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The Government
Grab Bag
The Constitution
Important Documents
The Branches of Government
100
If the President can no longer serve, this person becomes president.
Who is the Vice President?
100

The name of the US war between the North and the South

What is the Civil War

100

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

What is We the People?

100

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Declared independence from Great Britain.

100

Who is in charge of the Executive branch?

President
200
This person is the Commander in Chief of the US military.
Who is the President?
200
He was President during the Great Depression and World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
200

What is an amendment?

What is a change or addition to the Constitution?

200

How many Amendments in the Constitution?

27

200

The highest court in the United States

What is the Supreme Court
300

What is the "rule of law"?

Everyone must obey the law.

Leaders must obey the law.

Government must obey the law.

No one is above the law.


300

The war that President Eisenhower served in prior to being elected President

What is World War II

300

What is one right in the First Amendment?

What is ,,,

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of Petition

Freedom of Assembly

Freedom of Press

300

One of the writers of the Declaration of Independence

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

300

Who makes federal laws?

What is Congress?

Senate and House of Representatives

400
Powers that belong only to the federal government include:

What is make treaties, print money and raise an army?

400

A responsibility that only applies to citizens of the United States

What is serve on a jury?

400

What are the first 10 amendments?

What are the Bill of Rights?

400

What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

400

The two parts of the Legislative Branch (also known as Congress)

What is the House of Representatives and the Senate.

500

A right that is only given to citizens of the United States

What is run for federal office?

500

Politically, Benjamin Franklin was known for these actions:

What is being the oldest person at the Constitutional Convention

Being a US diplomat

Helping to write the Declaration of Independence

500

What does the Constitution do?

What is set up the government?

Protect basic rights of Americans

Defines the government

500

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. This is one of the writers.

Who is James Madison, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton

500

The method used to determine how many representative's each state has

What is population?