US Government
History & Events
Geography
Vocabulary
Famous Figures
100

This document outlines the basic laws and principles of the U.S. government

What is the U.S. Constitution?

100

The Civil War was fought between these two regions

What are the North and the South?

100

This river is the longest in the United States

What is the Mississippi River?

100

This is the term for a government that is elected by the people

What is a democracy?

100

This Founding Father is known for his role in drafting the Declaration of Independence.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

This branch of government is responsible for making laws

What is the Legislative Branch?

200

his event marked the United States' entry into World War II

What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?

200

This state is known as the "Sunshine State."

What is Florida?

200

This term refers to a group of people who share a common culture, language, and history.

What is an ethnicity?

200

This civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

300

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called this.

What are the Bill of Rights?

300

This historical document declared the 13 American colonies' independence from Great Britain.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

300

This mountain range is the longest in North America

What are the Rocky Mountains?

300

This is a system where one ruler holds all the power.

What is a dictatorship?

300

This U.S. president served during the Great Depression and World War II.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

400

This person is the head of the executive branch

Who is the President of the United States?

400

This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

This desert is located in the southwestern United States.

What is the Sonoran Desert?

400

This term describes the process by which individuals or groups integrate into society.

What is assimilation?

400

This female pilot was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Who is Amelia Earhart?

500

This system of government divides power between a central government and state governments.

What is Federalism?

500

The 1964 Civil Rights Act helped end segregation and discrimination in these areas

What are public places and employment?

500

This is the capital of the United States

What is Washington, D.C.?

500

This word means the right to vote in elections.

What is suffrage?

500

This U.S. general became the 34th president and led the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?