1
What is the form of government of the United States?
Mga Sagot: Republic • Constitution-based federal republic • Representative democracy
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American Government
Principles of American Government
2
What is the supreme law of the land?⭐
Mga Sagot: (U.S.) Constitution • Constitution • U.S. Constitution • The Constitution
3
Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
Mga Sagot: Forms the government • Defines powers of government • Defines the parts of government • Protects the rights of the people
4
The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does "We the People" mean?
Mga Sagot: Self-government • Popular sovereignty • Consent of the governed • People should govern themselves • (Example of) social contract • Social contract
5
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Mga Sagot: Amendments • The amendment process
6
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
Mga Sagot: (The basic) rights of Americans • The basic rights of Americans • Rights of Americans • (The basic) rights of people living in the United States • The basic rights of people living in the United States • Rights of people living in the United States
7
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?⭐
Mga Sagot: Twenty-seven (27) • 27 • Twenty-seven
8
Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
Mga Sagot: It says America is free from British control. • It says all people are created equal. • It identifies inherent rights. • It identifies individual freedoms.
9
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
Mga Sagot: Declaration of Independence
10
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Mga Sagot: Equality • Liberty • Social contract • Natural rights • Limited government • Self-government
11
The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
Mga Sagot: Declaration of Independence
12
What is the economic system of the United States?⭐
Mga Sagot: Capitalism • Free market economy
13
What is the rule of law?
Mga Sagot: Everyone must follow the law. • Leaders must obey the law. • Government must obey the law. • No one is above the law.
14
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
Mga Sagot: Declaration of Independence • Articles of Confederation • Federalist Papers • Anti-Federalist Papers • Virginia Declaration of Rights • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut • Mayflower Compact • Iroquois Great Law of Peace
15
There are three branches of government. Why?
Mga Sagot: So one part does not become too powerful • Checks and balances • Separation of powers
System of Government
16
Name the three branches of government.
Mga Sagot: Legislative, executive, and judicial • Congress, president, and the courts
17
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
Mga Sagot: Executive branch
18
What part of the federal government writes laws?
Mga Sagot: (U.S.) Congress • U.S. Congress • Congress • (U.S. or national) legislature • Legislature • Legislative branch
19
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Mga Sagot: Senate and House (of Representatives) • Senate and House of Representatives • Senate and House
20
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.⭐
Mga Sagot: Writes laws • Declares war • Makes the federal budget
21
How many U.S. senators are there?
Mga Sagot: One hundred (100) • 100 • One hundred
22
How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
Mga Sagot: Six (6) years • 6 years • Six years
23
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
Mga Sagot: Answers will vary
24
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
Mga Sagot: Four hundred thirty-five (435) • 435 • Four hundred thirty-five
25
How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
Mga Sagot: Two (2) years • 2 years • Two years
26
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
Mga Sagot: To more closely follow public opinion • To be closer to people • To be closer to the people • To follow public opinion • To stay closer to the people
27
How many senators does each state have?
Mga Sagot: Two (2) • 2 • Two
28
Why does each state have two senators?
Mga Sagot: Equal representation (for small states) • Equal representation • The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) • The Great Compromise • Connecticut Compromise
29
Name your U.S. representative.
Mga Sagot: Answers will vary
30
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?⭐
Mga Sagot: Mike Johnson • Johnson
31
Who does a U.S. senator represent?
Mga Sagot: Citizens of their state • People of their state
32
Who elects U.S. senators?
Mga Sagot: Citizens from their state
33
Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
Mga Sagot: Citizens in their (congressional) district • Citizens in their district • People from their (congressional) district • People in their district
34
Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
Mga Sagot: Citizens from their (congressional) district • Citizens from their district
35
Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
Mga Sagot: (Because of) the state's population • Because of the state's population • The state's population • (Because) they have more people • They have more people • (Because) some states have more people • Some states have more people
36
The President of the United States is elected for how many years?⭐
Mga Sagot: Four (4) years • 4 years • Four years
37
The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
Mga Sagot: (Because of) the 22nd Amendment • Because of the 22nd Amendment • The 22nd Amendment • To keep the president from becoming too powerful
38
What is the name of the President of the United States now?⭐
Mga Sagot: Donald Trump • Trump
39
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?⭐
Mga Sagot: JD Vance • Vance
40
If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
Mga Sagot: The Vice President (of the United States) • The Vice President • Vice President
41
Name one power of the president.
