American Government
What is the supreme law of the land?
U.S. Constitution
What is one way Americans can serve their country?
Vote • Pay taxes • Obey the law • Serve in the military • Run for office • Work for local, state, or federal government
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States
• Apache • Blackfeet • Cayuga • Cherokee • Cheyenne • Chippewa • Choctaw • Creek • Crow • Hopi • Huron • Inupiat • Lakota • Mohawk • Mohegan • Navajo • Oneida • Onondaga • Pueblo • Seminole • Seneca • Shawnee • Sioux • Teton • Tuscarora
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
• World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • (Persian) Gulf War
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments
How can people become United States citizens?
Be born in the United States, naturalize, derive citizenship
Name one example of an American innovation
Light bulb • Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine) • Skyscrapers • Airplane • Assembly line • Landing on the moon • Integrated circuit (IC)
Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2011 attacks
• (Global) War on Terror • War in Afghanistan • War in Iraq
Why does the flag have 13 stripes and 50 stars
50- each star represents a state
What is the economic system of the United States?
Capitalism, free market economy
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
Citizens of the United States
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
What did the civil rights movement do?
Fought to end racial discrimination
Name three national holidays
New Year’s Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday) • Memorial Day • Juneteenth • Independence Day • Labor Day • Columbus Day • Veterans Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day
Name the three branches of government
Legislative, executive, judicial (Congress, president, and the courts)
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
• Freedom of expression • Freedom of speech • Freedom of assembly • Freedom to petition the government • Freedom of religion • The right to bear arms
When did all men get the right to vote?
1870, After the Civil War, during Reconstruction, under the 15th Amendment
Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?
Soviet Union, USSR, Russia
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York Harbor
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
• Attorney General • Secretary of Agriculture • Secretary of Commerce • Secretary of Education • Secretary of Energy • Secretary of Health and Human Services • Secretary of Homeland Security • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development • Secretary of the Interior • Secretary of Labor • Secretary of State • Secretary of Transportation • Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of Veterans Affairs • Secretary of War (Defense) • Vice-President • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Administrator of the Small Business Administration • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Director of the Office of Management and Budget • Director of National Intelligence • United States Trade Representative
There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one.
• 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 can vote.) • A male citizen of any race (can vote).
When did all women get the right to vote?
1920, after WW1, With the 19th Amendment
Why did the United States enter the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
To stop the spread of communism
The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum" What does it mean?
Out of many, one
We all become one