Democracy
What is the Supreme Law of the land?
The Constitution
What's the highest court in the United States?
Supreme Court
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
Lilo and Stitch
Hawaii
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people...
How many US Senators are there?
100
Name one of the wars fought by the United States in the 1800s.
-The War of 1812 (1812-1815)
-The Mexican-American War (1846-1848 )
-The Civil War (1861-1865)
-The Spanish-American War (1898)
Name one state the borders Canada
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska.
Hocus Pocus
Massachusetts
Name two of the three rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What does the judicial branch do? (You can't just say judge)
Review, and explain laws. Resolves disputes and decides if a law goes against the Constitution.
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War 2
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why does the American Flag have 13 Strips
13 Original Colonies
Selma
Alabama
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
An elected U.S. Senator can serve for how many years?
Six
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist and a pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement.
Name one US territory
-Puerto Rico
-US Virgin Islands
-American Samoa
-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
-Federated States of Micronesia
-Guam
-Republic of the Marshall Islands
-Republic of Palau
Holes
Texas
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and Publius (a pseudonym used by the three authors)
Name 3 Native American tribes in the United States.
Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida....
(There are currently 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States.)
127 Hours
Utah