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#2 — A: Principles of American Government⭐ 65/20

What is the supreme law of the land?

  • (U.S.) Constitution
#7 — A: Principles of American Government⭐ 65/20

How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

  • Twenty-seven (27)
#12 — A: Principles of American Government⭐ 65/20

What is the economic system of the United States?

  • Capitalism
  • Free market economy
#20 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20

Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

  • Writes laws
  • Declares war
  • Makes the federal budget
#30 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20🔄 Updated Answer

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

  • (Current officeholder — see Officeholders panel for the verified current name.)
#36 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20

The President of the United States is elected for how many years?

  • Four (4) years
#38 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20🔄 Updated Answer

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

  • (Current officeholder — see Officeholders panel for the verified current name.)
#39 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20🔄 Updated Answer

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

  • (Current officeholder — see Officeholders panel for the verified current name.)
#44 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20

Who vetoes bills?

  • The President (of the United States)
#52 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20

What is the highest court in the United States?

  • Supreme Court
#61 — B: System of Government⭐ 65/20

Who is the governor of your state now?

  • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
#66 — C: Rights and Responsibilities⭐ 65/20

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

  • The United States
  • The flag
#74 — A: Colonial Period and Independence⭐ 65/20

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

  • American Indians
  • Native Americans
#78 — A: Colonial Period and Independence⭐ 65/20

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

  • (Thomas) Jefferson
#86 — A: Colonial Period and Independence⭐ 65/20

George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

  • "Father of Our Country"
  • First president of the United States
  • General of the Continental Army
  • President of the Constitutional Convention
#94 — B: 1800s⭐ 65/20

Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

  • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • Saved (or preserved) the Union
  • Led the United States during the Civil War
  • 16th president of the United States
  • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
#113 — C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information⭐ 65/20

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.

  • Fought for civil rights
  • Worked for equality for all Americans
  • Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"
#115 — C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information⭐ 65/20

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

  • Terrorists attacked the United States
  • Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
  • Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
  • Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
#121 — A: Symbols⭐ 65/20

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

  • (Because there were) 13 original colonies
  • (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
#126 — B: Holidays⭐ 65/20

Name three national U.S. holidays.

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