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100

On this day, the Continental Congress of the United States of America adopted its Declaration of Independence from the rule of Great Britain.

July 4, 1776

100

This is the name for the first ten Amendments to the United States Constitution.

Bill of Rights

100

This branch of government contains the United States Supreme Court.

Judicial

100

This political party currently holds the office of President.

Democratic

100

This Amendment protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms (own guns).

Second

200

This man served as the first Commander in Chief of the United States armed forces.

George Washington

200

This Article of the US Constitution lays out the structure and powers of the US Congress.

Article One

200

This is the title granted to the President of the United States as the leader of the armed forces.

Commander in Chief

200

This is the total number of votes by the electorate.

Popular Vote

200

This Amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

Eighteenth

300

This is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.

Democracy

300

Article Two of the US Constitution grants executive powers to this individual.

The President

300

The Department of Energy is in this branch of the US government.

Executive Branch

300

This is the body of people representing the states of the United States, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

Electoral College

300

This Amendment granted women the right to vote (suffrage).

Nineteenth

400

The first shots of this war were fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775.

American Revolution, Revolutionary War

400

The United States Constitution grants this branch the power to lay and collect taxes.

Legislative Branch

400

The United States Senate contains this many seats.

100
400

This is the number of Electoral Votes required to secure a majority in the Electoral College.

270

400

This Amendment protects citizens from testifying against (incriminating) themselves.

Fifth

500
This is an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.

Capitalism

500

The United States Constitution grants this individual the power to appoint federal judges.

The President

500

This man is the current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

John Roberts
500

This event occurs on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November every year.

Election Day

500

This Amendment abolished the practice of slavery in the United States.

Thirteenth