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Who is in charge of the Executive branch?
The President
What are two cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Attorney General, Vice President
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
economic reasons
states’ rights
The President
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote.
You don’t have to pay a poll tax to vote.
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
A male citizen of any race can vote.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York (Harbor)
Liberty Island
(Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson River.)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
at age eighteen (18)
between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries
defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
obey the laws of the United States
serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
be loyal to the United States
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances
separation of powers
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
because they didn’t have self-government
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
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
Name one right only for United States citizens.
vote in a federal election
run for federal office
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
50 States
What do we call the first 10 amendments of the Constitution?
Bill of Rights