Principles of American Democracy
System of Government
Rights and Responsibilities
American History
Integrated Civics
100

What is the supreme law of the land?

The Constitution 

100

Name one branch or part of the government.*

▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial

100

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

▪ serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election

100

What is one reason colonists came to America?

▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution

100

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

▪ Missouri (River) ▪ Mississippi (River)

200

What does the Constitution do?

▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans

200

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

▪ checks and balances ▪ separation of powers

200

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

▪ the United States ▪ the flag

200

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

200

Name one U.S. territory.

▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam

300

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

▪ We the People

300

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)

300

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

▪ April 15

300

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

300

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

▪ because there were 13 original colonies ▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies

400

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

27

400

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

▪ (because of) the state’s population ▪ (because) they have more people ▪ (because) some states have more people

400

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

▪ at age eighteen (18) ▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

400

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

George Washington

400

Name one state that borders Canada.

▪ Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska

500

What is the economic system in the United States?*

▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy

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

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s

▪ War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War

500

Name three national U.S. holidays.

▪ New Year’s Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ▪ Presidents’ Day ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Columbus Day ▪ Veterans Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas