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  • How many members are in the U.S. House of Representatives?
    435
  • Who is the "Father of our Country?"
    George Washington
  • What are the 5 rights listed in the first amendment
    Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech
  • what are the first ten amendments called?
    The Bill of Rights
  • What is the capital of Kentucky
    Frankfort
  • Name the 2 U.S. Senators from Kentucky.
    Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell
  • What happened on September 11, 2001?
    terrorists attacked the U.S.
  • Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
    New York(harbor)
  • why does the flag have 13 stripes?
    13 original colonies
  • Name one person who wrote the Federalist Papers?
    John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
  • We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
    2
  • Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
    Native Americans (American Indians)
  • Why does the flag have 50 stars?
    50 states
  • What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    Freed slaves in most southern states
  • When is independence day?
    July 4
  • Who was a U.S. diplomat: Benjamin Franklin or Martin Luther King, Jr?
    Benjamin Franklin
  • Who was brought to America to be slaves?
    Africans
  • What is the political party of the current president
    republican
  • who is in charge of the executive branch?
    President
  • What 3 rights does the Declaration of Independence say all people have?
    life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
  • What does the Judicial Branch do?
    Interprets laws, decides if (un)constitutional
  • How many amendments are there?
    27
  • Who is the speaker of the house?
    Nancy Pelosi
  • What is the highest court in the U.S.
    Supreme Court
  • What month do we vote for president?
    November
  • We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
    6
  • What is the name of our national Anthem
    The Star-Spangled Banner
  • How many years do we elect a president?
    4
  • When was the constitution written?
    1787
  • When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
    April 15
  • What keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
    Checks and balances
  • What are the first three words of the Constitution?
    We the People
  • Who is the current chief justice of the U.S.
    John Roberts
  • Name one state that borders Mexico
    California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas
  • When was the Declaration of Independence written? (FULL DATE)
    July 4, 1776
  • What do the 13 stripes on our flag represent?
    The 13 colonies
  • Who is commander in chief of the military?
    The President
  • What do you call a change or addition to the Constitution?
    Amendment
  • Who is the Governor of Kentucky?
    Andy Beshear
  • What ocean is on the west coast?
    Pacific
  • Who can veto bills?
    The President
  • who was president during world war 2?
    Franklin D. Roosevelt(FDR)
  • What ocean is on the east coast?
    Atlantic
  • How old does a citizen have to be to register to vote?
    18
  • How many U.S. Senators are there?
    100
  • What is one reason colonists came to America?
    freedom
  • What are our two major political parties?
    Democrats and Republicans
  • How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
    9
  • Name your U.S. Representative
    Brett Guthrie
  • Who is the current Vice President of the U.S.
    J.D. Vance
  • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
    United States flag
  • What is the supreme law of the land
    Constitution
  • What is the capital of the U.S.
    Washington, D.C.
  • Why do some states have more representatives than other states?
    States population
  • If the president and vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
    Speaker of the House
  • What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
    The Constitution was written.
  • Who makes federal laws?
    Congress (u.s. house and senate)
  • Name the two largest rivers in the U.S.
    Mississippi and Missouri
  • What did the 19th amendment grant?
    Women's right to vote
  • What did Susan B. Anthony do?
    Women's Rights
  • Who was president during world war 1?
    Woodrow Wilson
  • What does the president's cabinet do?
    Advises the President
  • What does the "Rule of Law" mean?
    everyone must follow the law
  • Who is the current President of the U.S.
    Donald Trump
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