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1
Q

What is the supreme law of
the land?

A

the Constitution

The Constitution of the United States.
Courtesy of the National Archives.

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2
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What does the
Constitution do?

A

H sets up the government
H defines the government
H protects basic rights of
Americans

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3
Q

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

A

We the People

“We the People,” the first three words
of the preamble to the Constitution
of the United States.
Courtesy of the National Archives.

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4
Q

What is an amendment?

A

H a change (to the
Constitution)
H an addition (to
the Constitution)

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5
Q

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

A

the Bill of
Rights

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6
Q

What is one right or
freedom from the
First Amendment?*

A

H speech
H religion
H assembly
H press
H petition the
government

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7
Q

How many amendments
does the Constitution have?

A

twenty-seven

(27)

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8
Q

What did the
Declaration of
Independence do?

A

H announced our
independence
(from Great Britain)
H declared our
independence
(from Great Britain)
H said that the United
States is free
(from Great Britain)

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and
Thomas Jefferson in “Writing the
Declaration of Independence, 1776,”
by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.

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9
Q

What are two rights in the
Declaration of Independence?

A

H life
H liberty
H pursuit of
happiness

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10
Q

What is freedom of religion?

A

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

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11
Q

What is the economic system
in the United States?*

A

H capitalist
economy
H market economy

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12
Q

What is the “rule of law”?

A

H Everyone must follow the
law.
H Leaders must obey
the law.
H Government must obey
the law.
H No one is above the law.

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13
Q

Name one branch or part of
the government.*

A

H Congress
H legislative
H President
H executive
H the courts
H judicial

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14
Q

What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful?

A

H checks and
balances
H separation
of powers

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15
Q

Who is in charge of the
executive branch?

A

the President

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16
Q

Who makes federal laws?

A

H Congress
H Senate and House
(of Representatives)
H (U.S. or national)
legislature

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17
Q

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

A

the Senate
and House (of
Representatives)

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18
Q

How many U.S. Senators
are there?

A

one hundred (100)

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19
Q

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

A

six (6)

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20
Q

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

A

Charles Schumer

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21
Q

The House of Representatives
has how many voting
members?

A

four hundred
thirty-five (435)

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22
Q

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

A

two (2)

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23
Q

Name your
U.S. Representative.

A

Chris Gibson

Charles B Rangel

Sean Patrick Maloney

Peter T King

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24
Q

Who does a U.S. Senator
represent?

A

all people of the state

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25
Q

Why do some states have
more Representatives than
other states?

A

H (because of) the
state’s population
H (because) they
have more people
H (because) some
states have more
people

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26
Q

We elect a President for how
many years?

A

four (4)

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27
Q

In what month do we vote for
President?*

A

November

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28
Q

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

A

the Vice
President

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29
Q

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

A

the Speaker of
the House

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30
Q

Who is the Commander in
Chief of the military?

A

the President

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31
Q

Who signs bills to become
laws?

A

The President

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32
Q

Who vetoes bills?

A

the President

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33
Q

What does the President’s
Cabinet do?

A

advises the
President

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34
Q

What are two Cabinet-level
positions?

A

H Secretary of Agriculture
H Secretary of Commerce
H Secretary of Defense
H Secretary of Education
H Secretary of Energy
H Secretary of Health and
Human Services
H Secretary of Homeland
Security
H Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
H Secretary of the Interior
H Secretary of Labor
H Secretary of State
H Secretary of Transportation
H Secretary of the Treasury
H Secretary of Veterans
Affairs
H Attorney General
H Vice President

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35
Q

What does the judicial
branch do?

A

H reviews laws
H explains laws
H resolves disputes
(disagreements)
H decides if a law goes
against the Constitution

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36
Q

What is the highest court in
the United States?

A

the Supreme
Court

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37
Q

How many justices are on the
Supreme Court?

A

nine (9)

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38
Q

Who is the Chief Justice of
the United States now?

A

John Roberts
(John G.
Roberts, Jr.)

39
Q

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

A

H to print money
H to declare war
H to create an army
H to make treaties

40
Q

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

A

H provide schooling and
education
H provide protection
(police)
H provide safety
(fire departments)
H give a driver’s license
H approve zoning and
land use

41
Q

Who is the Governor of your
state now?

A

Andrew Cuomo

42
Q

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

A

(John) Boehner

43
Q

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

A

H Citizens eighteen (18)
and older (can vote).
H You don’t have to pay
(a poll tax) to vote.
H Any citizen can vote.
(Women and men
can vote.)
H A male citizen of any race
(can vote).

44
Q

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

A

H serve on a jury
H vote in a federal election

45
Q

Name one right only for
United States citizens.