Mga Sagot: Signs bills into law • Vetoes bills • Enforces laws • Commander in Chief (of the military) • Commander in Chief • Chief diplomat • Appoints federal judges
42
Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
Mga Sagot: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
43
Who signs bills to become laws?
Mga Sagot: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
44
Who vetoes bills?⭐
Mga Sagot: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
45
Who appoints federal judges?
Mga Sagot: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
46
The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
Mga Sagot: President (of the United States) • President • Cabinet • Federal departments and agencies
47
What does the President's Cabinet do?
Mga Sagot: Advises the President (of the United States) • Advises the President
48
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Mga Sagot: Attorney General • Secretary of Agriculture • Secretary of Commerce • 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 • Secretary of War (Defense) • Secretary of Defense • Vice-President • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Administrator of the Small Business Administration • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Director of the Office of Management and Budget • Director of National Intelligence • United States Trade Representative
49
Why is the Electoral College important?
Mga Sagot: It decides who is elected president. • It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
50
What is one part of the judicial branch?
Mga Sagot: Supreme Court • Federal Courts
51
What does the judicial branch do?
Mga Sagot: Reviews laws • Explains laws • Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law • Resolves disputes about the law • Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution • Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
52
What is the highest court in the United States?⭐
Mga Sagot: Supreme Court
53
How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
Mga Sagot: Nine (9) • 9 • Nine
54
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
Mga Sagot: Five (5) • 5 • Five
55
How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
Mga Sagot: (For) life • For life • Life • Lifetime appointment • (Until) retirement • Until retirement • Retirement
56
Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
Mga Sagot: To be independent (of politics) • To be independent • To limit outside (political) influence • To limit outside influence
57
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
Mga Sagot: John Roberts • Roberts
58
Name one power that is only for the federal government.
Mga Sagot: Print paper money • Mint coins • Declare war • Create an army • Make treaties • Set foreign policy
59
Name one power that is only for the states.
Mga Sagot: Provide schooling and education • Provide protection (police) • Provide protection • Provide safety (fire departments) • Provide safety • Give a driver's license • Approve zoning and land use
60
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
Mga Sagot: (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. • Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
61
Who is the governor of your state now?⭐
Mga Sagot: Answers will vary
62
What is the capital of your state?
Mga Sagot: Answers will vary
Rights and Responsibilities
63
There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Mga Sagot: Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). • Citizens 18 and older can vote • You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. • You don't have to pay to vote • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) • Any citizen can vote • A male citizen of any race (can vote). • A male citizen of any race can vote
64
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
Mga Sagot: Citizens • Citizens of the United States • U.S. citizens
65
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
Mga Sagot: Freedom of expression • Freedom of speech • Freedom of assembly • Freedom to petition the government • Freedom of religion • The right to bear arms
66
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?⭐
Mga Sagot: The United States • The flag
67
Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
Mga Sagot: Give up loyalty to other countries • Defend the (U.S.) Constitution • Defend the Constitution • Obey the laws of the United States • Serve in the military (if needed) • Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed) • Be loyal to the United States
68
How can people become United States citizens?
Mga Sagot: Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment • Be born in the United States • Naturalize • Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress) • Derive citizenship
69
What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
Mga Sagot: Vote • Run for office • 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) • Contact elected officials • Support or oppose an issue or policy • Write to a newspaper
70
What is one way Americans can serve their country?
