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American Democracy
Systems of Government
Rights and Responsibilities
American History
Geography
100
This is considered the Supreme Law of the Land?
What is The Consititution
100
These are the three branches of government
What is Legislative, executive, Judicial
100

There are the four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Name two of them.

What are you have to be 18 (25), you do not have to pay a poll tax(24), any citizen of any gender/race can vote (15/19)

100
These are two reasons that colonists came to America
What are freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, escape persecution
100
Name three US Territories
What are Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
200
These is the first three words of the Constitution
What is We The People
200
This stops the government branches from becoming to powerful
What are checks and balances, separation of powers
200
Name one responsibility that is only for citizenship.
What is serve on a jury and vote in a federal election
200
This is the author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
This is why the the US flag has 13 stripes
What is because there were 13 original colonies
300
Name three rights or freedoms listed in the first amendment
What is speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
300
This is the part of government that makes federal laws
What is Congress (The house and the senate)
300
Name one promise you make when you become a citizen.
What is give up loyalty to other countries, defend the constitution and laws of the US, obey the laws of the land, serve in the military if needed, be loyal to the US
300
Name five of the original states
What are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
300
This is name of the National Anthem
What is The Star Spangled Banner
400
This is the number of amendments in the US Constitution
What is 27
400
A senator is elected for this long.
What is six years
400
These are two ways that Americans can participate in democracy
What is vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join a community group, give elected officials your opinion, call a senator or representative, run for office, write a newspaper
400
This is the year the Constitution was written
What is 1787
400
These are the two longest rivers in the US
What are the Mississippi and the Missouri
500
This is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence
What is announcing independence from Britain, declaring independence from Britain, and stating that the US is free from Britain
500
This is why some states have more representatives than others
What is because of the states population,
500
This is the age range that all men must register for the selective service
What is 18-26
500
This was the president during World War One
Who is Woodrow Wilson
500

Name one of the states the border Canada

What are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wahington, Alaska