System of Government
It is considered the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
Name one freedom or right guaranteed by the First Amendment.
What is speech (or religion, press, assembly, petition)?
He was the first President of the United States and is known as the "Father of Our Country."
Who was George Washington?
The capital city of the United States.
What is Washington, D.C.?
During the Cold War, this political and economic system was the primary concern of the United States.
What is communism?
The collective term for the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This civic duty is required of all citizens when called upon by the legal system.
What is jury duty?
The war fought between the Northern and Southern states from 1861 to 1865.
What is the Civil War?
The ocean located on the West Coast of the United States.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Name one of the five major wars fought by the United States in the 1900s (Double points if you can name them all)
What is World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or the Persian Gulf War?
The two parts that make up the United States Congress.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Name one promise a candidate makes when taking the Oath of Allegiance to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
What is obeying U.S. laws? (Also accepted: giving up loyalty to other countries, defending the Constitution, or serving in the military/nation if needed)
The executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in the Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The total number of stripes on the American flag, representing the original colonies.
What is 13?
President from 1933 to 1945, he led the United States through both the Great Depression and World War II.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
The length of time, in years, for one official presidential term.
What is four years?
Two rights reserved exclusively for United States citizens.
What are voting in a federal election and running for federal office?
The mid-20th-century movement that fought to end racial discrimination and secure equal rights for all Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The official title of the national anthem of the United States.
What is The Star-Spangled Banner?
Before serving as the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was a five-star general in this war.
What is World War II?
The highest court in the United States judicial branch.
What is the Supreme Court?
The age at which all males living in the U.S. are required by law to register for Selective Service.
What is 18?
The territory the United States bought from France in 1803, doubling the size of the nation.
What is the Louisiana Purchase (or Louisiana)?
The island in New York Harbor where the Statue of Liberty is located.
What is Liberty Island?
This national tragedy on September 11, 2001, led directly to the creation of the Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security.
What are the terrorist attacks on the U.S.?