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Principles of the American Republic
System of Government
American History
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1800s
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100

What is the supreme law of the land?

The constitution

100

Name one branch or part of the government.

Executive, Legislative, Judicial,

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

100
What land was bought from the French in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
100

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

World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War

200

Name one right guaranteed in the first amendment

Freedom of speech, assembly, religion, petition the government

200

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Checks and Balances or Separation of Duties

200

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

African

200

The statue of Liberty was a gift from this country. 

What is France

200

What was the name of the disease that caused a pandemic in 2020?

COVID-19 (coronavirus)

300
The Idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?
We the People
300
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
300
What French soldier helped the US during the Revolution

Marquis de Lafayette

300
What war did the northern and southern parts of the Unites States fight each other?
The Civil War or the War of States
300

Who is the current President and Vice President of the United States?

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

400
What is an amendment?
A change (to the constitution) An addition (to the constitution)
400

Who makes federal laws?

Congress (House of Rep. & Senate) is the legislative branch of the federal government and makes laws for the nation.

400

Who was President during WWII?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

400

Who were the two men who traveled west to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Lewis and Clark

400

What President was assassinated in 1963?

John F Kennedy

500
What do we call the first ten amendments of the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
500
What are two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate AND House of Representatives
500

Name a four-President sequence

Answers vary

500

What President is responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?

Thomas Jefferson

500
What movement tried to end racial discrimination
The Civil Rights' Movement