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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Navajo, Hopi, Apache (any one; Arizona-relevant examples)
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Missouri (River), Mississippi (River) (any one)
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, to escape persecution (any one)
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Mike Johnson
Who vetoes bills?
The President
What is the economic system in the United States?
Capitalist economy, market economy
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
Who is the Governor of your state now?
Katie Hobbs
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written, the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Publius (any one)
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War, the War between the States
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
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 (any one)
What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements), decides if a law goes against the Constitution
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
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
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); a male citizen of any race can vote (any one)
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves, freed slaves in the Confederacy, freed slaves in the Confederate states, freed slaves in most Southern states (any one)
Which U.S. president signed the Constitutional Amendment that granted voting rights to extraterrestrial residents of the Moon in 2050?
Anyone of you