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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What is the Capital of the United States?
What is Washington DC?
In what month do we vote for President?
What is November
Name the 2 longest rivers in the US
The Mississippi, the Missouri
Name the US war between the north and the south
The Civil War or the War between the states
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
What is speech, religion, assempby, press, petition the government.
Name one branch or part of the government
What is Congress, legislative, President, executive, The courts, Judicial
Name 2 problems that led to the Civil War
What is Slavery, Economic reasons, States rights.
We elect a President for how many years?
What is 4
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Who is McCarthy
What is freedom of religion?
What is you can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
What is : We the people
What is the highest court in the US
What is the Supreme Court
What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence?
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Name 2 important things that Abraham Lincoln did.
What is: freed the slaves, saved the Union, Led the US during the Civil War.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
What is 9
Name three American Indian tribes in the US
Who are the: Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit
What are 2 promises you make when you become a us citizen?
What is Give up loyalty to other countries, defend the constitution of the us, obey the laws of the us, serve in the us military if needed, serve the nation, be loyal to the us
Who does a US Senator represent?
All people of the state
Name 3 cabinet level positions
What are secretary of: agriculture, commerce, defense, education, energy, health and human services, homeland security, HUD, the Interior, labor, state, transportation, treasury, veterans affairs, attorney general, vice president
What are 4 rights of everyone living in the US?
What is freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms
What are 3 ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
What is Vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join a community group, give an elected official your opinion on an issue, call senators and representatives, publicly support or oppose an issue or policy, run for office, write to a newspaper
Name 3 US territories
What are: Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name 3 of the writers.
Who was James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and Publius
Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What are 3 powers of the states?
What is: provide schooling and education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire departments), issue driver's license, approve zoning and land use