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1. What is the supreme law of the land?
Ans the Constitution 1787
2. What does the Constitution do?
Ans -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? Ans We the People
4. What is an amendment?
Ans -a change (to the Constitution) -an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Ans the Bill of Rights (ratified 1791)
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Ans -speech -religion -assembly -press -petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
2 / Ans twenty-seven
8. What did the Declaration of Independence (1776) do?
Ans -announced our inde- pendence (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?
Ans -life -liberty -pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?
Ans You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?
Ans capitalist economy, market economy, mixed economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?
Ans -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.
Ans -Congress -legislative -President -executive -the courts -judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Ans - -checks and balances
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21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Ans 435
- The current speaker is Mike Johnson
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
Ans two
23. Name your U.S. Representative. (district 5)
Ans Mario Diaz Balart or Byron Don- alds
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
Ans all people of the state
* The current senators are Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Ans -(be- cause of) the state's population
26. We elect a President for how many years?
Ans four
27. In what month do we vote for President?
Ans November
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Ans Joe Biden
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Ans Kamala Harris
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30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Ans Vice Pres- ident
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who
becomes President? Ans the Speaker of the House
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
Ans the President
33. Who signs bills to become laws?
Ans the President
34. Who vetoes bills?
Ans the President
35. What does the President's Cabinet do?
Ans advises the President
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Ans -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 the Interior -Secretary of Labor -Secretary of State -Secretary of Transportation -Secretary of the Treasury -Secretary of Veterans Affairs
7 / -to create an army -to make treaties
44. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of
the states? Ans -provide schooling and education -provide protection (police) -provide safety (fire departments) -give a driver's license -approve zoning and land use
45. Who is the Governor of your state now?
Ans Ron DeSantis
46. What is the capital of your state?
Ans Tallahassee
47. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Ans Democrat and Republican
48. What is the political party of the President now?
Ans Democratic Party
49. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. De- scribe
one of them. Ans -Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
- You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. -Any citizen can vote regardless of sex. (Women and men can vote.) -A male citizen of any race (can vote).
50. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Ans - Mike Johnson
51. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Ans -serve on a jury
8 / -vote in a federal election
52. Name one right only for United States citizens.
Ans -vote in a federal election -run for federal office
53. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Ans -freedom of expression -freedom of speech -freedom of assembly -freedom to petition the government -freedom of religion -the right to bear arms
54. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Ans -the United States -the flag
55. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?-
Ans -give up loyalty to other countries -defend the Constitution and laws of the United States -obey the laws of the United States
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61. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? (began 1600s)
Ans -Africans -people from Africa
62. Why did the colonists fight the British? (1770s)
Ans -because of high taxes (taxation without representation) -because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) -because they didn't have self-government
63. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence (1776)?
Ans (Thomas) Jefferson
64. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Ans July 4, 1776
65. There were 13 original states. Name three.
Ans -New Hampshire -Massachusetts -Rhode Island -Connecticut -New York -New Jersey
11 / -Pennsylvania -Delaware -Maryland -Virginia -North Carolina -South Carolina -Georgia
66. What happened at the Constitutional Convention (Philadelphia, 1787)?
Ans - -The Constitution was written. -The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
67. When was the Constitution written?
Ans 1787
68. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name
one of the writers. Ans Publius -(James) Madison -(Alexander) Hamilton -(John) Jay
69. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is famous for?
Ans -U.S. diplomat -oldest member of the Constitutional Convention -first Postmaster General of the United States -writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac" -started the first free libraries
70. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
Ans (George) Washington (1732-1799)
71. Who was the first President? (1789)
Ans (George) Washington (1732-1799)
13 / -saved (or preserved) the Union -led the United States during the Civil War
77. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? (1863)
Ans -freed the slaves -freed slaves in the Confederacy -freed slaves in the Confederate states -freed slaves in most Southern states
78. What did Susan B. Anthony do? (1820-1906)
Ans -fought for women's rights -fought for civil rights
79. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Ans -World War I (1914-1918) -World War II (1939-1945) -Korean War (1950-1953) -Vietnam War (1955-1975) -(Persian) Gulf War (1990-1991)
80. Who was President during World War I (1914-1918)
Ans (Woodrow) Wilson (1856-1924)
81. Who was President during the Great Depression (1929-1939) and World War II
Ans (Franklin) Roosevelt (1882-1945)
82. Who did the United States fight in World War II (1939-1945)?
Ans Japan, Ger- many, and Italy
83. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
Ans World War II (1939-1945)
84. During the Cold War (1945-1991), what was the main concern of the United States?
Ans Communism
85. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
14 / Ans civil rights (movement)
86. What did Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) do?
Ans -fought for civil rights -worked for equality for all Americans
87. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?-
Ans Terrorists attacked the United States.
88. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Ans -Cherokee -Navajo -Sioux -Chippewa -Choctaw -Pueblo -Arawak -Shawnee -Mohegan -Huron
16 / Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Alaska
94. Name one state that borders Mexico
Ans California Arizona New Mexico Texas
95. What is the capital of the United States?
Ans Washington, D.C.
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96. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Ans New York (Harbor) Liberty Island New Jersey Near New York City On the Hudson River
97. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Ans The stripes represents the original colonies
98. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Ans Represents the 50 states, one state is represented by 1 star
99. What is the name of the national anthem?
Ans The Star-Spangled Banner
100. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
Ans July 4
101. John Locke (1632-1704)
Ans English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
102. Montesquieu (1689-1755)
Ans French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers, checks and balances.
103. Limited Government
Ans the principle that a ruler or a government is not all-pow- erful, and must be restricted to protect the rights of the people
104. Due Process
Ans fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
105. Popular Sovereignty
Ans A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
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112. Article II of the Constitution
Ans Section of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Executive Branch
113. Article III of the Constitution
Ans Section of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch
114. Full Faith and Credit Clause (Article IV)
Ans A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states
115. Article V of the Constitution
Ans Outlines the process for amending or changing the Constitution
116. Supremacy Clause (Article VI)
Ans constitutional declaration that the Constitution and laws made under its provisions are the greatest law of the land
117. Declaration of Independence (1776)
Ans the document recording the proclama- tion of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
118. Articles of Confederation
Ans 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 weaknesses - no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade
119. Federalist Papers
Ans A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.
120. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Ans a law that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union
121. Magna Carta (1215)
Ans The royal charter of political rights was given to rebellious English barons by King John in
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122. Mayflower Compact (1620)
Ans The first agreement for self-government in Amer- ica. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. Influenced the founders of the United States.
123. English Bill of Rights (1689)
Ans King William and Queen Mary accepted this document. It guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently. limited monarchy shared their power with Parliament and the people
124. Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776)
Ans powerful pamphlet telling the colonists to break free. British were trying to destroy colonies' natural rights. Gov-
