Under the U.S. Constitution, one power given to the federal government
What is to print money, declare war, create an army or make treaties?
100
the two parts pf the U.S. Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
100
these people lived in America before the Europeans arrived
What are Native Americans or American Indians?
100
the ocean on the west Coast of the United States
What is the Pacific Ocean?
200
a change or addition to the U.S. Constitution
What is an amendment?
200
Under the U.S. Constitution, one power given to state government
What is to provide education (schools), protection (police), safety (fire departments), drivers' licenses, or approve zoning or land use
200
the number of U.S. Senators
What is 100 (2 from each state)?
200
this group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves
What is Africans?
200
one of the two longest rivers in the United States
What is the Missouri River or the Mississippi River?
300
the first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
the number of justices in the U.S. Supreme Court
What is 9?
300
the reason some states have more Representatives than other states
What is the number of Representatives is based on a state's population?
300
Name 3 of the original 13 colonies
What are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia?
300
the capital of the United States
What is Washington, D.C.?
400
two rights or freedoms listed in the First Amendment
What is freedom of speech or religion or assembly or the press or petition of the government?
400
the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military
Who is the President?
400
A U.S. Representative is elected for this number of years
What is 2 years?
400
the U.S. President during World War I
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
Name one state that borders Mexico
What is California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas?
500
the number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What is 27?
500
a U.S. Senator is elected for this number of years
What is 6 years?
500
the House of Representatives has this total number of members
What is 435?
500
the United States fought these countries during World War II
What is Japan, Germany and Italy?
500
Name one U.S. territory.
What is Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands or Guam?