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100

What are the first 10 amendments called

The Bill of Rights

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Name one reason colonists came to America?

  • freedom
  • political liberty
  • religious freedom
  • economic opportunity
  • practice their religion
  • escape persecution
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.?

Pacific Ocean

100

Who makes federal laws?

  • Congress
  • Senate and House of Representatives
  • U.S. or national legislature
100

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

  • fought for civil rights
  • worked for equality for all Americans
200

What is an amendment?

  • a change (to the Constitution) or
  • an addition (to the Constitution)
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

  • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
  • because the British army stayed in their houses
  • because they didn’t have self-government
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Name one U.S. territory

  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • American Samoa
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Guam
200

Name one branch or part of the government

  • Congress
  • legislative
  • President
  • Executive
  • the courts
  • judicial
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the U.S.?

Terrorists attacked the United States.

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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

27

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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

300

Name two national U.S. holidays

  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents’ Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
300

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

  • checks and balances
  • separation of powers
300

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Communism

400

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

  • life
  • liberty
  • pursuit of happiness
400

Name one war fought by the U.s. in the 1800s

  • War of 1812
  • Mexican-American War
  • Civil War
  • Spanish-American War
400

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

  • Missouri (River)
  • Mississippi (River)
400

Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith

400

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil Rights Movement

500

What is the “rule of law”?

  • Everyone must follow the law.
  • Leaders must obey the law.
  • Government must obey the law.
  • No one is above the law.
500

Who was President during World War I?

(Woodrow) Wilson

500

Name one Native American tribe in the United States

  • Cherokee
  • Navajo
  • Sioux
  • Chippewa
  • Choctaw
  • Pueblo
  • Apache
  • Iroquois
  • Creek
  • Blackfeet
  • Seminole
  • Cheyenne
  • Arawak
  • Shawnee
  • Mohegan
  • Huron
  • Oneida
  • Lakota
  • Crow
  • Teton
  • Hopi
  • Inuit
500

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

  • because of the state’s population
  • because they have more people
  • because some states have more people
500

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

  • fought for women’s rights
  • fought for civil rights