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American Government
Systems of Government
Rights and Responsibilities
Colonial Period and Independence
Geography & Symbols
100
The supreme law of the land
What is the U.S. Constitution?
100
A U.S. Senator is elected for this many years
What is Six(6) years?
100
One responsibility that is only for United States citizens
What is: 1.serving on a jury? 2.voting in a federal election?
100
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
The capital of the United States
What is Washington, D.C. ?
200
This is a change or addition to the Constitution
What is an Amendment?
200
This person is in charge of the executive branch
Who is the President?
200
Shows loyalty to these two things when saying the Pledge of Allegiance
What is the United States and the American flag?
200
Year the Constitution was written
What is 1787?
200
This is a U.S. territory
What is :(any) 1. Puerto Rico? 2.U.S. Virgin Islands? 3. American Samoa ? 4.Northern Mariana Islands? 5.Guam?
300
This is the number of amendments to the Constitution
What is twenty-seven?
300
Number of U.S. Senators
What is one hundred (100)?
300
Age a U.S. citizen needs to be to vote for President
What is eighteen (18) and older?
300
One of the writers of the Federalist Papers (supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution)
Who is: 1.James Madison? 2. Alexander Hamilton? 3.John Jay? 4. Publius?
300
State that borders Mexico
What is 1.California? 2.Arizona? 3.New Mexico? 4.Texas?
400
Two of the rights in the Declaration of Independence
What are?: 1.Life 2.Liberty 3.Pursuit of happiness
400
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, this person becomes President
Who is the Speaker of the House?
400
Age that all U.S. men register for the Selective Service
What is at age between 18-26 years old?
400
Territory United States bought from France in 1803
What is the Louisiana Territory? (or Louisiana)
400
Reason for 13 stripes in U.S. flag
What is representation of the 13 original colonies?
500
These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
Number of voting members in the House of Representatives
What is four hundred thirty-five (435)
500
Two rights of everyone living in the United States
What is freedom of 1.expression? 2.speech? 3.assembly? 4.to petition the government ? 5.of worship? 6.the right to bear arms?
500
Main concern of the United States during the Cold War
What is communism?
500
One of the two longest rivers in the United States
What is the: 1.Missouri River? 2.Mississippi River?