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100

What is an amendment?

a change or an addition to the Constitution

100

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

  • serve on a jury

  • vote in a federal election

100

Why did the colonists fight the British?

  • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

  • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

  • because they didn’t have self-government


100

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

  • Missouri (River)

  • Mississippi (River)

100

 Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

  • World War I

  • World War II

  • Korean War

  • Vietnam War

  • (Persian) Gulf War

200

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

- Life

- Liberty

- Pursuit of happiness

200

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

April 15

200

There were 13 original states. Name three.

  • New Hampshire

  • Massachusetts

  • Rhode Island

  • Connecticut

  • New York

  • New Jersey

  • Pennsylvania

  • Delaware

  • Maryland

  • Virginia

  • North Carolina

  • South Carolina

  • Georgia

200

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

Atlantic (Ocean)

200

 Who did the United States fight in World War II

Japan, Germany, and Italy

300

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

because of the state’s population

300

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

  • give up loyalty to other countries

  • defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

  • obey the laws of the United States

  • serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

  • serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)

  • be loyal to the United States

300

When was the Constitution written?

1787

300

Name one state that borders Canada.

  • Maine

  • New Hampshire

  • Vermont

  • New York

  • Pennsylvania

  • Ohio

  • Michigan

  • Minnesota

  • North Dakota

  • Montana

  • Idaho

  • Washington

  • Alaska

300

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights (movement)

400

What is the name of the President of the United States now?*

  • Donald J. Trump

  • Donald Trump

  • Trump

400

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*

eighteen (18) and older

400

Who is the “Father of Our Country” and is the first President?

(George) Washington

400

Name one state that borders Mexico.

  • California

  • Arizona

  • New Mexico

  • Texas

400

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

  • fought for civil rights

  • worked for equality for all Americans

500

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

  • Secretary of Agriculture

  • Secretary of Commerce

  • Secretary of Defense

  • Secretary of Education

  • Secretary of Energy

  • Secretary of Health and Human Services

  • Secretary of Homeland Security

  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

  • Secretary of the Interior

  • Secretary of Labor

  • Secretary of State

  • Secretary of Transportation

  • Secretary of the Treasury

  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs

  • Attorney General

  • Vice President

500

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

  • freedom of expression

  • freedom of speech

  • freedom of assembly

  • freedom to petition the government

  • freedom of religion

  • the right to bear arms

500

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

500

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

  • New York (Harbor)

  • Liberty Island

500

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

World War II