Mga Sagot: Vote • Pay taxes • Obey the law • Serve in the military • Run for office • Work for local, state, or federal government
71
Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
Mga Sagot: Required by law • All people pay to fund the federal government • Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment) • Required by the Constitution • Civic duty
72
It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
Mga Sagot: Required by law • Civic duty • Makes the draft fair, if needed
American History
Colonial Period and Independence
73
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Mga Sagot: Freedom • Political liberty • Religious freedom • Economic opportunity • Escape persecution
74
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?⭐
Mga Sagot: American Indians • Native Americans
75
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
Mga Sagot: Africans • People from Africa
76
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
Mga Sagot: American Revolution • The (American) Revolutionary War • The American Revolutionary War • Revolutionary War • War for (American) Independence • War for Independence
77
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
Mga Sagot: High taxes • Taxation without representation • High taxes without representation • British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses (boarding, quartering) • British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses • They did not have self-government • Boston Massacre • Boston Tea Party (Tea Act) • Boston Tea Party • Stamp Act • Sugar Act • Townshend Acts • Intolerable (Coercive) Acts • Intolerable Acts
78
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?⭐
Mga Sagot: (Thomas) Jefferson • Thomas Jefferson • Jefferson
79
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Mga Sagot: July 4, 1776
80
The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
Mga Sagot: (Battle of) Bunker Hill • Battle of Bunker Hill • Declaration of Independence • Washington Crossing the Delaware (Battle of Trenton) • Washington Crossing the Delaware • Battle of Trenton • (Battle of) Saratoga • Battle of Saratoga • Valley Forge (Encampment) • Valley Forge • (Battle of) Yorktown (British surrender at Yorktown) • Battle of Yorktown • British surrender at Yorktown
81
There were 13 original states. Name five.
Mga Sagot: New Hampshire • Massachusetts • Rhode Island • Connecticut • New York • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Delaware • Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia
82
What founding document was written in 1787?
Mga Sagot: (U.S.) Constitution • U.S. Constitution • Constitution
83
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Mga Sagot: (James) Madison • James Madison • Madison • (Alexander) Hamilton • Alexander Hamilton • Hamilton • (John) Jay • John Jay • Jay • Publius
84
Why were the Federalist Papers important?
Mga Sagot: They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution. • They helped people understand the Constitution. • They supported passing the (U.S.) Constitution. • They supported passing the Constitution.
85
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
Mga Sagot: Founded the first free public libraries • First Postmaster General of the United States • Helped write the Declaration of Independence • Inventor • U.S. diplomat
86
George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.⭐
Mga Sagot: "Father of Our Country" • Father of Our Country • First president of the United States • General of the Continental Army • President of the Constitutional Convention
87
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
Mga Sagot: Writer of the Declaration of Independence • Third president of the United States • Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase) • Doubled the size of the United States • Louisiana Purchase • First Secretary of State • Founded the University of Virginia • Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
88
James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
Mga Sagot: "Father of the Constitution" • Father of the Constitution • Fourth president of the United States • President during the War of 1812 • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
89
Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
Mga Sagot: First Secretary of the Treasury • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers • Helped establish the First Bank of the United States • Aide to General George Washington • Member of the Continental Congress
1800s
90
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Mga Sagot: Louisiana Territory • Louisiana
91
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Mga Sagot: War of 1812 • Mexican-American War • Civil War • Spanish-American War
92
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Mga Sagot: The Civil War • Civil War
93
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
Mga Sagot: (Battle of) Fort Sumter • Battle of Fort Sumter • Emancipation Proclamation • (Battle of) Vicksburg • Battle of Vicksburg • (Battle of) Gettysburg • Battle of Gettysburg • Sherman's March • (Surrender at) Appomattox • Surrender at Appomattox • (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg • Battle of Antietam • Battle of Sharpsburg • Lincoln was assassinated.
94
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.⭐
Mga Sagot: Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) • Freed the slaves • Emancipation Proclamation • Saved (or preserved) the Union • Saved the Union • Preserved the Union • Led the United States during the Civil War • 16th president of the United States • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
95
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Mga Sagot: Freed the slaves • Freed slaves in the Confederacy • Freed slaves in the Confederate states • Freed slaves in most Southern states
96
What U.S. war ended slavery?
Mga Sagot: The Civil War • Civil War
97
What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
Mga Sagot: 14th Amendment
98
When did all men get the right to vote?
