Principles of American Democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Who are the Native Americans (American Indians, Indigenous People)
We elect a President for how many years?
What are 4 years
Name one right only for United States citizens
What are:
vote in a federal election
run for federal office
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
What are the
Missouri River
Mississippi River
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
What is "We the People"
There were 13 original states. Name three.
What are:
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
Who is the President (Aka.. Big Joe)
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
What are:
the United States
the flag
Name two states that border Canada
What are
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Alaska
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
What are the Bill of Rights
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
What are:
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
What are three Cabinet-level positions?
Who are:
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
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
What are:
freedom of expression
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
freedom of religion
the right to bear arms
Why does the American flag have 13 stripes and 50 stars?
What are the stripes represent the 13 original colonies and the stars the 50 US states
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
What are 27
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
What are:
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What are two powers of the federal government?
What are:
to print money
to declare war
to create an army
to make treaties
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
What are:
VOTE
join a political party
help with a campaign
join a civic group
join a community group
give an elected official your opinion on an issue
call Senators and Representatives
publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
run for office
write to a newspaper
Name 4 national U.S. holidays
What are:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents’ Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence?
What are :
life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
Name 4 American Indian tribes in the United States.
Who are:
Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
Chippewa
Choctaw
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
Seminole
Cheyenne
Arawak
Shawnee
Mohegan
Huron
Oneida
Lakota
Crow
Teton
Hopi
Inuit
Name three branches or parts of the government
What are:
Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What are three promises you make when you become a United States citizen?
What are:
give up loyalty to other countries
defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
obey the laws of the United States
serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
be loyal to the United States
Name three U.S. territories
What are:
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam