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100
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
The fifty states!
100
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)
100
Who vetoes bills?
President
100
What are two 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
100
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
▪ Missouri (River) ▪ Mississippi (River) Pacific Ocean
200
How many senators are there? We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
100 Senators (2 for each state) 6 years
200
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
▪ Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois
200
What is a change to the constitution called? How many changes to the constitution have been made?
An amendment. 27 amendments.
200
Name the 2 U.S. Senators from your state. Name the member of Congress that represents you in the House of Representatives.
Mark Warner Tim Kaine House of Representatives: Robert Hurt.
200
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
▪ World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War
300
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years??
435 representatives 2 years
300
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Germany, Italy, Japan
300
Name one branch or part of the government Which branch makes laws? Who elects the people that make laws?
▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial The legislative branch makes the laws.
300
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House of Representatives
300
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? Name one state that borders Canada.
▪ fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska
400
When was the constitution written?
1787
400
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
400
Name one right from the 1st amendment. What is the "Rule of Law"?
Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of the government; Everyone must follow the law. ▪ Leaders must obey the law. ▪ Government must obey the law. ▪ No one is above the law
400
How many justices are on the supreme court? Who is the chief justice of the Untied States now?
There are nine. John Roberts
400
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is 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
500
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
▪ 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).
500
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union ▪ led the United States during the Civil War
500
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? We elect a President for how many years? Who is the commander in chief?
▪ to print money ▪ to declare war ▪ to create an army ▪ to make treaties four years President is the commander in chief.
500
Who is in charge of the executive branch? Name a war fought by the U.S. in the 1800's.
The president ▪ War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War
500
What are the two political parties? What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Democratic and Republican ▪ U.S. diplomat ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States ▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” ▪ started the first free libraries