American History
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
This freedom, protected by the First Amendment, allows Americans to express their opinions about the government.
What is freedom of speech?
This is the supreme law of the land in the United States.
What is the Constitution?
This person is the head of the executive branch of the U.S. government.
Who is the President of the United States?
This famous American monument, located in New York Harbor, was a gift from France to the United States.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. citizens must be at least this age to vote in federal elections.
What is 18 years old?
This branch of government is responsible for making federal laws.
What is the Legislative Branch (Congress)?
This is the title given to the person who serves as the President's second in command.
Who is the Vice President?
These 50 symbols on the American flag represent the 50 states of the United States.
What are the stars?
In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
This responsibility requires U.S. citizens to serve as members of a jury when called upon by a court.
What is jury duty?
This is the number of U.S. Senators who serve in the Senate, with two representing each state.
What is 100?
This is the maximum number of years a person can serve as President of the United States under the 22nd Amendment.
8
This is the longest river in the United States.
What is the Missouri River?
Who was President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
This right allows U.S. citizens to peacefully gather together and express their opinions or protest government actions.
What is freedom of assembly?
This principle of government divides power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is separation of powers?
This constitutional power allows the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is the veto?
This American national symbol features a bald bird holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other.
What is the bald eagle?
The weaknesses of this document, including the federal government's inability to collect taxes or regulate interstate trade, led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Unlike paying taxes or obeying the law, this responsibility is reserved exclusively for U.S. citizens and requires them to participate in choosing their elected representatives.
What is voting in federal elections?
This system allows each branch of the federal government to limit the power of the other branches, helping prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This is the name of the presidential power that allows the President to nominate federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, subject to Senate confirmation.
What is the power of appointment?
This U.S. state is the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?
What is Florida?