U.S GOVERNMENT
How many branches make up the United States government? What are they?
Three. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
18 years old.
Which U.S President is featured on the $5 bill?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the name of the building where the U.S Congress meets?
The U.S Capitol.
What were the laws that enforced racial segregation in the south called?
Jim Crow laws
What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court.
What is the term for a president rejecting a bill passed by Congress.
A veto.
What historic movement fought to end racial segregation and discrimination against Black Americans during the 1950s and 1960s?
The Civil Rights Movement
What type of congressional elections will take place in November 2026, halfway through the presidential term?
Midterm elections.
What organization, founded on February 12, 1909, has fought for civil rights and racial equality for Black Americans?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
How many U.S. senators represent each state?
Two senators.
What is the l name of the process through which voters can choose a political party's candidate for the general election?
A primary election.
What famous document begins with "We the People"?
The United States Constitution
What does POTUS stand for?
President of the United States
Which Black woman became the first to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1972?
Shirley Chisholm.
Which branch of government has the power to declare war?
The Legislative Branch
How many electoral votes must a presidential candidate receive to win the Electoral College?
At least 270 electoral votes.
What is the name of the first ten amendments?
The Bill of Rights
What is the name of the federal program that provides health insurance primarily to Americans aged 65 and older?
Medicare
Who was the first Black woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
Ketanji Brown Jackson.
What is the minimum number of votes needed in the U.S. Senate to convict a president in an impeachment trial if all 100 senators are present?
67 votes (a two-thirds majority).
Which constitutional amendment prohibited denying voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
The 15th Amendment.
What 1965 law outlawed discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What government agency regulates the nation's money supply and helps set monetary policy?
The Federal Reserve
Which organization was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale?
The Black Panther Party