US HISTORY
who was the first president of the US?
George Washington
How many Senators are in Congress
100
The first part of the Constitution is called?
The Preamble
What are the two main rivers in the US
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
A January holiday that honors a civil rights activist
Martin Luther King Jr day
What is the Declaration of Independence
A document announcing America's freedom from Britain
This branch of government makes laws
The legislative branch
This amendment prevents citizens from self incrimination
the 5th amendment
Name a US state that shares a border with Mexico
California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas
Known for writing the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This purchase from France doubled the size of the US
The Louisiana Purchase
This person is the Commander in Chief of the military
the President
This amendment abolished slavery
the 13th
Atlantic
This federal holiday in September celebrates American workers
Labor Day
This was a war fought between North and South in the 1800s
The idea that all people must follow the law
Rule of Law
What two groups make up Congress
the Senate and House of Representatives
What is the capital of Kentucky?
Frankfort
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A movement in the 1950s to end racial discrimination
The Civil Rights Movement
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming to powerful
Checks and Balances
What amendment gave women the right to vote
19th
Name one US territory
Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands
President for the Cold War and first president to help get an American to the moon
John F Kennedy