Geography
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
What is the Mississippi River or Missouri River?
These people lived in America before the Europeans arrived.
What are the American Indians or Native Americans?
Name a reason the colonists fight the British.
What is to avoid High taxes/Taxation without representation, They didn't have self-government, or to get out from under the rule of the King?
The 2 Basic functions of the U.S. Constitution “Constitoosh”.
What is, Defines the government structure and Protects the basic rights of Americans?
The number of Senators in the U.S. Congress.
What is 100?
The ocean on the West Coast of the United States
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Name one reason colonists came to America.
What is Freedom, liberty, economic opportunity, or to escape persecution?
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The 1st three words of the U.S. Constitution that encapsulate the idea of self-government.
What are “We the People”?
The two parts of Congress.
What is Senate and House of Representatives?
Name one US territory
What is Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or Guam?
The month, day and year the Declaration of Independence adopted.
What is July 4, 1776?
The outcome of the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Constitution was written?
The person who takes over the government if both the President and Vice President die.
Who is The Speaker Of The House?
Bonus - Who is The Speaker Of The House currently?
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States
What is Cherokee, Shoshone, Sioux, Navajo, Cheyenne, Crow, Odawa, Nez Perce, Omaha People, Lakota, Bitterroot, Walla Walla, Quinnipiac, or other various tribes?
The day we celebrate Independence Day?
What is July 4th?
The year the Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
The length of a US Senator’s term.
What is 6 years?
The capital of your state AND the United States
What is Austin, TX and Washington, D.C. ?
The reason our flag have 13 stripes.
What is to represent there were 13 original colonies?
Name three of the 13 original states.
What is New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, or South Carolina?
What is an amendment, how many are there, and what are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
A change 27 Bill of Rights
The percentage vote it takes to pass a bill into law if it has been Veto’d by the President.
What is a 2/3rds majority? 0r 67%?