What is an amendment?
A change (to the constitution) or an addition (to the constition)
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and House of Representatives
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
What movement tried to end racial discrimation?
The Civil Rights movement
What is the name of the national anthem?
Star Spangled Banner
What is the supreme law of the land?
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal governemnent?
To print money
To declare war
To create an army
To make Treaties
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany and Italy
Name one state that borders Mexico
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
If both the President and vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the house
There were 13 original states. Name three
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
Missouri
Mississippi
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
Because the stripes represent the original colonies
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
Who was the President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Name 3 U.S. Territories
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam