1. What is the supreme law of the land?* Hint 2. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?* Hint 3. What is the economic system of the United States? Capitalism Free market economy Capitalism and Free market economy Hint 4. Name one power of the U.S. Congress. Writes laws Declares war Makes the federal budget Anything above is correct Hint 5. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?* Check answer here: link Hint 6. The President of the United States is elected for how many years? Hint 7. What is the name of the President of the United States now?Check the answer here: link Hint 8. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?Check the answer here: Link. Hint 9. Who vetoes bills? Hint 10. What is the highest court in the United States? Hint 11. Who is the governor of your state now?Check your answer here: Link Hint 12. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? The United States The flag The United States and The flag Hint 13. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? American Indians Native Americans American Indians and Native Americans Hint 14. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Hint 15. 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 Hint 16. 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 Hint 17. 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" Hint 18. 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 Hint 19. Name three national U.S. holidays.* New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day Hint 20. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?* Because there were) 13 original colonies (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies Because there were) 13 original colonies and (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies Hint Time is Up! Time's up
