Government
What is the form of government of the United States?
What is a constitutional federal republic?
The U.S. Constitution forms this institution
What is the Government
The number of states in the U.S today
What is 50?
Before the 2008 stock market crash, the 1929 stock market crash led to this major event
What is the Great Depression?
The current President of the U.S.
Who is Donald Trump?
Name 2 cabinet-level positions
▪ Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce ▪ Secretary of Defense ▪ 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 ▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President
Changes are made to the Constitution using this process
What are amendments?
The 49th state admitted to the Union.
What is Alaska?
He was the President during the Great Depression and World War II
Who is Franklin D Roosevelt?
Name both of your current U.S Senators (NY)
Who are Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand
There are this many voting members in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” “We the People” means/refers to...
What is self-government?
in 2025 New York State had this number of representatives in the House
The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum,” meaning
What is "out of many, one"?
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one
What is General during World War II?
A U.S Senator represents these people, while a member of the House of Representatives represents these people
What are people from their state, and people from their district?
This stipulation is given to us by the 10th Amendment.
What powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. Name one power of the states?
▪ provide schooling and education ▪ provide protection (police) ▪ provide safety (fire departments) ▪ give a driver’s license ▪ approve zoning and land use
The United States entered the Persian Gulf War for this reason
What is to force the Iraqi military from Kuwait ?
Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800's
Who is Susan B Anthony
U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S.Senators for this purpose
What is to more closely follow public opinion
The Federalist Papers serve this purpose
What is they helped people understand the Constitution
Name the thirteen original states.
What are: Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland?
The United States bought this territory from France in 1803
What is Louisiana?
Name 4 House Representatives representing New York
Who are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hakeem Jeffries, Ritchie Torres, and Darializa Avila Chevalier?