People
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
How many U.S. senators are there?
One hundred (100)
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
Twenty-seven (27)
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Appropriate Answers:
• (Because there is) one star for each state
• (Because) each star represents a state
• (Because there are) 50 states
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott
• Lucy Stone
Who does a U.S. senator represent?
Appropriate Answers:
• Citizens of their state
• People of their state
What is one way Americans can serve their country?
• Vote
• Pay taxes
• Obey the law
• Serve in the military
• Run for office
• Work for local, state, or federal government
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Appropriate Answers:
• (Because there were) 13 original colonies
• (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
Appropriate Answers:
• Soviet Union
• USSR
• Russia
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
• General during World War II
• President at the end of (during) the Korean War
• 34th president of the United States
• Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Appropriate Answers:
• Equality
• Liberty
• Social contract
• Natural rights
• Limited government
• Self-government
What is the rule of law?
Appropriate Responses:
• Everyone must follow the law.
• Leaders must obey the law.
• Government must obey the law.
• No one is above the law.
When did the Great Depression start?
• The Great Crash (1929)
• Stock market crash of 1929
What was the Great Depression?
Longest economic recession in modern history
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
• Writer of the Declaration of Independence
• Third president of the United States
• Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
• First Secretary of State
• Founded the University of Virginia
• Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
There are three branches of government. Why?
• So one part does not become too powerful
• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers
What is the economic system of the United States?
• Capitalism
• Free market economy
Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• (Global) War on Terror
• War in Afghanistan
• War in Iraq
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Appropriate Answers:
• Terrorists attacked the United States
• Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
• Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
• Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
• Founded the first free public libraries
• First Postmaster General of the United States
• Helped write the Declaration of Independence
• Inventor
• U.S. diplomat
Name one power that is only for the states.
Appropriate Answers:
• Provide schooling and education
• Provide protection (police)
• Provide safety (fire departments)
• Give a driver’s license
• Approve zoning and land use
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
• Equality
• Liberty
• Social contract
• Natural rights
• Limited government
• Self-government
Why did the United States enter World War II?
• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
• Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
• To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
• To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
Name one example of an American innovation.
Appropriate Answers:
• Light bulb
• Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine)
• Skyscrapers
• Airplane
• Assembly line
• Landing on the moon
• Integrated circuit (IC)