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Question 1

What do the stars on the flag represent?

Answer 1

The number of states we currently have

Question 2

What do the stripes on the flag represent?

Answer 2

The original colonies

Question 3

What is the date of Independence Day?

Answer 3

July 4, 1776

Question 4

What country did we fight against in the Revolutionary war?

Answer 4

England

Question 5

Who is the vice president today? (2021)

Answer 5

Kamala Harris

Question 6

who elects the president of the U.S.?

Answer 6

The electoral college

Question 7

Who becomes president if the current president dies in office?

Answer 7

Vice President

Question 8

What is the length of one term for the president?

Answer 8

4 years

Question 9

What is the Constitution?

Answer 9

The supreme law of the land

Question 10

How many amendments are there to the constitution?

Answer 10

27

Question 11

What are the three branches of our federal government?

Answer 11

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 12

what is the Legislative branch of our government?

Answer 12

Congress

Question 13

Who elects members of congress?

Answer 13

The people of each state

Question 14

Name both Colorado senators (2021)

Answer 14

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper

Question 15

What is the length of one term for senators?

Answer 15

6 years

Question 16

How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?

Answer 16

435

Question 17

Name our Colorado U.S. house member

Answer 17

Joe Neguse

Question 18

What is the length of one term of U.S. house members?

Answer 18

2 years

Question 19

What are the duties of the Supreme Court?

Answer 19

To interpret laws according to the constitution

Question 20

What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer 20

The first ten amendments to the constitution

Question 21

What is the capital of our state?

Answer 21

Denver

Question 22

Who becomes president if both the president and vice president die in office (title not name)?

Answer 22

Speaker of the House

Question 23

Who is the governor of our state?

Answer 23

Jared Polis

Question 24

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer 24

John Roberts

Question 25

How many full terms can a president serve?

Answer 25

2

Question 26

What is one eligibility requirement to become president?

Answer 26

Born in the U.S.

Question 27

Why are there 100 senators in the U.S. Senate?

Answer 27

There are two for every state

Question 28

Who nominates judges for the Supreme Court?

Answer 28

the current president

Question 29

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

Answer 29

9

Question 30

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 30

Thomas Jefferson

Question 31

What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 31

That all men are created equal

Question 32

What is our national anthem?

Answer 32

The Star Spangled Banner

Question 33

Where does freedom of speech come from?

Answer 33

The first amendment of the constitution

Question 34

What is the minimum voting age?

Answer 34

18

Question 35

who signs bills into law?

Answer 35

The president

Question 36

What is the highest court in the U.S.?

Answer 36

The Supreme Court

Question 37

Who was the president during the Civil War?

Answer 37

Abraham Lincoln

Question 38

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 38

Freed the slaves in the southern states only

Question 39

Name three rights guaranteed by the first amendment

Answer 39

Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion

Question 40

Who has the power to declare war?

Answer 40

Congress

Question 41

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

Answer 41

Nineteenth

Question 42

In what year was the constitution written?

Answer 42

1787

Question 43

What are the first ten amendments called?

Answer 43

The Bill of Rights

Question 44

What is the introduction to the constitution called?

Answer 44

The Preamble

Question 45

What is the most important right granted to U.S. CITIZENS?

Answer 45

Right to vote

Question 46

Who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces?

Answer 46

The president

Question 47

How many times may a senator be re-elected?

Answer 47

As often as they run

Question 48

How many times can a house member be re-elected?

Answer 48

As often as they run

Question 49

What is the length of one term for a Supreme Court justice?

Answer 49

Lifetime

Question 50

What are the two major political parties in the U.S. today?

Answer 50

Democrat and Republican