Basic Facts for Citizens

Vocabulary flashcards covering key facts about US government, history, geography, and North Carolina state details based on the lecture notes.

North America

The location/continent of the United States.

donald Trump

The oldest person elected to serve as President of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence.

Article of Confederation

The 1st Constitution of the United States.

Branches of the United States Government

Traditional, Legislative Executive branch.

Bill of rights

The first ten amendments of the Constitution.

Presidential Term Limit

The President may serve two four year terms in office.

United States Boundaries

Bounded on the east by the Atlantic ocean and on the west by the Pacific ocean.

George Washington

The first president of the United States.

Supreme Court Justice Term

A Supreme Court justice term of office is for Life.

Andrew Johnson

Born in Raleigh and elected President of the United States.

President John F. Kennedy

Assassinated in Dallas, TX in November 1963.

Thurgood Marshall

The first African-American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sandra Day O'connor

The first female appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Saint Augustine

Founded by the Spanish, the oldest city in the United States.

John stein

The current governor of North Carolina.

Kamala harris

The first female Vice-President of the United States.

Franklin D. r.

Elected President of the United States four times.

Flag of the United States

Has 13 stripes representing the 13 colonies that won our independence, 50 stars representing the 50 states, and colors Red White and Blue.

Democratic and republicans

The two major political parties in the United States.

U.S. Senate

Legislative body with 100 senators elected to serve.

Tedd Bud and Thom Tillis

The two Senators elected to represent North Carolina.

Neil Armstrong

The first man to walk on the moon.

Richard Nixon

The only President of the United States to resign from office before his term ended.

Louisiana Purc

Doubled the size of the United States in 1803.

Barack OBama

The first African American President of the United States.

Crispus Attucks

The 1st man to lose his life during Revolutionary War as colonist gained independence from British.

Raleigh

The capital of North Carolina.

JFK

The youngest man elected president of the United States.

Sonia Sotomayor

The first Hispanic to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Washington D,.C

The capital of the United States.

James Madison

Considered the “Father of the United States Constitution”.

Counties in North Carolina

There are 50 counties in the state of North Carolina.

The Star Spangled BAnner

Our national anthem.

Nancy Pelosi

The first female to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Charlotte

The largest city in North Carolina.

Pearl Harbor Attack

Japan attacked American and bombed Pearl Harbor on december 7 1941.

Hawaii

The last state admitted to the Union (1959).