A: Principles Of American Democracy: -- What is the supreme law of the land? -- What does the Constitution do? -- Idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution-what are these words? -- What is an amendment? -- What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -- How many amendments does the Constitution have? -- What did the Declaration of Independence do? -- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? -- What is freedom of religion? -- What is the economic system in the United States? -- What is the "rule of law"? -- B: System of Government: -- Name on branch or part of the government -- What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? -- Who is in charge of the executive branch? -- Who make federal laws? -- What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? -- How many U.S. Senators are there? -- We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? -- Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? -- House of Representatives has how many voting member? -- We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? -- Name your U.S. Representative -- Who does a U.S. Senator represent? -- Why does a U.S. Senator represent? -- Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? --We elect a President for how many years? -- In what month do we vote for President? -- What is the name of the President of the United States now? -- What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? -- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? -- If both the president and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? -- Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? -- Who signs bills to become laws? -- Who vetoes bills? -- What does the President's Cabinet do? -- What are two Cabinet-level positions? -- What does the judicial branch do? -- What is the highest court in the United States? -- How many justices are on the Supreme Court? -- Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? -- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government-what is one power of the federal government? -- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states-what is one power of the states? -- Who is the Governor of your state now? -- What is the capital of your state? -- What are the two major political parties in the United States? -- What is the political party of the President now? -- What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? -- C: Rights And Responsibilities: -- There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote-describe one of them -- What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? -- Name one right only for United States citizens -- What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? -- What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? -- What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? -- How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? -- What are two ways the Americans can participate in their democracy? -- When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? -- When must all men register for the Selective Service? -- A: Colonial Period And Independence: -- What is one reason colonist came to America? -- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? -- What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? -- Why did the colonists fight the British? -- Who wrote the declaration of Independence? -- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? -- There were 13 original states-name three -- What happened at the Constitutional Convention? -- When was the Constitution written? -- Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution-name one of the writers -- What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? -- Who is the "Father of Our Country"? -- Who was the first President? -- B: 1800s: -- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? -- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s -- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South -- Name one problem that led to the Civil War -- What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? -- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? -- What did Susan B Anthony do? -- C: Recent American History And Other Important Historical Information: -- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s -- Who was President during World War I? -- Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? -- Who did the United States fight in World War II? -- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general-what war was he in? -- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? -- What movement tried to end racial discrimination? -- What did Martin Luther King, Jr do? -- What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? -- Name one America Indian tribe in the United States -- A: Geography: -- Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States -- What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? -- What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? -- Name one U.S. territory -- Name one state that borders Canada -- Name one state that borders Mexico -- What is the capital of the United States? -- Where is the Statue of Liberty? -- B: Symbols: -- Why does the flag have 13 stripes? -- Why does the flag have 50 stars? -- What is the name of the national anthem? -- C: Holidays: -- When do we celebrate Independence Day? -- Name two national U.S. holidays?
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