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How many amendments does the Constitution have? 

▪ twenty-seven (27)

100

What stops one branch or part of the government 

Congress

legislative

President

judicial

the courts

executive

100

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

18 or older

100

Who was the first President?

(George) Washington

100

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the slaves

freed slaves in the Confederacy

freed slaves in the Confederate states

freed slaves in most Southern states

200

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

▪ speech

▪ religion

▪ assembly

▪ press

▪ petition the government

200

How many U.S. Senators are there?

100

200

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

(Thomas) Jefferson
200

Name one problem that led to the Civil War

Slavery

Economic Reasons

States' rights

200

Name five American Indian tribes in the U.S.


Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
Five Nations
Cheyenne
Crow people
Ozawa
Shoshone
Piegan Blackfeet
Yakama
 O'odham



Houma people



Paiute



Lakota people



Bitterroot Salish



Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau



Rappahannock people



Cayuse people



Modoc people



Hidatsa



Ho-Chunk



Arikara



Mandan



Sauk people


300

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain)

▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)

▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

300

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

John Roberts

300

There were 13 original states. Name 3.

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

300

Name one state that borders Mexico

California

Arizona

New Mexico

Texas

300

What is the highest court in the US?

the Supreme Court

400

What is the "rule of law"?

Everyone must follow the law.

  • Leaders must obey the law.
  • Government must obey the law.
  • No one is above the law.
400

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

We the People

400

When was the Constitution written?

1787

400

Where is the capital?

Washington DC

400

Who does a US Senator represent?

All people of the state

500

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

(James) Madison

(Alexander) Hamilton

(John) Jay

Publius

500

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

April 15

500

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

(George) Washington

500

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

July 4

500

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

President