Mga Sagot: After the Civil War • During Reconstruction • (With the) 15th Amendment • With the 15th Amendment • 15th Amendment • 1870
99
Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
Mga Sagot: Susan B. Anthony • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Sojourner Truth • Harriet Tubman • Lucretia Mott • Lucy Stone
Recent American History
100
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Mga Sagot: World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • (Persian) Gulf War • Persian Gulf War • Gulf War
101
Why did the United States enter World War I?
Mga Sagot: Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships • Because Germany attacked U.S. ships • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia) • To support the Allied Powers • To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria) • To oppose the Central Powers
102
When did all women get the right to vote?
Mga Sagot: 1920 • After World War I • (With the) 19th Amendment • With the 19th Amendment • 19th Amendment
103
What was the Great Depression?
Mga Sagot: Longest economic recession in modern history
104
When did the Great Depression start?
Mga Sagot: The Great Crash (1929) • 1929 • Stock market crash of 1929
105
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Mga Sagot: (Franklin) Roosevelt • Franklin Roosevelt • Roosevelt • FDR
106
Why did the United States enter World War II?
Mga Sagot: (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor • Bombing of Pearl Harbor • Pearl Harbor • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) • To support the Allied Powers • To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) • To oppose the Axis Powers
107
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
Mga Sagot: General during World War II • President at the end of (during) the Korean War • President during the Korean War • 34th president of the United States • Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System) • Created the Interstate System
108
Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?
Mga Sagot: Soviet Union • USSR • Russia
109
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Mga Sagot: Communism • Nuclear war
110
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
Mga Sagot: To stop the spread of communism
111
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
Mga Sagot: To stop the spread of communism
112
What did the civil rights movement do?
Mga Sagot: Fought to end racial discrimination
113
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.⭐
Mga Sagot: 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" • Worked to ensure that people would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character
114
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
Mga Sagot: To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
115
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?⭐
Mga Sagot: 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
116
Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Mga Sagot: (Global) War on Terror • Global War on Terror • War on Terror • War in Afghanistan • War in Iraq
117
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Mga Sagot: Apache • Blackfeet • Cayuga • Cherokee • Cheyenne • Chippewa • Choctaw • Creek • Crow • Hopi • Huron • Inupiat • Lakota • Mohawk • Mohegan • Navajo • Oneida • Onondaga • Pueblo • Seminole • Seneca • Shawnee • Sioux • Teton • Tuscarora
118
Name one example of an American innovation.
Mga Sagot: Light bulb • Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine) • Automobile • Cars • Skyscrapers • Airplane • Assembly line • Landing on the moon • Integrated circuit (IC) • Integrated circuit
Symbols and Holidays
Symbols
119
What is the capital of the United States?
Mga Sagot: Washington, D.C. • Washington D.C. • D.C.
120
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Mga Sagot: New York (Harbor) • New York Harbor • New York • Liberty Island • New Jersey • near New York City • on the Hudson (River) • Hudson River
121
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?⭐
Mga Sagot: (Because there were) 13 original colonies • Because there were 13 original colonies • 13 original colonies • (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies • The stripes represent the original colonies
122
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Mga Sagot: (Because there is) one star for each state • Because there is one star for each state • One star for each state • (Because) each star represents a state • Each star represents a state • (Because there are) 50 states • Because there are 50 states • 50 states
123
What is the name of the national anthem?
Mga Sagot: The Star-Spangled Banner
124
The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum." What does that mean?
Mga Sagot: Out of many, one • We all become one
Holidays
125
What is Independence Day?
Mga Sagot: A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain) • A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence • The country's birthday
126
Name three national U.S. holidays.⭐
Mga Sagot: New Year's Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) • Presidents Day • Memorial Day • Juneteenth • Independence Day • Labor Day • Columbus Day • Veterans Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day
127
What is Memorial Day?
Mga Sagot: A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
128
What is Veterans Day?
Mga Sagot: A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military • A holiday to honor people in the military • A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military) • A holiday to honor people who have served in the military
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