▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
Name one branch or part of the government.*
100
▪ serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
100
▪ (George) Washington
Who was the first President?*
100
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
200
▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What is an amendment?
200
▪ four hundred thirty-five (435)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
200
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote).
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
200
▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
What is American Indian tribe in the United States
300
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
300
▪ nine (9)
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
300
▪ the United States
▪ the flag
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
300
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
300
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
400
▪ sets up the government
▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
What does the Constitution do?
400
▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
Who makes federal laws?
400
eighteen (18) and older
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
400
▪ The Constitution was written.
▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
400
▪ Missouri (River)
▪ Mississippi (River)
What is e two longest rivers in the United States.
500
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
500
▪ reviews laws
▪ explains laws
▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
What does the judicial branch do?
500
▪ at age eighteen (18)
▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
500
▪ U.S. diplomat
▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
▪ first Postmaster General of the United States
▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
▪ started the first free libraries
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
500
▪ (James) Madison
▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
▪ (John) Jay
▪ Publius
What is the writers of The Federalist Papers which supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.