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- 4. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
- 6. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- 8. What is one power of the federal government?
- 9. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
- 10. In what month do we vote for President?*
- 11. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- 16. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
- 17. Who was President during World War I?
- 18. Name of the President of the United States now?*
- 22. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
- 24. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
- 27. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
- 28. What is the political party of the President now?
- 30. Name one state that borders Canada.
- 32. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
- 36. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
- 37. What is one reason colonists came to America?
- 38. How many U.S. Senators are there?
- 39. What is the highest court in the United States?
- 40. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
- 41. Who is the Governor of your state now?
- 42. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
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- 1. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
- 2. What is the economic system in the United States?*
- 3. Who makes federal laws?
- 5. Commander in Chief of the military?
- 7. Name one U.S. territory.
- 12. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
- 13. We elect a President for how many years?
- 14. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- 15. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
- 19. What is the capital of your state?*
- 20. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
- 21. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- 23. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
- 25. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
- 26. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- 29. Name one state that borders Mexico.
- 31. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
- 33. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
- 34. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
- 35. Name of the Vice President of the United States now?
