Principles of American Democracy
System of Government
Rights and Responsibilities
American History
Geography
100
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution
100
What is one branch or part of the government?
What is the legislative (Congress), executive (President), and judicial (Supreme Court)
100
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
What is the United States and the flag
100
What is the name of the first President?
Who is George Washington
100
What is the capital of the United States?
What is Washington, D.C.
200
What is one right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment?
What is speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
200
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Who is the President
200
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
What is serve on a jury and vote in a federal election
200
What is one reason why colonists came to America?
What is freedom, economic opportunity, practice their religion, and escape persecution
200
What is one state that borders Mexico?
What is California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
300
What is one right listed in the Declaration of Independence?
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
300
What is one of the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
What is the Senate and House of Representatives
300
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
What are freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, freedom to petition the government, and the right to bear arms
300
What is the date that the Declaration of Independence was adopted?
What is July 4th, 1776
300
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
What is the New York Harbor
400
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights
400
What is the total number of United States senators?
What is 100
400
What is age that citizens must be to vote for President?
What is 18
400
What is the name of the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
What is the ocean that is on the West Coast of the United States?
What is the Pacific Ocean
500
What is the number of amendments the Constitution has?
What is 27
500
What month do we vote for President?
What is November
500
What is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
What is April 15th
500
What are three of the thirteen original colonies?
What are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
500
What is one of the two longest rivers in the United States?
What are Mississippi River and Missouri River