1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

▪ The Constitution

2.

What does the Constitution do?

▪ sets up the government

▪ defines the government

▪ protects basic rights of Americans

3.

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.  What are these words?

▪ We the People

4.

What is an amendment?

▪ A change (to the Constitution)

▪ An addition (to the Constitution)

5.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

▪ the Bill of Rights

6.

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

▪ Speech
▪ religion
▪ assembly
▪ press
▪ petition the government

7.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

▪ twenty-seven (27)

8.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

▪ announced our independence
(from Great Britain)

▪ declared our independence
(from Great Britain)

▪ said that the United States is free
(from Great Britain)

9.

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness

10.

What is freedom of religion?

▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

11.

What is the economic system in the United States?

▪ Capitalist economy
▪ Market economy

12.

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

13.

Name one branch or part of the government.

▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the court
▪ judicial

14.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

▪ checks and balances

▪ separation of powers

15.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

▪ the President

16.

Who makes federal laws?

▪ Congress

▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)

▪ (U.S. or national) legislature

17.

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)

18.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

▪ one hundred (100)

19.

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

▪ Six (6)

20.

Who is one of your state?s U.S. Senators?

▪ Patty Murray

▪ Maria Cantwell

21.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

▪ four hundred thirty-five (435)

22.

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

▪ Two (2)

23.

Name your U.S. Representatives, (Washington State)

Name One.

▪ Jay Inslee, 1st District

▪ Rick Larsen, 2nd

▪ Brian Baird, 3rd

▪ Doc Hastings, 4th

▪ Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 5th

▪ Norman D. Dicks, 6th

▪ Jim McDermott, 7th

▪ David G. Reichert, 8th

▪ Adam Smith, 9th

24.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

▪ All people of the state

25.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 

▪ (because of) the state's population

▪ (because) they have more people

▪ (because) some states have more people

26.

We elect a President for how many years?

▪ four (4)

27.

In what month do we vote for President?

▪ November

28.

What is the name of the President of the United States now?

▪ Barack Obama

29.

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

▪ Joe (Joseph) Biden

30.

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

▪ the Vice President

31.

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

▪ the Speaker of the House

32.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

▪ the President

33.

Who signs bills to become laws?

▪ the President

34.

Who vetoes bills?

▪ the President

35.

What does the President?s Cabinet do?

▪ advises the President

36.

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

▪ Secretary of Agriculture

▪ Secretary of Commerce

▪ Secretary of Defense

▪ Secretary of Education

▪ Secretary of Energy

▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services

▪ Secretary of Homeland Security

▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

▪ Secretary of Interior

▪ Secretary of Labor

▪ Secretary of State

▪ Secretary of Transportation

▪ Secretary of Treasury

▪ Secretary of Veterans' Affairs

▪ Attorney General

▪ Vice President

37.

What does the judicial branch do?

▪ reviews laws

▪ explains laws

▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)

▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution

38

What is the highest court in the United States?

▪ the Supreme Court

39.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

▪ Nine (9)

40.

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

▪ John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)

41.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government.  What is one power of the federal government?

▪ to print money

▪ to declare war

▪ to create an army

▪ to make treaties

42.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states.  What is one power of the states?

▪ provide schooling and education

▪ provide protection (police)

▪ provide safety (fire departments)

▪ give a driver's license

▪ approve zoning and land use

43.

Who is the Governor of your state now?

▪ Christine Gregoire

44.

What is the capital of your state?

▪ Olympia

45.

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

▪ Democratic and Republican

46.

What is the political party of the President now?

▪ Democratic

47.

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

▪ (Nancy) Pelosi

48.

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.  Describe one of them.

▪ citizens eighteen (18) & 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)

49.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

▪ serve on a jury

▪ vote in a federal election

50.

Name one right only for United States citizens.

▪ vote in a federal election

▪ run for federal office

51.

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

▪ freedom of expression

▪ freedom of speech

▪ freedom of assembly

▪ freedom to petition the government

▪ freedom of worship

▪ the right to bear arms

52.

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

▪ the United States

▪ the flag

53.

