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American Government
Rights and Responsibility
Colonial Period
Recent American History
Geography and Civics
100
The constitution
What is the supreme law of the land?
100
▪ serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
100
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
What is one reason colonists came to America?
100
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
100
▪ Washington, D.C.
What is the capital of the United States?
200
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is freedom of religion?
200
eighteen (18) and older
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
200
▪American Indians ▪ Native Americans
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
200
▪ World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
200
▪ because there were 13 original colonies ▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
300
checks and balances
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
300
at age eighteen (18) ▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
300
▪ Africans ▪ people from Africa
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
300
Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois etc.
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
300
▪ The Star-Spangled Banner
What is the name of the national anthem?
400
the United States ▪ the flag
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
400
▪ 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)
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them
400
▪ 1787
When was the Constitution written?
400
▪ Paul D. Ryan ▪ (Paul) Ryan
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
400
▪Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan etc
Name one state that borders Canada.
500
all people of the state
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
500
▪ vote ▪ join a political party ▪ help with a campaign ▪ join a civic group ▪ join a community group ▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue ▪ call Senators and Representatives ▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy ▪ run for office ▪ write to a newspaper
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
500
▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
500
▪ World War II
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
500
▪ John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?