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100
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representative now?
Paul Ryan
100
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

provide schooling and education

provide protection (police)

provide safety (fire departments)

give a driver’s license

approve zoning and land use

100
What happened at the Constitutional convention?

The Constitution was written.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

100
Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s?

War of 1812

Mexican-American War

Civil War

Spanish-American War

100
What did Susan B. Anthony do?

fought for women’s rights

fought for civil rights

200
What are two cabinet level positions?

Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of Commerce

Secretary of Defense

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

Attorney General

Vice President

200
Who is the Governor of your state now?
Kay Ivey
200
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.

(James) Madison

(Alexander) Hamilton

(John) Jay

200
Name the US war between the North and South.
Civil War
200
Name one war fought by the US during the 1900s?

World War I

World War II

Korean War

Vietnam War

(Persian) Gulf War

300
Who was the first president?
George Washington
300
What is the capital of your state?
Montgomery, Al
300
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

U.S. diplomat

oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

first Postmaster General of the United States

writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

started the first free libraries

300
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

slavery

economic reasons

states’ rights

300
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
400
Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the federal govt. What is one power of the federal govt?

to print money

to declare war

to create an army

to make treaties

400
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

vote

join a political party

help with a campaign

join a civic group

join a community group

give an elected official your opinion on an issue

call Senators and Representatives

publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

run for office

write to a newspaper

400
Who is the "Father of Our Country?"

(George) Washington

400
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

saved (or preserved) the Union

led the United States during the Civil War

400
What did Martin Luther King Jr. Do?

fought for civil rights

worked for equality for all Americans

500
When was the Constitution written?

1787

500
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
18
500
What US territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
500
What did the Emancipation proclamation do?

freed the slaves

freed slaves in the Confederacy

freed slaves in the Confederate states

freed slaves in most Southern states

500
What major event happened on Spetember 11, 2001, in the US?
Terrorists attacked the US