Question | Answer |
What is the supreme law of the land? | Constitution |
What does the constitution do? | Declares the us a free country, sets up military, sets up laws, declares our rights |
What are the first three words of the Constitution? | "We the people..." |
What is an amendment? | An addition or change to a law or constitution |
First 10 amendments | Bill of Rights |
What is one right guaranteed in the first amendment? | Freedom or speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition |
How many amendments are in the constitution? | 27 |
What did the Declaration of Independence do? | Declared us a free nation |
What are two rights listed in the Declaration of Independence? | Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
What is freedom of religion? | Being able to choose your own religion |
What is the economic system in the US? | Market or Capitalist |
What is the definition of "rule of the law?" | Everyone has to follow the same laws |
Name one part of the legal system. | Judicial, Executive, and Legislative |
What keeps one branch from becoming too powerful? | Checks and balances or separation of powers |
Who is in charge of the executive branch? | President |
Who makes federal laws? | Legislative branch |
Two parts of congress? | House of Representative and Senate |
# of US senators? | 100 |
How long do we elect a US senator for? | 6 years |
Name one of the state senators. | Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoven |
The House of Representatives has how many voting #s? | 435 |
How long is a term in the House of Representatives? | 2 years |
Name of ND senator? | Kevin Kramer |
Who or what do the senators represent? | People of his or her state |
Why do some states have more representatives? | Based on population |
How long is a presidential term? | 4 years |
What month do we vote for president? | November |
Name the current president. | Barack Obama |
Name the current VP. | Joe Biden |
Who serves if the president cannot? | Vice President |
Who serves if neither the president nor the VP can serve? | Speaker of the house |
Who is the commander and chief of the military, vetoes laws, and signs laws, | President |
What does the president's cabinet do? | Advises president |
Name two positions in the cabinet. | Secretary of State, Secratary or Education, Secratary of Energy, Secratary of Defense, Treasurer, etc. |
What does the judicial branch do? | Interprets and studies laws |
What is the highest court in the US? | Supreme Court |
How many judges are on the Supreme Court? | 9 |
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? | John Roberts |
What is one power of the federal government? | Can raise taxes, declare war, etc. |
What is one power that belongs to the state government? | Set education standards, create some taxes, etc. |
Governor of ND? | Jack Dahlrimple |
Capitol of ND? | Bismarck |
Two main political parties in the US? | Republican and Democratic |
What is the political party of the current president? | Democratic |
Name of Speaker of the House? | Paul Ryan from WI |
Name one of the amendments in the Bill of Rights? | 18 yrs old, male or female |
What is one responsibility of US citizens? | Vote, serve jury duty, etc. |
Two rights of everyone in the US? | Freedom of speech, religion, press, expression, right to bear arms |
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? | Flag and country |
What is one promise you make when you become an US citizen? | Will not commit treason, defend constitution, etc. |
How old do you have to be to vote? | 18 |
What are two ways people can participate in democracy? | Vote, run for office, jury duty |
What is the last day you can file your federal income taxes? | April 15 |
When must all males register for the selective services? | 18 |
What is one reason the colonists came to America? | Religious freedom, etc. |
Why did the colonists fight GB? | To gain independence |
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
What were three of the first states? | Virginia, Deleware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island |
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? | The constitution was formed |
When was the Constitution written? | 1787 |
Name one of the writers of the federalist papers? | James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay |
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? | Lightning rod |
Who is considered the father of the US? | George Washington |
What territory did the did the us buy from France 1803? | Louisiana purchase |
Name one of the four wars the US was involved in in the 1800s. | War of 1812, Mexican American War, Civil War, Spanish American War |
Name one of the things that lead to the civil war. | Slavery, Lincoln's election |
Name one important thing Lincoln did. | Abolished slavery |
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Abolished slavery in the rebellion states (south) |
What did Susan B. Anthony do? | Fought for women's rights and civil rights |
Name one war the US fought in the 1900s? | WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Persian Golf |
President during WWI? | Woodrow Wilson |
President during WWII? | Franklin Delanore Rosevelt |
Who did the US fight during WWII? | Germany, Italy, & Japan |
What was the main concern of the US during the Cold War? | Nuclear Warfare and Communism |
What movement tried to end racial discrimination? | Civil Rights Movement |
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? | Spoke out for equal rights |
What major event happened in the US on September 11, 2001? | Terrorist attack on the US (Pentagon, Twin Towers, and tried for the White House) |
Name one Native American tribe in the US. | Sioux, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Etc. |
Name one of the two longest rivers in the US. | Missouri and Mississippi |
What ocean is on the East Coast? | Atlantic Ocean |
What ocean is on the West Coast? | Pacific Ocean |
Name one US territory. | Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands |