American Government
American History
Integrated Civics
American Government II
American History II
100

What does the judicial branch do?

reviews laws
explains laws
resolves disputes (disagreements)
decides if a law goes against the Constitution

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

100

Name one U.S. territory

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

100

What is freedom of religion?

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

100

What is one reason colonists came to America?

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

200

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

200

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

U.S. diplomat
oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
first Postmaster General of the United States
writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
started the first free libraries

200

What is the name of the national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner

200

Name one branch or part of the government.

Congress (legislative)
President (executive)
courts (judicial)

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

300

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

to print money
to declare war
to create an army
to make treaties

300

What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
saved (or preserved) the Union
led the United States during the Civil War

300

Name two national U.S. holidays

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

300

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

300

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900's,

World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War

400

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

announced our independence (from Great Britain)
declared our independence (from Great Britain)
said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

400

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Communism

400

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

Missouri River
Mississippi River

400

Name 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

400

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit

500

What is the “rule of law”?

Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law.

500

When was the Constitution written?

1787

500

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

July 4.

500

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

checks and balances
separation of powers

500

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

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