1. What is the form of government of the United States? Republic Constitution-based federal republic Representative democracy All Gợi ý 2. What is the supreme law of the land? Gợi ý 3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does. Gợi ý 4. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People.” What does "We the People" mean? Self-government Popular sovereignty Consent of the governed People should govern themselves (Example of) social contract All Gợi ý 5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution? Gợi ý 6. What does the Bill of Rights protect? Gợi ý 7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?* Gợi ý 8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important? It says America is free from British control. It says all people are created equal. It identifies inherent rights. It identifies individual freedoms. All Gợi ý 9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain? Gợi ý 10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Equality Liberty Social contract Natural rights Limited government Self-government Gợi ý 11. The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document? Gợi ý 12. What is the economic system of the United States?* Capitalism Free market economy Gợi ý 13. 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. Gợi ý 14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one. Gợi ý 15. There are three branches of government. Why? So one part does not become too powerful Checks and balances Separation of powers None of above Gợi ý 16. Name the three branches of government. Legislative, executive, and judicial Congress, president, and the courts Gợi ý 17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government? Gợi ý 18. What part of the federal government writes laws? (U.S.) Congress (U.S. or national) legislature Legislative branch Gợi ý 19. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Senate and House (of Representatives) Gợi ý 20. Name one power of the U.S. Congress.* Writes laws Declares war Makes the federal budget Gợi ý 21. How many U.S. senators are there? Gợi ý 22. How long is a term for a U.S. senator? Gợi ý 23. Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now? Gợi ý 24. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives? Gợi ý 25. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives? Gợi ý 26. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators? Gợi ý 27. How many senators does each state have? Gợi ý 28. Why does each state have two senators? Equal representation (for small states) The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) Gợi ý 29. Name your U.S. representative. Gợi ý 30. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? Gợi ý 31. Who does a U.S. senator represent? Gợi ý 32. Who elects U.S. senators? Gợi ý 33. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent? Citizens in their (congressional) district Citizens in their district Gợi ý 34. Who elects members of the House of Representatives? Gợi ý 35. Some states have more representatives than other states. Why? (Because of) the state’s population (Because) they have more people (Because) some states have more people Gợi ý 36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?* Gợi ý 37. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why? (Because of) the 22nd Amendment To keep the president from becoming too powerful Gợi ý 38. What is the name of the President of the United States now?Check Here: Link Gợi ý 39. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?* Check here: Link. Gợi ý 40. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president? Gợi ý 41. Name one power of the president. Signs bills into law Vetoes bills Enforces laws Commander in Chief (of the military) Chief diplomat Gợi ý 42. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? Gợi ý 43. Who signs bills to become laws? Gợi ý 44. Who vetoes bills?* Gợi ý 45. Who appoints federal judges? Gợi ý 46. The executive branch has many parts. Name one. President (of the United States) Cabinet Federal departments and agencies None of above Gợi ý 47. What does the President’s Cabinet do? Gợi ý 48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?Full List: Check here. Gợi ý 49. Why is the Electoral College important? It decides who is elected president. It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection. Gợi ý 50. What is one part of the judicial branch? Supreme Court Federal Courts Gợi ý 51. What does the judicial branch do? Reviews laws Explains laws Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution All of above Gợi ý 52. What is the highest court in the United States?* Gợi ý 53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court? Gợi ý 54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case? Five 5 Gợi ý 55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve? (For) life Lifetime appointment (Until) retirement All above Gợi ý 56. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why? Gợi ý 57. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? Check Here: Link. Gợi ý 58. Name one power that is only for the federal government. Print paper money Mint coins Declare war Create an army Make treaties Set foreign policy Anything above Gợi ý 59. Name one power that is only for the states. Provide schooling and education Provide protection (police) Provide safety (fire departments) Give a driver’s license Approve zoning and land use Anything above Gợi ý 60. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment? Gợi ý 61. Who is the governor of your state now?* Answers will vary. Check here. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.] Gợi ý 62. What is the capital of your state?Check Here: Link. Gợi ý 63. There are four amendments to the U.S. 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). Gợi ý 64. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States? Citizens Citizens of the United States U.S. citizens All above Gợi ý 65. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States? Gợi ý 66. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?* The United States The flag All above Gợi ý 67. Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance. Give up loyalty to other countries Defend the (U.S.) Constitution Obey the laws of the United States Serve in the military (if needed) Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed) Be loyal to the United States Any two above is correct Gợi ý 68. How can people become United States citizens? Naturalize Derive citizenship Be born in the United States All Above Gợi ý 69. What are two examples of civic participation in the United States? Vote Run for office Join a political party Help with a campaign Join a civic group Join a community group Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue) Contact elected officials Support or oppose an issue or policy Write to a newspaper Any two examples above is correct Gợi ý 70. What is one way Americans can serve their country? Vote Pay taxes Obey the law Serve in the military Run for office Work for local, state, or federal government Any way above is correct Gợi ý 71. Why is it important to pay federal taxes? Required by law All people pay to fund the federal government Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment) Civic duty All above Gợi ý 72. It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why. Required by law Civic duty Makes the draft fair, if needed Any one, above Gợi ý 73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one. Freedom Political liberty Religious freedom Economic opportunity Escape persecution Gợi ý 74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?* American Indians Native Americans All above Gợi ý 75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves? Africans People from Africa All above Gợi ý 76. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain? American Revolution The (American) Revolutionary War War for (American) Independence All Above Gợi ý 77. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain. High taxes Taxation without representation British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering) They did not have self-government Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party (Tea Act) Stamp Act Sugar Act Townshend Acts Intolerable (Coercive) Acts Gợi ý 78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?* Gợi ý 79. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? Gợi ý 80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one. (Battle of) Bunker Hill Declaration of Independence Washington Crossing the Delaware (Battle of Trenton) (Battle of) Saratoga Valley Forge (Encampment) (Battle of) Yorktown (British surrender at Yorktown) Gợi ý 81. There were 13 original states. Name five.Full list of 13: check here. Gợi ý 82. What founding document was written in 1787? Gợi ý 83. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. (James) Madison (Alexander) Hamilton (John) Jay Publius Gợi ý 84. Why were the Federalist Papers important? They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution. They supported passing the (U.S.) Constitution. All above Gợi ý 85. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one. Founded the first free public libraries First Postmaster General of the United States Helped write the Declaration of Independence Inventor U.S. diplomat Gợi ý 86. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.* “Father of Our Country” First president of the United States General of the Continental Army President of the Constitutional Convention Gợi ý 87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one. Writer of the Declaration of Independence Third president of the United States Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase) First Secretary of State Founded the University of Virginia Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom Gợi ý 88. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one. “Father of the Constitution” Fourth president of the United States President during the War of 1812 One of the writers of the Federalist Papers Gợi ý 89. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one. First Secretary of the Treasury One of the writers of the Federalist Papers Helped establish the First Bank of the United States Aide to General George Washington Member of the Continental Congress Gợi ý 90. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? Gợi ý 91. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. War of 1812 Mexican-American War Civil War Spanish-American War Gợi ý 92. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. Gợi ý 93. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Freed the slaves Freed slaves in the Confederacy Freed slaves in the Confederate states Freed slaves in most Southern states Gợi ý 94. The Civil War had many important events. Name one. (Battle of) Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation (Battle of) Vicksburg (Battle of) Gettysburg Sherman’s March (Surrender at) Appomattox (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg Lincoln was assassinated. Gợi ý 95. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.* Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) Saved (or preserved) the Union Led the United States during the Civil War 16th president of the United States Delivered the Gettysburg Address Gợi ý 96. What U.S. war ended slavery? Gợi ý 97. What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States? Gợi ý 98. When did all men get the right to vote? After the Civil War During Reconstruction (With the) 15th Amendment 1870 All above Gợi ý 99. Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s. Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Lucretia Mott Lucy Stone Gợi ý 100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War Gợi ý 101. Why did the United States enter World War I? Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia) To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria) All above Gợi ý 102. When did all women get the right to vote? 1920 After World War I (With the) 19th Amendment All above Gợi ý 103. What was the Great Depression? Gợi ý 104. When did the Great Depression start? Gợi ý 105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II? Gợi ý 106. Why did the United States enter World War II? (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) All above Gợi ý 107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one. General during World War II President at the end of (during) the Korean War 34th president of the United States Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System) Gợi ý 108. Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War? Soviet Union USSR Russia All above Gợi ý 109. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States? Communism Nuclear war None of above Gợi ý 110. Why did the United States enter the Korean War? Gợi ý 111. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War? Gợi ý 112. What did the civil rights movement do? Gợi ý 113. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.* Fought for civil rights Worked for equality for all Americans Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" Gợi ý 114. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War? Gợi ý 115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?* Terrorists attacked the United States Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania All above Gợi ý 116. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Global) War on Terror War in Afghanistan War in Iraq Gợi ý 117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.For a complete list of tribes, please visit bia.gov. Gợi ý 118. Name one example of an American innovation. Light bulb Automobile (cars, combustible engine) Skyscrapers Airplane Assembly line Landing on the moon Integrated circuit (IC) Gợi ý 119. What is the capital of the United States? Gợi ý 120. Where is the Statue of Liberty? Gợi ý 121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?* (Because there were) 13 original colonies (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies Gợi ý 122. Why does the flag have 50 stars? (Because there is) one star for each state (Because) each star represents a state (Because there are) 50 states All above Gợi ý 123. What is the name of the national anthem? Gợi ý 124. The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean? Out of many, one We all become one All above Gợi ý 125. What is Independence Day? A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain) The country’s birthday None above Gợi ý 126. Name three national U.S. holidays.* New Year’s Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday) Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Any three above is correct Gợi ý 127. What is Memorial Day? Gợi ý 128. What is Veterans Day? Gợi ý Time is Up! Time's up
