RHODE ISLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA
What is one reason colonists came to America?
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, POLITICAL LIBERTY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ESCAPE -START NEW LIFE
Who was the first President?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
SPEECH, PRESS, ASSEMBLY, PETITION, RELIGION
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
NATIVE AMERICANS
What is protected under the first amendment? Name all the rights listed in the 1st.
SPEECH, PRESS, RELIGION, ASSEMBLY, PETITION
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2
Name one branch or part of the government.
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
DONALD J. TRUMP
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. Say them
We the People
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
LOUISIANA TERRITORY
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
LEAD THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT/SPEAKER/MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOMS - "I HAVE A DREAM"
Who nominates a person to serve on the Supreme Court?
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Under our Constitution some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?,
SCHOOLING/EDUCATION, PROVIDE PROTECTION, PUBLIC SAFETY, DRIVERS LICENSES, ZONE LAND
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
SEC. OF STATE, DEFENSE, HOUSING AND URBAN, TREASURY, HOMELAND SECURITY
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
Who is the Governor of your state now?
TONY EVERS
How many justices are on the Supreme Court and why?
9 because THERE WON'T BE A TIE IN DECISIONS - MAJORITY
Name one Native American tribe in the United States.
Cherokee, Menomonee, Sioux, etc.
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
50 STATES
Who gave the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg address?
LINCOLN
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
MIKE PENCE
Who makes federal laws?
CONGRESS
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?
RON JOHNSON OR TAMMY BALDWIN
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES
Why did the colonists fight the British?
TO SECURE THEIR OWN INDEPENDENCE
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
STATE POPULATION
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVES
In what month do we vote for President?
NOVEMBER
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
AFRICAN AMERICANS
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION/ GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
FREED SLAVES IN CONFEDERATE STATES
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
ANNOUNCED INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN
Under our Constitution some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
DECLARE WAR, PRINT MONEY, CREATE AN ARMY, MAKE TREATIES, ADMIT NEW STATES
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
BILL OF RIGHTS
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
PRESIDENT
How long does a supreme court justice serve?
LIFETIME
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
PRESIDENT
What is the economic system in the United States?
CAPITALISM OR FREE MARKET SYSTEM
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
SECESSION / DIFFERENCES ABOUT SLAVERY GROWING
What is an amendment?
CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
CIVIL WAR
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
13 ORIGINAL COLONIES
What is Manifest Destiny?
BELIEF THAT THE U.S. WAS DESTINED TO SETTLE THE WEST - SEA TO SHINING SEA
President Trump was elected president in 2016. What month and year will the next presidential election be held?
NOVEMBER 2020
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