Geography/Symbols/Holidays
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
• (Because there is) one star for each state
• (Because) each star represents a state
• (Because there are) 50 states
When did all women get the right to vote?
• 1920
• After World War I
• (With the) 19th Amendment
What U.S. war ended slavery?
Civil War
Who is the governor of your state now?
Maura Healey
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
5
What is Independence Day?
• A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
• The country’s birthday
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
Soviet Union
Russia
What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
• 14th Amendment
Name one power of the president.
• Signs bills into law • Vetoes bills • Enforces laws • Commander in Chief (of the military) • Chief diplomat • Appoints federal judges
Who elects U.S. senators?
• Citizens from their state
What is Memorial Day?
A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
Name one example of an American innovation.
• Light bulb • Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine) • Skyscrapers • Airplane • Assembly line • Landing on the moon • Integrated circuit (IC)
Why did the United States enter World War II?
• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) • To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
Name one power that is only for the federal government.
• Print paper money • Mint coins • Declare war • Create an army • Make treaties • Set foreign policy
. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
• Attorney General • Secretary of Agriculture • Secretary of Commerce • 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 • Secretary of War (Defense) • Vice-President • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Administrator of the Small Business Administration • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Director of the Office of Management and Budget • Director of National Intelligence • United States Trade Representative
What is the name of the national anthem?
Star Spangled Banner
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
To stop the spread of communism
James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
• “Father of the Constitution” • Fourth president of the United States • President during the War of 1812 • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
• (Because of) the 22nd Amendment • To keep the president from becoming too powerful
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
• rights of Americans
The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
• Out of many, one
• We all become one
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
• To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
What was the Great Depression?
• Longest economic recession in modern history
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
Why is the Electoral College important?
• It decides who is elected president.