The amount of Justices on the Supreme Court
What is 9?
Stops one branch of gov't from becoming too powerful
What are checks and balances?
The US war between the northern and southern states
What is the civil war?
One war fought by the US in the 1990s
What is WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf/Persian War?
Capital of the US
What is Washington, D.C.?
The amount of amendments the Constitution has
What is 27?
The amount of US Senators
What is 100?
The movement that tried to end racial discrimination
What is the civil war?
Wars fought by the US in the 1800s (name at least 2)
What is the War of 1812/Mexican-American War/Civil War/ Spanish-American War?
4 States that boarder Mexico
What is California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas?
The person who serves as president when the president and vp can no longer serve
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The three rights in the Declaration of Independence
What is life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
When the Constitution was written
What is 1787?
Territory US bought from France in 1803
What is Louisiana?
3 of the US Territories
What is Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
Why some states have more Representatives than others
What is having more people?
Seats in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
What Susan B Anthony fought for
What are women's and civil rights?
The 3 countries the US fought in World War II What is Japan, Germany, and Italy?
What is Japan, Germany, and Italy?
3 of the US Territories
What is Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
Our congressman
Who is Jodey Arrington?
5 cabinet-level positions
- Agriculture
- Commerce
- Defense
- Education
- Energy
- Health and Human Services
- Homeland Security
- Housing and Urban Development
- Interior
- Labor
- State
- Transportation
- Treasury
- Veterans Affairs
- Attorney General
- VP
The 13 original states
What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania , Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia?
Before becoming president, Eisenhower was a general in this war What is World War II?
What is World War II?
The 2 longest rivers in the US
What are the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers?