AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We The People
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one U.S. territory.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
because there were 13 original colonies
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.