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Integrated Civics
100

Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

To be independent of politics; to limit outside political influence
100
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
100
Name ONE American Indian tribe in the United States.
-Cherokee -Navajo -Sioux -Chippewa -Choctaw -Pueblo -Apache -Iroquois -Creek -Blackfeet -Seminole -Cheyenne -Arawak -Shawnee -Mohegan -Huron -Oneida -Lakota -Crow -Teton -Hopi -Inuit
100
Who is the "Father of our Country"?
(George) Washington
100
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
200

What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment?

-Speech -Religion -Press -Assembly -Petition the government

200

The President can only serve 2 terms. Why?

22nd Amendment; keep the president from becoming too powerful

200
There were 13 original states. Name three.
-New Hampshire -Massachusetts -Rhode Island -Connecticut -New York -New Jersey -Pennsylvania -Delaware -Maryland -Virginia -North Carolina -South Carolina -Georgia
200

When did all men get the right to vote?

After the Civil War; 1870

200
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
-Because there were 13 original colonies -Because the stripes represent the original colonies
300
How many amendments does the US Constitution have?
Twenty-seven (27)
300
What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness
300
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.
-(James) Madison -(Alexander) Hamilton -(John) Jay -Publius
300
Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
300
Name ONE state that borders Canada.
-Maine -New Hampshire -Vermont -New York -Pennsylvania -Ohio -Michigan -Minnesota -North Dakota -Montana -Idaho -Washington -Alaska
400

Who is ONE of your state's US Senators now? 

-John Cornyn -Ted Cruz

400
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
400
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
400

The reason the U.S. entered WW II.

Because Germany attacked U.S. ships.
400
Name TWO national U.S. holidays.
-New Year's Day -Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -Presidents' Day -Memorial Day -Independence Day -Labor Day -Columbus Day -Veterans Day -Thanksgiving -Christmas
500

Name your current U.S. House of Representative. 

Pete Sessions

500
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
500
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
-Fought for women's rights -Fought for civil rights
500
What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
-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
500
Name ONE of the two longest rivers in the United States.
-Missouri (River) -Mississippi (River)