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What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
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What does the Constitution do?
- ▪ sets up the government
- ▪ defines the government
- ▪ protects basic rights of Americans
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
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What is an amendment?
- ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
- ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
- ▪ speech
- ▪ religion
- ▪ assembly
- ▪ press
- ▪ petition the government
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How many amendments does the Constitution have?
twenty-seven (27)
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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)
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
- ▪ life
- ▪ liberty
- ▪ pursuit of happiness
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What is freedom of religion?
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
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What is the economic system in the United States?*
- ▪ capitalist economy
- ▪ market economy
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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.
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Name one branch or part of the government.*
- ▪ Congress
- ▪ legislative
- ▪ President
- ▪ executive
- ▪ the courts
- ▪ judicial
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
- ▪ checks and balances
- ▪ separation of powers
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
▪ the President
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Who makes federal laws?
- ▪ Congress
- ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
- ▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
the Senate and House (of Representatives)
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How many U.S. Senators are there?
one hundred (100)
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We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
six (6)
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
- Jon Kyl (R - AZ)
- John McCain (R - AZ)
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
four hundred thirty-five (435)
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
two (2)
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Name your U.S. Representative.
Jeff Flake
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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
all people of the state
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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
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We elect a President for how many years?
four (4)
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In what month do we vote for President?*
November
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
- ▪ Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
- ▪ Joe Biden
- ▪ Biden
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If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Vice President
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If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Speaker of the House
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
the President
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Who signs bills to become laws?
the President
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Who vetoes bills?
the President
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What does the President’s Cabinet do?
advises the President
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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
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What does the judicial branch do?
- ▪ reviews laws
- ▪ explains laws
- ▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
- ▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
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What is the highest court in the United States?
the Supreme Court
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
nine (9)
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
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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
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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
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Who is the Governor of your state now?
Janice K. Brewer
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What is the capital of your state?*
Phoenix, AZ
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What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
Democratic and Republican
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What is the political party of the President now?
Democratic (Party)
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
(John) Boehner
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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).
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
- ▪ serve on a jury
- ▪ vote in a federal election
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Name one right only for United States citizens.
- ▪ vote in a federal election
- ▪ run for federal office
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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 worship
- ▪ the right to bear arms
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
- ▪ the United States
- ▪ the flag
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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
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
eighteen (18) and older
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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
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When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
April 15
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When must all men register for the Selective Service?
- ▪ at age eighteen (18)
- ▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
- ▪ freedom
- ▪ political liberty
- ▪ religious freedom
- ▪ economic opportunity
- ▪ practice their religion
- ▪ escape persecution
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- ▪ American Indians
- ▪ Native Americans
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- ▪ Africans
- ▪ people from Africa
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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
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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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
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
- ▪ The Constitution was written.
- ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
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When was the Constitution written?
1787
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
- ▪ (James) Madison
- ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
- ▪ (John) Jay
- ▪ Publius
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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
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
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Who was the first President?*
(George) Washington
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- ▪ the Louisiana Territory
- ▪ Louisiana
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- ▪ War of 1812
- ▪ Mexican-American War
- ▪ Civil War
- ▪ Spanish-American War
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- ▪ the Civil War
- ▪ the War between the States
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- ▪ slavery
- ▪ economic reasons
- ▪ states’ rights
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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
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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
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
- ▪ fought for women’s rights
- ▪ fought for civil rights
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
- ▪ World War I
- ▪ World War II
- ▪ Korean War
- ▪ Vietnam War
- ▪ (Persian) Gulf War
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Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
civil rights (movement)
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
- ▪ fought for civil rights
- ▪ worked for equality for all Americans
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
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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
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
- ▪ Missouri (River)
- ▪ Mississippi (River)
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic (Ocean)
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Name one U.S. territory.
- ▪ Puerto Rico
- ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
- ▪ American Samoa
- ▪ Northern Mariana Islands
- ▪ Guam
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Name one state that borders Canada.
- ▪ Maine
- ▪ New Hampshire
- ▪ Vermont
- ▪ New York
- ▪ Pennsylvania
- ▪ Ohio
- ▪ Michigan
- ▪ Minnesota
- ▪ North Dakota
- ▪ Montana
- ▪ Idaho
- ▪ Washington
- ▪ Alaska
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Name one state that borders Mexico.
- ▪ California
- ▪ Arizona
- ▪ New Mexico
- ▪ Texas
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What is the capital of the United States?*
Washington, D.C.
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
- ▪ New York (Harbor)
- ▪ Liberty Island
- [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- ▪ because there were 13 original colonies
- ▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
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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
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What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
July 4
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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
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