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

▪ give up loyalty to other countries

▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

▪ obey the laws of the United States

▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)

▪ be loyal to the United States

54.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

▪ eighteen (18) and older

55.

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

▪ vote

▪ 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

▪ call Senators and Representatives

▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

▪ run for office

▪ write to a newspaper

56.

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

▪ April 15

57.             

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

▪ at age eighteen (18)

▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

58.

What is one reason colonists came to America?

▪ freedom

▪ political liberty

▪ religious freedom

▪ economic opportunity

▪ practice their religion

▪ escape persecution

59.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

▪ American Indians
▪ Native Americans

60.

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

▪ Africans

▪ people from Africa

61.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

▪ because they didn't have self-government

62.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

▪ (Thomas) Jefferson

63.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

▪ July 4, 1776

64.

There were 13 original states.  Name three.

▪ New Hampshire

▪ Massachusetts

▪ Rhode Island

▪ Connecticut

▪ New York

▪ New Jersey

▪ Pennsylvania

▪ Delaware

▪ Maryland

▪ Virginia

▪ North Carolina

▪ South Carolina

▪ Georgia

65.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

▪ The Constitution was written

▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution

66.

When was the Constitution written?

▪ 1787

67.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

▪ (James) Madison

▪ (Alexander) Hamilton

▪ (John) Jay

▪ Publius

68.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

▪ U.S. Diplomat

▪ Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

▪ First Postmaster General of the U.S.

▪ Writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"

▪ started the first free libraries

69.

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

▪ (George) Washington

70.

Who was the first President?

▪ (George) Washington

71.

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

▪ the Louisiana Territory

▪ Louisiana

72.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

▪ War of 1812

▪ Mexican-American War

▪ Civil War

▪ Spanish-American War

73.

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

▪ the Civil War

▪ the War between the States

74.

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

▪ slavery

▪ economic reasons

▪ states? rights

75.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

▪ saved (or preserved) the Union

▪ led the United States during the Civil War

76.

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

77.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

▪ fought for women?s rights

▪ fought for civil rights

78.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ (Persian) Gulf War

79.

Who was President during World War I?

▪ (Woodrow) Wilson

80.

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt

81.

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy

82.

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general.  What war was he in?

▪ World War II

83.

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

▪ Communism

84.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

▪ civil rights (movement)

85.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

▪ fought for civil rights

▪ worked for equality for all Americans

86.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

▪ Terrorists attacked the United States

87.

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

▪ Cherokee
▪ Navajo
▪ Sioux
▪ Chippewa
▪ Choctaw
▪ Pueblo
▪ Apache
▪ Iroquois
▪ Creek
▪ Blackfeet
▪ Seminole
▪ Cheyenne
▪ Arawak
▪ Shawnee
▪ Mohegan
▪ Huron
▪ Oneida
▪ Lakota
▪ Crow
▪ Teton
▪ Hopi
▪ Inuit

88.

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

▪ Missouri (River)
▪ Mississippi (River)

89.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

▪ Pacific(Ocean)

90.

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

▪ Atlantic (Ocean)

91.

Name one U.S. territory.

▪ Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam

92.

Name one state that borders Canada.

▪ Maine
▪ New Hampshire
▪ Vermont
▪ New York
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Ohio
▪ Michigan
▪ Minnesota
▪ North Dakota
▪ Montana
▪ Idaho
▪ Washington
▪ Alaska

93.

Name one state that borders Mexico.

▪ California
▪ Arizona
▪ New Mexico
▪ Texas

94.

What is the capital of the United States?

▪ Washington, D.C.

95.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

▪ New York (Harbor)
▪ Liberty Island

96.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

▪ because there were 13 original colonies

▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies

97.

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

98.

What is the name of the national anthem?

▪ The Star-Spangled Banner

99.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

▪ July 4th

100

Name two national U.S. holidays.

▪New Year's Day

▪Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

▪Presidents' Day

▪Memorial Day

▪Independence Day

▪Labor Day

▪Columbus Day

▪Veterans Day

▪Thanksgiving

▪Christmas