A

H vote in a federal
election
H run for federal
office

46
Q

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

A

H freedom of expression
H freedom of speech
H freedom of assembly
H freedom to petition the
government
H freedom of worship
H the right to bear arms

47
Q

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

A

H the United States
H the flag
A

48
Q

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

A

H give up loyalty to other
countries
H defend the Constitution and
laws of the United States
H obey the laws of the United
States
H serve in the U.S. military (if
needed)
H serve (do important work
for) the nation (if needed)
H be loyal to the United States

49
Q

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

A

eighteen (18)
and older

50
Q

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

A

H vote
H join a political party
H help with a campaign
H join a civic group
H join a community group
H give an elected official
your opinion on an issue
H call Senators and
Representatives
H publicly support or oppose an
issue or policy
H run for office
H write to a newspaper

51
Q

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

A

April 15

52
Q

When must all men register
for the Selective Service?

A

H at age eighteen (18)
H between eighteen
(18) and twenty-six
(26)

53
Q

What is one reason colonists
came to America?

A

H freedom
H political liberty
H religious freedom
H economic opportunity
H practice their religion
H escape persecution

54
Q

Who lived in America before
the Europeans arrived?

A

H American Indians
H Native Americans

55
Q

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

A

H Africans
H people from Africa

56
Q

Why did the colonists fight
the British?

A

H because of high
taxes (taxation
without representation)
H because the British army
stayed in their houses
(boarding, quartering)
H because they didn’t have
self-government

57
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of
Independence?

A

(Thomas)
Jefferson

58
Q

When was the Declaration of
Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

59
Q

There were 13 original states.
Name three.

A

H New Hampshire
H Massachusetts
H Rhode Island
H Connecticut
H New York
H New Jersey
H Pennsylvania
H Delaware
H Maryland
H Virginia
H North Carolina
H South Carolina
H Georgia

60
Q

What happened at the
Constitutional Convention?

A

H The Constitution
was written.
H The Founding
Fathers wrote the
Constitution.

61
Q

When was the Constitution
written?

A

1787

62
Q

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

A

H (James) Madison
H (Alexander)
Hamilton
H (John) Jay
H Publius

63
Q

What is one thing Benjamin
Franklin is famous for?

A

H U.S. diplomat
H oldest member of the
Constitutional Convention
H first Postmaster General of
H writer of “Poor Richard’s
Almanac”
H started the first free libraries

64
Q

Who is the “Father of Our
Country”?

A

(George)
Washington

65
Q

Who was the first
President?*

A

(George)
Washington

66
Q

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

A

H the Louisiana
Territory
H Louisiana

67
Q

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

A

War of 1812
H Mexican-American
War
H Civil War
H Spanish-American
War

68
Q

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

A

H the Civil War
H the War between
the States

69
Q

Name one problem that led to
the Civil War.

A

H slavery
H economic reasons
H states’ rights

70
Q

What was one important
thing that Abraham Lincoln
did?*

A

H freed the slaves
(Emancipation
Proclamation)
H saved (or preserved)
the Union
H led the United
States during the
Civil War

71
Q

What did the Emancipation
Proclamation do?

A

H freed the slaves
H freed slaves in the
Confederacy
H freed slaves in the
Confederate states
H freed slaves in most
Southern states

72
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony
do?

A

H fought for
women’s rights
H fought for civil
rights

73
Q

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

A

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

74
Q

Who was President during
World War I?

A

(Woodrow)
Wilson

75
Q

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

A

(Franklin)
Roosevelt

76
Q

Who did the United States
fight in World War II?

A

Japan, Germany,
and Italy

77
Q

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

A

World War II

78
Q

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

A

Communism

79
Q

What movement tried to end
racial discrimination?

A

civil rights

(movement)

80
Q

What did Martin Luther King,
Jr. do?*

A

H fought for civil
rights
H worked for
equality for all
Americans

81
Q

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

A

Terrorists
attacked the
United States.

82
Q

Name one American Indian
tribe in the United States.

A

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

83
Q

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

A 
H Missouri (River)
 H Mississippi (River)
84
Q

Name one U.S. territory.

A

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

85
Q

Name one state that borders
Canada.

A

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

86
Q

Name one state that borders
Mexico.

A

H California
H Arizona
H New Mexico
H Texas

87
Q

What is the capital of the
United States?*

A

Washington DC

88
Q

Where is the Statue of
Liberty?*

A

H New York (Harbor)
H Liberty Island

89
Q

Why does the flag have
13 stripes?

A

H because there
were 13 original
colonies
H because the stripes
represent the
original colonies

90
Q

H because there
were 13 original
colonies
H because the stripes
represent the
original colonies

A

H because there is
one star for each
state
H because each star
represents a state
H because there are
50 states

91
Q

What is the name of the
national anthem?

A

The Star-
Spangled
Banner

92
Q

When do we celebrate
Independence Day?*

A

July 4

93
Q

Name two national U.S.
holidays.

A

H New Year’s Day
H Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
H Presidents’ Day
H Memorial Day
H Independence Day
H Labor Day
H Columbus Day
H Veterans Day
H Thanksgiving
H Christmas

94
Q
A

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