Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
1 of the 2 longest rivers in American is the Mississippi, what is the other?
Missouri River
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What is the name of our National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
Name 1 US Territory
▪ Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
Polis
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Speaker of the House
Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
the President
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
November
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
There were 13 original states. Name 3
New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia
What is the highest court in the United States?
the Supreme Court
The US fought Japan, Germany, and which other country in World War II?
Italy
Why are there 13 stripes and 50 stars on our flag?
13 colonies & 50 states