Basic Facts
How old do you have to be to vote?
18
The 13th amendment was ratified at the end of the Civil War and ended ________ in America.
Slavery
What issue was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Which department prints money: State, Treasury, or Agriculture?
Treasury
Which has 435 members based on district population: the Senate or the House of Representatives?
The House of Representatives
What is the capital of the U.S.?
Washington, D.C.
Name two of the rights guaranteed to Americans by the first amendment.
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to peacefully assemble
The U.S. declared independence in 1776, starting this war against England.
Revolutionary War
Name four Federal Executive Departments.
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs
Does the Legislative branch (Congress) write the laws, enforce the laws, or interpret the laws?
They write the laws
Name two branches of government
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
The 8th amendment prohibits cruel and _______ punishment for prisoners.
unusual
Who was President during the Civil War (1861-1865)?
Abraham Lincoln
Federal Departments are part of which branch of government?
Executive
How many Senators does each state have?
2
What state was the first in the country to have 100% mail-in voting?
Oregon
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
Name one of our enemies during World War II (1941-1945).
Germany (Nazis), Japan, or Italy
The Labor Department protects the rights of ________.
Workers
Explain checks and balances between the three branches of government.
Checks and balances are designed to make sure no one branch has too much power, and allows each branch to stop the other if they go to an extreme
The U.S. is the ____ most populated country in the world. (1st, 4th, 10th, 17th...)
3rd
Freedom of speech has limits. Give an example of when someone is not allowed to say something.
When someone published something they know is false, when it is a threat towards someone, when it is hate speech, when it violates someone's privacy, when they have a legal agreement not to say it, etc.
What war started in 2001 and is still going on?
The War on Terror
This department is in charge of foreign relations.
State
How many U.S. Representatives does Oregon have?
6