Facts and Stats
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Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson. He was 33 years old!
Place in order: American Civil War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Vietnam War, World War 1.
Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, WW1, Vietnam
Name the President dubbed "the father of the National Parks."
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-9) doubled the number of National Parks.
____ people live in the USA? A 3.5 million B 35 million C 350 million D 3.5 billion
C 350 million
___ is the system that keeps any branch of government from obtaining too much power.
checks and balance
Who was the primary author of the Constitution?
James Madison...at 36 years of age.
Place in order: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Magna Carta.
Magna Carta (1215), Declaration of Independence (1776), Articles of Confederation (1781)
How many names are on the Vietnam Wall?
A 58,281 B 5,821 C 582,810 D 5,820, 810
A 58,281
The USA is ___ on the list of the top ten most populous countries in the world.
Third, behind India (1st) and China (2nd).
Name the court case that justified segregated education.
Plessy vs. Ferguson, 1896
Who was Jim Crow?
Jim Crow was a fictional character created as a racial slur. The name was used for laws of segregation after the Civil War.
Place in order: Jim Crow laws, Brown vs. Board of Education, 19th amendment, Plessy vs. Ferguson, 15th amendment
15th (1870), Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896), Jim Crow laws (1877-mid 1960's), 19th (1920), Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)
Approximately how many people are represented by the WWII memorial in Washington, DC? A 40,000 B 4,000 C 400,000 D 4,000,000
C 400,000
Each of the 4,048 stars represents 100 American service members lost.
The national motto "E Pluribus Unum" means...
"Out of many, one."
Name the court case that integrated education.
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954
Who was the author of the revolutionary pamphlet "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine (January 1776)
Place in order of memorable action: Rosa Parks, James Madison, King John, Thomas Jefferson, Eli Whitney.
King John (Magna Carta 1215), Thomas Jefferson (Dec of Ind 1776), James Madison (Constitution 1787), Eli Whitney (cotton gin 1793), Rosa Parks (bus incident 1955)
What is the name of the museum where the Constitution is kept?
The National Archives, Washington, DC
The bald eagle became the national bird in _____.
A 1492 B 1865 C 1781 D 1935
C 1781
The Preamble to the Constitution begins with (3 words)...
"We the People..."
Eleanor Roosevelt (1941 visited the school and flew with one of the pilots)
Place in order: checks and balances, Civil Rights Act, Boston Tea Party, Gulf War
Boston Tea Party (1773), checks and balances (1787 Constitution), Civil Rights Act (1964), Gulf War (US coalition vs Iraq 1990-91)