What is serving on a jury?)
This is the date when the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
What is July 4, 1776?
This is the name of the national anthem of the United States.
What is The Star-Spangled Banner?
This is a change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
This group is responsible for making federal laws in the United States.
Who is Congress? (Senate and House (of Representatives) / (U.S. or national) legislature)
This is what we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance.
What is the flag? (or What is the United States of America?)
This is the name of three of the original 13 states.
What are Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts? (or any of the following: New Hampshire / Massachusetts / Rhode Island / Connecticut / New York / New Jersey / Pennsylvania / Delaware / Maryland / Virginia / North Carolina / South Carolina / Georgia)
This is the reason the U.S. flag has 13 stripes.
What is the 13 original colonies
This is the number of amendments to the United States Constitution.
What is 27?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the age when all men must register for the Selective Service.
What is 18?
This is the name of one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
What is the Civil War? (Or What is the War of 1812 / Mexican-American War / Spanish-American War)
This is where the Statue of Liberty is located.
What is New York (Harbor)? (or Liberty Island)
This is the economic system in the United States.
What is capitalism? (Or What is a market economy?)
This is one power granted to the federal government under the Constitution.
What is the power to declare war? (or What is the power to print money? or What is the power to create an army? or What is the power to make treaties?)
This is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms.
What is April 15th?
This is who the United States fought against in World War II.
Who are Germany, Japan, and Italy?
This is the name of one U.S. territory.
What is Puerto Rico? (or U.S. Virgin Islands / American Samoa / Northern Mariana Islands / Guam)
This is the principle that everyone, including government leaders, must follow the law. Otherwis
What is the "rule of law"?
This is the main role of the judicial branch of the United States government.
What is reviewing and explaining laws, resolving disputes (disagreements), and deciding if a law goes against the Constitution?
This is one of the amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.
What is Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote)? or What is you don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote? or What is any citizen can vote.(Women and men can vote.)? or What is a male citizen of any race (can vote)?
This was the main concern of the United States during the Cold War.
What is communism?
This is the name of one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
What is the Missouri River? (or What is the Mississippi River?)