Q&A Flashcards
What is the “rule of law”?
Everyone must follow the law.
How many US Senators are there?
100
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Ted Budd/ Thom Tillis
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
Name your U.S. Representative
Jeff Jackson
What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews Laws
Name one power of the federal government?
Print money
Name one power of the states
Issue drivers licenses
Who is the Governor of your state now?
Roy Cooper
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Mike Johnson
Name one promise you make when you become a US citizen
Obey the laws of the United States
Name two ways that u.s. citizens can participate in their democracy
1 Vote 2 Join a political party
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
At 18
Name one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because they didn’t have self-government/ because of high taxation
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton
Name one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US Diplomat
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
Slavery
Name one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the Slaves
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for civil rights/ fought for womens rights
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War 2
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights movement
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
Fought for civil rights
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the US?
Terrorists attacked the US
Name one Native American tribe in the United States
Navajo
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York Harbor
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
There were 13 original colonies
What did the declaration of independence do?
Declared our independence (from Great Britain
How many amendments does the constitution have?
27
What is an amendment?
A change to the constitution
Who is the speaker of the house?
Mike Johnson
What is one responsibility
that is only for United States
citizens?*
Vote in a federal election
