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100

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

(George) Washington

100

Who is the Governor of your state now?

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders

100

Who signs bills to become laws?

the President

100

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington, D.C.

100

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights (movement)

200

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

  1. Cherokee

  2. Navajo

  3. Sioux

  4. Chippewa

  5. Choctaw

  6. Pueblo

  7. Apache

  8. Iroquois

  9. Creek

  10. Blackfeet

  11. Seminole

  12. Cheyenne

  13. Arawak

  14. Shawnee

  15. Mohegan

  16. Huron

  17. Oneida

  18. Lakota

  19. Crow

  20. Teton

  21. Hopi

  22. Inui

200

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

  1. Secretary of Agriculture

  2. Secretary of Commerce

  3. Secretary of Defense

  4. Secretary of Education

  5. Secretary of Energy

  6. Secretary of Health and Human Services

  7. Secretary of Homeland Security

  8. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

  9. Secretary of the Interior

  10. Secretary of Labor

  11. Secretary of State

  12. Secretary of Transportation

  13. Secretary of the Treasury

  14. Secretary of Veterans Affairs

  15. Attorney General

  16. Vice President

200

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

1. freedom of expression

2. freedom of speech

3. freedom of assembly

4. freedom to petition the government

5. freedom of religion

6. the right to bear arms

200

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

Pacific (Ocean)

200

Name two national U.S. holidays.

  1. New Year’s Day

  2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  3. Presidents’ Day

  4. Memorial Day

  5. Juneteenth

  6. Independence Day

  7. Labor Day

  8. Columbus Day

  9. Veterans Day

  10. Thanksgiving

  11. Christmas

300

Who was President during World War I?

(Woodrow) Wilson

300

Name your U.S. Representatives.

1. Bruce Westerman (Hempstead, Lafayette, & Nevada County)

2. Carol Dalby (Miller County)

300

Name one right only for United States citizens.

1. vote in a federal election

2. run for federal office

300

There were 13 original states. Name three.

  1. New Hampshire

  2. Massachusetts

  3. Rhode Island

  4. Connecticut

  5. New York

  6. New Jersey

  7. Pennsylvania

  8. Delaware

  9. Maryland

  10. Virginia

  11. North Carolina

  12. South Carolina

  13. Georgia

300

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

  1. War of 1812

  2. Mexican-American War

  3. Civil War

  4. Spanish-American War

400

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

John G. Roberts Jr

400

Name one branch or part of the government.

  1. Congress

  2. Legislative

  3. President

  4. Executive

  5. the courts 

  6. Judicial

400

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

1. Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).

2. You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.

3. Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)

4. A male citizen of any race (can vote).

400

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

New York (Harbor)/Liberty Island

400

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the slaves

500

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

1. fought for women’s rights

2. fought for civil rights

500

What does the judicial branch do?

1. reviews laws

2. explains laws

3. resolves disputes (disagreements)

4. decides if a law goes against the Constitution

500

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

1. give up loyalty to other countries

2. defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

3. obey the laws of the United States

4. serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

5. serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)

6. be loyal to the United States

500

Name one U.S. territory

  1. Puerto Rico

  2. U.S. Virgin Islands

  3. American Samoa

  4. Northern Mariana Islands

  5. Guam

500

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana