Pronunciation
American Government
Facts about Americans
St. Patrick's Day
100
What are the three ways to pronounce the [-ed] ending of past tense regular verbs?
T, D, and ID
100
On what date was the American government formed through the ratification of the Constitution?
1787
100
What is the approximate population of the United States?
About 320 million
100
On what day is St. Patrick's Day? Why is it on that day?
March 17, and this marks his death
200
[SH] and [CH] are both what type of sound?
Voiceless fricative
200
How many senators are there, and how long do they stay in office?
100, for 6 years
200
Where was Barack Obama born and raised?
In Honolulu, Hawaii
200
Where is the biggest St. Patrick's Day parade? How many people attend it?
New York, 5 million
300
Which one of these silent consonant clusters is not like the other? WR, MN, GN, KN?
MN, because the second letter is silent. In the others it is always the first letter.
300
Of the three branches of government, which one would most likely be the first to publicly respond or comment on a national crisis or disaster?
The executive branch (the President is usually the first to comment on a crisis.
300
What percentage of Americans are considered obese?
35.7%
300
St. Patrick is famous for driving the ____________ out of Ireland. Some believe that this is actually a metaphor for what?
Snakes. Replacing the ancient pagan religions with Christianity.
400
What do you call sounds like [PH] and GH] that sound different from the letters they are made of?
Digraphs
400
Name two checks or balances.
War powers Veto Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional Congressional approval of nominations Impeaching of judges or president Etc.
400
America spends approximately how much money (in billions) on defense?
About 718 billion dollars (or 663 billion euros)
400
What would an american potentially do to you if you were not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day?
Pinch you
500
Which one of these consonants is not like the others? Why? B, V, Z, K, R
K, because it is voiceless
500
Name one difference between republicans and democrats. If a team can name two, then they will get the point. These have to be differences we DISCUSSED IN CLASS.
Size of government, individuality vs. governmental responsibility, power of the state vs. power of Washington, taxation, etc.
500
Native Americans, who are the original and only non-immigrant Americans, make up what percentage of America's population today?
0.9% or 2.9 million
500
Name three countries where St. Patrick's Day is an official, public holiday.
Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Montserrat
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