Constitution
These are the first three words of the Constitution.
What is “We the People”?
This branch makes federal laws.
What is Congress?
One freedom protected by the First Amendment.
What is freedom of speech?
(Also acceptable: religion, press, assembly, petition)
The ocean on the West Coast of the United States.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The “Father of Our Country.”
Who is George Washington?
This is the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
The President leads this branch of government.
What is the executive branch?
Citizens must be at least this age to vote for President.
What is 18?
The capital of the United States.
What is Washington, D.C.?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first ten amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This document is celebrated on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The flag has this many stars.
What is 50?
The major event that happened on September 11, 2001.
What were the terrorist attacks on the United States?
A change to the Constitution is called this.
What is an amendment?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
One responsibility only for U.S. citizens.
What is serving on a jury?
(Also acceptable: voting in a federal election)
One of the two longest rivers in the United States.
What is the Mississippi River?
(Also acceptable: Missouri River)
This war was fought between the North and South.
What is the Civil War?
The Constitution currently has this many amendments.
What is 27?
If both the President and Vice President cannot serve, this person becomes President.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Americans send federal income tax forms by this date.
What is April 15?
The national anthem of the United States.
What is “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Abraham Lincoln issued this document freeing slaves in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?