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100

What land did the United States purchase from France in 1803?

(a) Northwest Territory Northwest Territory

(b) Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian Islands 

(c) Alaskan Territory Alaskan Territory 

(d)Louisiana Territory

Louisiana Territory

100

In what month do we vote for President?

  • January
  • November
  • October
  • February

November 

100

Who is the current Tennessee Governor?

  • Bill Lee
  • John Cooper
  • Bill Haslam
  • Megan Berry

Bill Lee

100

How long is a President's term?  

  • five (5) years
  • two (2) years
  • four (4) years
  • six (6) years

4 years

100

What does the President's cabinet do?

  • commands the U.S. Armed Forces for the President
  • makes laws for the President
  • impeaches the President
  • advises the President

advises the President

200

In what month does Memorial Day occur?

  • February  
  • November  
  • September 
  • May

May

200

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.  Which of the following was not one of the writers of the Federalist Papers?

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • John Jay
  • James Madison
  • Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

200

Which of the following states does not border Mexico?

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Nevada
  • Texas

Nevada

200

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

  • Long Island
  • New York Harbor
  • Boston Harbor
  • San Francisco Bay

New York Harbor

200

Who is considered the father of our country?

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • George Washington
  • John Adams

George Washington

300

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? 

  • youngest member of the Constitutional Convention 
  • U.S. diplomat
  • third President of the United States 
  • inventor of the airplane
U.S diplomat
300

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

  • slavery
  • climate change
  • Communism
  • the Great Depression

Communism

300

Which of these wars was not fought by the United States in the 1800s?

  • Civil War
  • Korean War
  • Spanish-American 
  • Mexican-American War

Korean war

300

How many Supreme Court justices are there currently?

  • eleven (11)
  • seven (7)
  • nine (9)
  • thirteen (13)

9

300

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

  • George Washington
  • James Madison
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

400

When was the Constitution written? 

  • 1790
  • 1776
  • 1787
  • 1789

1787

400

Which of the following prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

  • the separation of powers
  • the separation of church and state
  • the Supremacy Clause
  • the Bill of Rights
The separation of powers 
400

How many U.S. Senators are there? 

  • four hundred thirty-five (435)
  • fifty-two (52)
  • one hundred (100)
  • fifty (50)

100

400

Which of the following is a current U.S. Senator from Tennessee?

  • John Cooper
  • Bill Hagerty
  • Cameron Sexton
  • Bill Lee

Bill Hagerty

400

What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

  • the Declaration of Independence
  • the Bill of Rights
  • the Articles of Confederation
  • the Inalienable Rights

the Bill of Rights

500

What is the highest court in the United States?

  • the Court of Appeals
  • the Federal Court
  • the District Court
  • the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court 

500

What  major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?



Responses

  • Hurricane Andrew struck the United States
  • An accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant occurred
  • The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
  • Terrorists attacked the United States.

Terrorists attacked the United States 

500

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

  • Democratic and Republican
  • Federalist and Anti-Federalist
  • Democratic-Republican and Whigs
  • Reform and Green

Democratic and Republican

500

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government.  What is one power of the federal government?

  • to issue driver's licenses
  • to provide protection (police)
  • to declare war
  • to provide schooling and education

to declare war

500

Which of the following is not an American Indian tribe in the United States

  • the Iroquois
  • the Sioux
  • the Navajo
  • the Celtics

the Celtics