1
What is the form of government of the United States?
Câu trả lời: 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?⭐
Câu trả lời: (U.S.) Constitution • Constitution • U.S. Constitution • The Constitution
3
Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Amendments • The amendment process
6
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
Câu trả lời: (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?⭐
Câu trả lời: Twenty-seven (27) • 27 • Twenty-seven
8
Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Declaration of Independence
10
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Declaration of Independence
12
What is the economic system of the United States?⭐
Câu trả lời: Capitalism • Free market economy
13
What is the rule of law?
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: So one part does not become too powerful • Checks and balances • Separation of powers
System of Government
16
Name the three branches of government.
Câu trả lời: Legislative, executive, and judicial • Congress, president, and the courts
17
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
Câu trả lời: Executive branch
18
What part of the federal government writes laws?
Câu trả lời: (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?
Câu trả lời: Senate and House (of Representatives) • Senate and House of Representatives • Senate and House
20
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.⭐
Câu trả lời: Writes laws • Declares war • Makes the federal budget
21
How many U.S. senators are there?
Câu trả lời: One hundred (100) • 100 • One hundred
22
How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
Câu trả lời: Six (6) years • 6 years • Six years
23
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
Câu trả lời: Answers will vary
24
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
Câu trả lời: Four hundred thirty-five (435) • 435 • Four hundred thirty-five
25
How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
Câu trả lời: Two (2) years • 2 years • Two years
26
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Two (2) • 2 • Two
28
Why does each state have two senators?
Câu trả lời: Equal representation (for small states) • Equal representation • The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) • The Great Compromise • Connecticut Compromise
29
Name your U.S. representative.
Câu trả lời: Answers will vary
30
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?⭐
Câu trả lời: Mike Johnson • Johnson
31
Who does a U.S. senator represent?
Câu trả lời: Citizens of their state • People of their state
32
Who elects U.S. senators?
Câu trả lời: Citizens from their state
33
Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Citizens from their (congressional) district • Citizens from their district
35
Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
Câu trả lời: (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?⭐
Câu trả lời: Four (4) years • 4 years • Four years
37
The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
Câu trả lời: (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?⭐
Câu trả lời: Donald Trump • Trump
39
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?⭐
Câu trả lời: JD Vance • Vance
40
If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
Câu trả lời: The Vice President (of the United States) • The Vice President • Vice President
41
Name one power of the president.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
43
Who signs bills to become laws?
Câu trả lời: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
44
Who vetoes bills?⭐
Câu trả lời: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
45
Who appoints federal judges?
Câu trả lời: The President (of the United States) • The President • President
46
The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
Câu trả lời: President (of the United States) • President • Cabinet • Federal departments and agencies
47
What does the President's Cabinet do?
Câu trả lời: Advises the President (of the United States) • Advises the President
48
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Supreme Court • Federal Courts
51
What does the judicial branch do?
Câu trả lời: 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?⭐
Câu trả lời: Supreme Court
53
How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
Câu trả lời: Nine (9) • 9 • Nine
54
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
Câu trả lời: Five (5) • 5 • Five
55
How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
Câu trả lời: (For) life • For life • Life • Lifetime appointment • (Until) retirement • Until retirement • Retirement
56
Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: John Roberts • Roberts
58
Name one power that is only for the federal government.
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: (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?⭐
Câu trả lời: Answers will vary
62
What is the capital of your state?
Câu trả lời: Answers will vary
Rights and Responsibilities
63
There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Citizens • Citizens of the United States • U.S. citizens
65
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
Câu trả lời: 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?⭐
Câu trả lời: The United States • The flag
67
Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: Freedom • Political liberty • Religious freedom • Economic opportunity • Escape persecution
74
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?⭐
Câu trả lời: American Indians • Native Americans
75
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
Câu trả lời: Africans • People from Africa
76
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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?⭐
Câu trả lời: (Thomas) Jefferson • Thomas Jefferson • Jefferson
79
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Câu trả lời: July 4, 1776
80
The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
Câu trả lời: (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.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: (U.S.) Constitution • U.S. Constitution • Constitution
83
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Câu trả lời: (James) Madison • James Madison • Madison • (Alexander) Hamilton • Alexander Hamilton • Hamilton • (John) Jay • John Jay • Jay • Publius
84
Why were the Federalist Papers important?
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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.⭐
Câu trả lời: "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.
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: "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.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Louisiana Territory • Louisiana
91
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Câu trả lời: War of 1812 • Mexican-American War • Civil War • Spanish-American War
92
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Câu trả lời: The Civil War • Civil War
93
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
Câu trả lời: (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.⭐
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 14th Amendment
98
When did all men get the right to vote?
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: 1920 • After World War I • (With the) 19th Amendment • With the 19th Amendment • 19th Amendment
103
What was the Great Depression?
Câu trả lời: Longest economic recession in modern history
104
When did the Great Depression start?
Câu trả lời: The Great Crash (1929) • 1929 • Stock market crash of 1929
105
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Câu trả lời: (Franklin) Roosevelt • Franklin Roosevelt • Roosevelt • FDR
106
Why did the United States enter World War II?
Câu trả lời: (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.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Soviet Union • USSR • Russia
109
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Câu trả lời: Communism • Nuclear war
110
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
Câu trả lời: To stop the spread of communism
111
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
Câu trả lời: To stop the spread of communism
112
What did the civil rights movement do?
Câu trả lời: Fought to end racial discrimination
113
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.⭐
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
115
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?⭐
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: (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.
Câu trả lời: 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.
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: Washington, D.C. • Washington D.C. • D.C.
120
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Câu trả lời: 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?⭐
Câu trả lời: (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?
Câu trả lời: (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?
Câu trả lời: The Star-Spangled Banner
124
The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum." What does that mean?
Câu trả lời: Out of many, one • We all become one
Holidays
125
What is Independence Day?
Câu trả lời: 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.⭐
Câu trả lời: 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?
Câu trả lời: A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
128
What is Veterans Day?
Câu trả lời: 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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