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100

What document is the supreme law of the land?

The constituion

100

Name one branch or part of the government

  • Legislative

  • Executive

  • Judicial

100

 What age do citizens have to be to vote for president?

18 or older

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

100

Who was President during World War I

Woodrow Wilson

200

What is an amendment?

A change to the constitution

200

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

The President

200

Name one of the rights of everyone living in the U.S. listed in the constituion

  • freedom of expression

  • freedom of speech

  • freedom of assembly

  • freedom to petition the government

  • freedom of religion

  • the right to bear arms

200

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted

July 4th 1776

200

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

300

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The bill of rights

300

Who makes federal laws?

The Congress

300

Name one ways that u.s. citizens 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

300

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South

The Civil War

300

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil Rights Movement

400

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

speech

religion

assembly

press

petition the government

400

How many U.S. senators are there?

100

400

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed the slaves

400

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington D.C.

400

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the U.s.?

Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (twin towers) in New York city

500

What is the highest court in the United States?

The Supreme Court

500

 We elect a President for how many years?

4 years

500

What did the 19th ademendment do?

Gave women the right to vote

500

Why does the flag have 50 stars

1 for each state

500

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s

  • World War I

  • World War II

  • Korean War

  • Vietnam War

  • (Persian) Gulf War