People
Current President and Vice President and their party
What party has majority in the House
What party has majority in the senate
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
Democrat
Republican majority in House, Dem in Senate
who was the president(s) during the following wars
WW1
WW2
Civil War
Woodrow Willson
FDR and Trueman
Abraham Lincoln
what is the law of the land
the constitution
What day is election day? (Month and Day)
First Tuesday in November
Bonus points: November 5th, 2024
What day was the declaration of independance put into effect
July 4, 1776
Governor of Arkansas and their party
Sarah H Sanders
Republican
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803
Louisiana Purchase
What economic system do we have in the United States
Capitalist
How many senators / Represenatives are there, how long is their term, how old do they have to be?
100 senators - 2 per state, 6 year terms, 30 years old
435 Represenatives, 2 year, 25 years old
What year was the constitution signed
1787
How many congressmen does Arkansas have and who are they
Bonus points for each correct name
6
US Representatives:
Senators
John Boozman, Tom Cotton
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is an amendment?
Bonus: how many amendments are there?
a change to the constitution
27
How many justices are there?
9
longest river in the USA
Missouri river
Who is the current speaker of the house
What is their political party?
Mike Johnson - Republican
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What are the rights declared in the Declaration of Independence?
Life • Liberty • Pursuit of happiness
Bonus: who is that now
The speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
Who is the comander in cheif of the military
Bonus: Who is it right now
The president
Joe Biden
Who is the current chief justice of the United States
bonus: What president nominated them?
John Roberts
President: George W Bush
Who were the original colonies? list as many as you can
The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What is the Rule of Law?
The idea that everyone, including leaders, must obey the law
list 3 checks and balances
President can veto Congress's laws
Congress can approve presidential appointments
Judicial branch can judge if congresses laws are constitutional
Name one person who wrote the Federalist papers
James Madison • Alexander Hamilton • John Jay