U.S. History 1
What is the capital of the United States?
What is Washington D.C.
When was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted?
July 4th, 1776
Who was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
Which president is the only one to be voted to four separate terms in office?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, right to assemble and petition
Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States?
John Jay
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there was 13 original colonies
Who does a U.S. Senetor Represent?
all the people of the state
In what month do we vote for President?
November
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
What Ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
What does the Judicial branch do?
Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
President
There were 13 original states, name two.
Massachusetts, virginia, new york
How many years are Senetors elected for?
6
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president?
Speaker or the House
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Because some states have more people
Name one of the longest rivers in the United States
Mississippi River
What did the Emancipation of Proclamiation do/declare.
Freed the slaves
Who was the President during World War I?
Who is Woodrow Wilson
Which U.S. President was involved in the infamous Watergate Scandal in the early 1970's?
Richard Nixon
What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?
The Senate and the House
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People