U.S. Constitution and Government
The supreme law of the land.
What is The Constitution?
What is 1776?
Name the capital of the United States
What is Washington D.C.?
Name one right of everyone living in the U.S.
Answers vary: What is freedom of speech, freedom of religion, or the right to bear arms?
The United States has how many senators?
What is 100?
The three branches of government.
What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Answers vary: what is equality, liberty, social contract, natural rights, limited government, and self-government?
Name the reason the American flag has 13 stripes.
What is they represent the original 13 colonies?
The age citizens can vote for President.
What is 18?
How long is a senator in office?
What is 6 years?
What is 27?
Name one reason Americans declared independence from Britain.
Answers vary: what is high taxes (taxation without representation) or lack of self-government?
Name the national anthem.
What is the Star-Spangled Banner?
Name one promise made when a person becomes a U.S. citizen.
Answers vary: what is obey the laws of the United States or serve in the military if needed?
Who is one of your state senators?
Answers vary: who is James Lankford or Markwayne Mullin?
Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
Answers vary: what is forms the government, defines powers of government, defines the parts of government, protects the rights of the people?
Name the war the U.S. fought to win independence from Britain.
The American Revolutionary War
Where the Statue of Liberty is located.
What is New York Harbor? (acceptable answer: New York City)
Name two ways citizens can participate in democracy.
Answers vary: what is voting, running for office, joining a political party, or writing to elected officials?
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
What is to more closely follow public opinion?
Name one power of the President.
Answers vary: what is signs bills into law, vetoes bills, enforces laws, or serves as Commander in Chief?
Name five of the 13 original states.
Answers vary: What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia?
Name three national US holidays.
What is Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day?
Answers vary: what is naturalized citizens cannot vote in a federal election, voting can only occur in April and November, you must pay a tax to vote, citizens 18 and older can vote?
Name the constitutional amendment that limited presidential terms.
What is the 22nd?