Government
Community
US Symbols
Flag Etiquette
Mystery
100
This is the branch of government that includes the president.
What is the EXECUTIVE branch.
100
This type of community is filled with homes, grocery stores, etc. The main mode of transportation is by car.
What is SUBURBAN.
100
This symbol has 50 stars and 13 stripes.
What is the US flag.
100
The 13 stripes stand for _________________.
What is the original 13 colonies.
100
The Statue of Liberty was sent over in ______ pieces!
What is 350!
200
This is the branch of government that writes the laws.
What is the LEGISLATIVE branch of the government.
200
This type of community is filled with skyscrapers, LOTS of traffic, and LOTS of people.
What is URBAN.
200
Our national bird.
What is THE BALD EAGLE.
200
The 50 stars stand for ______________.
What is the 50 states.
200
The statue's index finger is _________ long!
What is 8 FEET!
300
This branch of government judges laws to see if they agree with the Constitution.
What is the JUDICIAL branch of government.
300
This type of community is mostly farms and open spaces.
What is RURAL.
300
TRUE/FALSE Betsy Ross sewed the first US flag.
What is FALSE.
300
TRUE/FALSE The flag should be flown during bad weather.
FALSE. The flag should be stored in a safe place and taken indoors during bad weather.
300
He is our current president.
Who is Barack Obama.
400
Name the three branches of government and tell me ONE thing about each of them.
What is EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, and JUDICIAL. (along with a fact about each.)
400
This community is classified by having 50,000 people or more.
What is URBAN.
400
The White House was built in this year and ______________ was the first president to live in it.
What is 1800 and John Adams.
400
This is the name for when the flag is flown halfway up the pole to symbolize mourning/death of somebody important.
What is HALF-STAFF.
400
Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president of the United States.
What is 16th.
500
I would want to be a part of the _____________ branch of government because I would want to ____________...
Varied answers.
500
Give an example (city) of each type of community.
URBAN: Provo/SLC/etc. SUBURBAN: Spanish Fork/Springville/etc. RURAL: Benjamin/Mapleton/etc.
500
Name the 4 presidents that appear on Mount Rushmore.
Who are: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
500
When the flag is flown upside down, it is a signal of _______.
What is distress/that help is needed.
500
Abraham Lincoln was the president during this war.
What is the Civil War.