Systems of Government
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
What is the Supreme Law of the land?
The Constitution
What do we show loyalty to when say the Pledge of Allegiance.
’Merica
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Name the two longest rivers in the United States?
Missouri
Mississippi
Who does the U.S. Senator represent?
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announced/Declared our Independence
When is the last day you can send in Federal Income Tax?
April 15th
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one US Territory?
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Speech
Freedom to Bear Arms
Freedom to Worship
Freedom of Assembly
Who was the President during World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
What is the name of the National Anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
What are two Cabinet level positions?
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Attorney General
Vice President
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There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
You don’t have to pay to vote
Any Citizen can vote
A male citizen of any race
Who did the United States fight in the World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Name three National US Holidays?
New Years
MLK Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
What is the rule of Law?
Everyone must follow the law
No one is above the law
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their Democracy?
Name three American Indian Tribe in the United States?
Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
Chippewa
Choctaw
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
Seminole
Cheyenne
Arawak
Shawnee
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communisim