All 100 questions

#1 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What is the supreme law of the land?

• the Constitution

#2 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What does the Constitution do?

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

#3 · A: Principles of American Democracy

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

• We the People

#4 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What is an amendment?

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

#5 · A: Principles of American Democracy

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

• the Bill of Rights

#6 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

• speech
• religion
• assembly
• press
• petition the government

#7 · A: Principles of American Democracy

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• twenty-seven (27)

#8 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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

#9 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• life
• liberty
• pursuit of happiness

#10 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What is freedom of religion?

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

#11 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What is the economic system in the United States?

• capitalist economy
• market economy

#12 · A: Principles of American Democracy

What is the "rule of law"?

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

#13 · B: System of Government

Name one branch or part of the government.

• Congress
• legislative
• President
• executive
• the courts
• judicial

#14 · B: System of Government

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• checks and balances
• separation of powers

#15 · B: System of Government

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

• the President

#16 · B: System of Government

Who makes federal laws?

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

#17 · B: System of Government

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

• the Senate and House (of Representatives)

#18 · B: System of Government

How many U.S. Senators are there?

• one hundred (100)

#19 · B: System of Government

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

• six (6)

#20 · B: System of Government

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

• Patty Murray
• Maria Cantwell

#21 · B: System of Government

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

• four hundred thirty-five (435)

#22 · B: System of Government

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

• two (2)

#23 · B: System of Government

Name your U.S. Representative.

• Adam Smith

#24 · B: System of Government

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

• all people of the state

#25 · B: System of Government

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

• (because of) the state's population
• (because) they have more people
• (because) some states have more people

#26 · B: System of Government

We elect a President for how many years?

• four (4)

#27 · B: System of Government

In what month do we vote for President?

• November

#28 · B: System of Government

What is the name of the President of the United States now?

• Donald J. Trump
• Donald Trump
• Trump

#29 · B: System of Government

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

• JD Vance
• Vance

#30 · B: System of Government

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

• the Vice President

#31 · B: System of Government

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

• the Speaker of the House

#32 · B: System of Government

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

• the President

#33 · B: System of Government

Who signs bills to become laws?

• the President

#34 · B: System of Government

Who vetoes bills?

• the President

#35 · B: System of Government

What does the President's Cabinet do?

• advises the President

#36 · B: System of Government

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

• 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
• Attorney General
• Vice President

#37 · B: System of Government

What does the judicial branch do?

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

#38 · B: System of Government

What is the highest court in the United States?

• the Supreme Court

#39 · B: System of Government

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• nine (9)

#40 · B: System of Government

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

• John Roberts
• John G. Roberts, Jr.

#41 · B: System of Government

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

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

#42 · B: System of Government

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

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

#43 · B: System of Government

Who is the Governor of your state now?

• Bob Ferguson

#44 · B: System of Government

What is the capital of your state?

• Olympia

#45 · B: System of Government

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

• Democratic and Republican

#46 · B: System of Government

What is the political party of the President now?

• Republican (Party)

#47 · B: System of Government

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

• Mike Johnson
• Johnson
• James Michael Johnson (birth name)

#48 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

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

#49 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

• serve on a jury
• vote in a federal election

#50 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

Name one right only for United States citizens.

• vote in a federal election
• run for federal office

#51 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

• freedom of expression
• freedom of speech
• freedom of assembly
• freedom to petition the government
• freedom of religion
• the right to bear arms

#52 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

• the United States
• the flag

#53 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

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

#54 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

• eighteen (18) and older

#55 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

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

#56 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

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

• April 15

#57 · C: Rights and Responsibilities

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

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

#58 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

What is one reason colonists came to America?

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

#59 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• American Indians
• Native Americans

#60 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

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

• Africans
• people from Africa

#61 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

Why did the colonists fight the British?

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

#62 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• (Thomas) Jefferson

#63 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776

#64 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

There were 13 original states. Name three.

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

#65 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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

#66 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

When was the Constitution written?

• 1787

#67 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

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

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

#68 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• 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

#69 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

• (George) Washington

#70 · A: Colonial Period and Independence

Who was the first President?

• (George) Washington

#71 · B: 1800s

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

• the Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana

#72 · B: 1800s

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

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

#73 · B: 1800s

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

• the Civil War
• the War between the States

#74 · B: 1800s

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

• slavery
• economic reasons
• states' rights

#75 · B: 1800s

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

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

#76 · B: 1800s

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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

#77 · B: 1800s

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

• fought for women's rights
• fought for civil rights

#78 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

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

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

#79 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Who was President during World War I?

• (Woodrow) Wilson

#80 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

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

• (Franklin) Roosevelt

#81 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

• Japan, Germany, and Italy

#82 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

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

• World War II

#83 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

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

• Communism

#84 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

• civil rights (movement)

#85 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

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

#86 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

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

• Terrorists attacked the United States.

#87 · C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

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

#88 · A: Geography

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

• Missouri (River)
• Mississippi (River)

#89 · A: Geography

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

• Pacific (Ocean)

#90 · A: Geography

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

• Atlantic (Ocean)

#91 · A: Geography

Name one U.S. territory.

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

#92 · A: Geography

Name one state that borders Canada.

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

#93 · A: Geography

Name one state that borders Mexico.

• California
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Texas

#94 · A: Geography

What is the capital of the United States?

• Washington, D.C.

#95 · A: Geography

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

• New York (Harbor)
• Liberty Island

#96 · B: Symbols

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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

#97 · B: Symbols

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

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

#98 · B: Symbols

What is the name of the national anthem?

• The Star-Spangled Banner

#99 · C: Holidays

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

• July 4

#100 · C: Holidays

Name two national U.S. holidays.

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