Government
What does the Constitution do?
sets up the government
What group of people was brought to the United States and sold as slaves?
Africans
How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President?
18
Name one of the current senators from the state where you live.
Bob Casey Jr.
Pat Toomey
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What is a right or freedom that the First Amendment guarantees? *
religion
Who is known as the “Father of Our Nation”?
George Washinton
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
at age 18
What are the two parts that make up the United States Congress?
Senate and House
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves
If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Speaker of the House
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
50. What is a right that only United States citizens can exercise?
vote in a federal election
What does the President's Cabinet do?
Advises the president
What is one reason Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US diplomat
founded the first free libraries
According to our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is a power of the federal government?
print money
Who was the president during the First World War?
Woodrow Wilson
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
be loyal to the United States
obey the laws of the United States
Who was the writer for the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson?
82. Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What war did you participate in?
World War II
Who is the current governor of your state?
Tom Wolf
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
the civil rights movement
What are two rights that everyone living in the United States can exercise?
freedom of speech, freedom of religion
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
The writings known as "The Federalist Documents" supported the approval of the United States Constitution. Name one of its authors
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton