Civics Questions

Supreme Law of the Land

The Constituion

Constitution purpose

Sets up the government

Defines the government

Protects basic rights of Americans

First 3 words of the Constitution

We the People

Amendment

A change or addition to the constitution

First 10 Amendments to the Constitution

Bill of Rights

First Amendment example

Speech

Religion

Assembly

Press

Petition the government

Amount of amendments in Constitution

Twenty-seven amendments total

Declaration of Independence purpose

Announced and declared our independence from Great Britain

Rights in the Declaration of Independence

Life
Liberty

Pursuit of Happiness

Freedom of Religion

The right to practice any religion or none at all

Economic system in the United States

Capitalist economy

Market economy

Rule of Law

Everyone must follow the law

Leaders must obey the law

Government must obey the law

No one is above the law

Branches of Government

Legislative

Judicial

Executive

Parts of Government

Congress

President

The Courts

Prevents branch of government from becoming too powerful

Checks and balances

Separation of powers

In charge of Executive branch

The President

Maker of federal laws

Congress

Senate and House of Representatives

U.S/National Legislature

Two parts of U.S Congress

Senate and House of Representatives

Number of U.S Senators

100

U.S Senator time in office

6 years

Arizona U.S Senators

Mark Kelly

Ruben Gallego

Number of voting members in House of Representatives

435

U.S Representative time in office

2 years

U.S Senator represents…

all people in a state

Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

The state’s population could be higher/lower

President’s time in office

4 years

Month we vote for president in

November

Current President

Donald Trump

Vice President

JD Vance

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

The Vice President

If the Vice President can’t serve, who becomes president?

The speaker of the house

Commander in Chief of military

The president

Who signs bills to become laws?

The President

Who vetoes bills?

The President

President’s Cabinet purpose

Advise the president

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 Labor

Secretary of State

Attorney General

Judicial Branch Purpose

Reviews Laws

Explains laws

Resolves disputes

Decides if law goes against Constitution

Highest Court in the United States

The Supreme Court

Number of Justices on Supreme Court

9

Chief Justice of U.S

John G Roberts Jr

Powers of the federal government

Print Money

Declare war

Make Treaties

Create an army

Powers of the States

Provide schooling and education

Provide Protection

Provide safety

Arizona Governor

Katie Hobbs

Capital of Arizona

Phoenix

Two major political parties

Republican and Democrat

Political Party of current President

Republican

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Mike Johnson

Amendments about Voting

Citizens 18+ years old can vote

You don’t have to pay to vote

Any citizen can vote

Responsibilities for U.S Citizens

Serve on a jury

Vote in a federal election

Rights for U.S Citizens

Vote in a federal election

Run for federal office

Rights of everyone living in the U.S

Freedom of speech

Freedom of religion

Freedom of assembly

Freedom to petition the government

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

The U.S

The flag

Promise you make when you become a U.S citizen

Give up loyalty to other countries

Obey laws of U.S

Be loyal to the U.S

Defend the Constitution and Laws

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

18 years and older

Ways that Americans can participate in their democracy

Vote

Join a political party

Join a community group

Call senators and representatives

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

April 15

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

Between age 18 and 26

Reasons that colonists came to America

Freedom

Political liberty

Religious freedom

Economic opportunity

Who lived in America before Europeans arrived?

Native Americans

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

Africans

Why did the colonists fight the British?

High taxes

British army stayed in their homes

They didn’t have self government

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4th, 1776

Thirteen original states

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

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The founding fathers wrote the Constitution

When was the Constitution written?

1787

Who were the writers of the Federalist Papers?

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

John Jay

Benjamin Franklin’s reasons for fame

Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

First Postmaster General of the U.S

The Father of Our Country

George Washington

The first President

George Washington

What territory did the U.S buy from France in 1803?

The Louisiana Territory

Wars fought by the U.S in the 1800s

War of 1812

Mexican-American war

Civil War

Spanish-American war

U.S war between North and South

Civil War

Problems that led to the Civil War

Slavery

Economic reasons

What were important things Abraham Lincoln did?

Freed the slaves

Led the U.S during the Civil War

Saved the Union

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Fought for women’s rights and civil rights

Wars fought by the U.S in the 1900s

War World 1

War World 2

Korean War

Vietnam War

Persian Gulf War

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed the slaves

Who was President during World War 1

Woodrow Wilson

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War 2

Franklin D Roosevelt

Who did the U.S fight in World War 2?

Japan, Germany, and Italy

What war was President Eisenhower in?

World War 2

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S?

Communism

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil rights movement

What did Martin Luther King, Jr do?

He fought for civil rights

What major event happened to September 11th, 2001 in the U.S?

Terrorist attacked the U.S World Trade Center ; Airplanes hit the Twin Towers

American Indian Tribes in the United States

Cherokee

Sioux

Cheyenne

Navajo

Choctaw

Longest rivers in the U.S

Missouri River

Mississippi River

What ocean is on the west coast of the U.S>

Pacific Ocean

What ocean is on the East Coast of the U.S?

Atlantic Ocean

U.S Territories

Guam

Puerto Rico

American Samoa

States that border Canada

Maine

Washington

Ohio

New York

New Hampshire

States that border Mexico

California

Arizona

New Mexico

Texas

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington, D.C

Where is the Statue of Liberty

New York (Harbor)

Why does the U.S flag have 13 stripes?

There were 13 original colonies

Why does the U.S flag have 50 stars?

There are 50 states

What is the name of the national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

July 4th

National U.S Holidays

Christmas

Thanksgiving

Labor Day

Memorial Day

New Year’s Day