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Week 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the Governor of your state now? | Tim Walz |
| What is the capital of your state? | St. Paul |
| What is the political party of the President now? | Republican |
| What is the capital of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
| What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? | (Choose One) Serve on a jury, Vote in a federal election |
| Name one right only for United States citizens. | (Choose One) Vote in a federal election, run for federal office |
| What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? | (Two Answers) The United States, The flag |
| Where is the Statue of Liberty? | (Choose One) New York (Harbor), Liberty Island, Near New York City |
| What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? | Atlantic Ocean |
| What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? | Pacific Ocean |
| Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. | (Choose One) ▪ Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit |
| There were 13 original states. Name three. | (Choose Three) ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia |
| Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? | (Choose One) ▪ American Indians ▪ Native Americans |
| What is one reason colonists came to America? | (Choose One) ▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution |
| 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) |
| What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? | (Choose Two) ▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness |
| Why did the colonists fight the British? | (Choose One) ▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation) ▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ because they didn’t have self-government |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
| What happened at the Constitutional Convention? | (Choose One) ▪ The Constitution was written. ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. |
| What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? | (Choose One) ▪ 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 |
| Who was the "Father of Our Country?" | George Washington |
| Who was the first President? | George Washington |
| Why does the flag have 13 stripes? | (Choose One) ▪ because there were 13 original colonies ▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies |
| Why does the flag have 50 stars?* | (Choose One) ▪ because there is one star for each state ▪ because each star represents a state ▪ because there are 50 states |
| What is the name of the national anthem? | ▪ The Star-Spangled Banner |
| What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? | (Choose One) ▪ Africans ▪ people from Africa |
| What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? | (Choose One) ▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana |
| Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. | (Choose One) ▪ War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War |
| Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. | (Choose One) ▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States |
| Name one problem that led to the Civil War. | (Choose One) ▪ slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states’ rights |
| What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?* | (Choose One) ▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union ▪ led the United States during the Civil War |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | (Choose One) ▪ freed the slaves ▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy ▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states ▪ freed slaves in most Southern states |
| Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. | (Choose One) ▪ World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War |
| Who was President during World War I? | ▪ (Woodrow) Wilson |
| Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? | ▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt |
| Who did the United States fight in World War II? | (Name all 3) ▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy |
| Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? | ▪ World War II |
| What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? | ▪ Terrorists attacked the United States. |
| What is the supreme law of the land? | ▪ the Constitution |
| What does the Constitution do? | ▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans |
| The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? | ▪ We the People |
| What is an amendment? | ▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution) |
| What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? | ▪ the Bill of Rights |
| What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* | ▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government |
| How many amendments does the Constitution have? | ▪ twenty-seven (27) |
| 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. |
| What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? | ▪ checks and balances ▪ separation of powers |
| There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. | ▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). ▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. ▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) ▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote) |
| When was the Constitution written? | ▪ 1787 |
| The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. | ▪ (James) Madison ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton ▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius |
| Name one branch or part of the government.* | ▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial |
| We elect a President for how many years? | ▪ four (4) |
| In what month do we vote for President?* | ▪ November |
| What is the name of the President of the United States now?* | Donald Trump |
| What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? | J.D. Vance |
| If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? | ▪ the Vice President |
| Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? | ▪ the President |
| Who signs bills to become laws? | ▪ the President |
| Who vetoes bills? | ▪ the President |
| What does the President’s Cabinet do? | ▪ advises the President |
| What are two Cabinet-level positions? | ▪ Secretary of: Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing & Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs ▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President |
| What are the two major political parties in the United States?* | ▪ Democratic and Republican |
| How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* | ▪ eighteen (18) and older |
| What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* | ▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives) |
| Who makes federal laws? | ▪ Congress ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives) ▪ (U.S. or national) legislature |
| How many U.S. Senators are there? | ▪ one hundred (100) |
| We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? | ▪ six (6) |
| Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?* | Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith |
| The House of Representatives has how many voting members? | ▪ four hundred thirty-five (435) |
| We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? | ▪ two (2) |
| Name your U.S. Representative. | ▪ Answers will vary. Check the website: Find Your Representative | house.gov for your representative. |
| Who does a U.S. Senator represent? | ▪ all people of the state |
| 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 |
| If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? | ▪ the Speaker of the House |
| What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? | Mike Johnson |
| Who is the “Father of Our Country”? | ▪ (George) Washington |
| When do we celebrate Independence Day?* | ▪ July 4 |
| During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? | ▪ Communism |
| What is freedom of religion? | ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. |
| Who is in charge of the executive branch? | ▪ the President |
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