| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Born in the USA, 35 years old,lived in the USA for at least 14 years | What are the requirements to become president? |
| two from each state | Why are there 100 senators? |
| the president | Who selects a Supreme Court Justice? |
| 9 | How many Supreme Court Justices are there? |
| for religious freedom | Why did the Pilgrims come to America? |
| a governor | What is the head of a state called? |
| a mayor | What is the head of a town called? |
| Thanksgiving | What was the first holiday celebrated in America? |
| Thomas Jefferson | Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? |
| July 4, 1776 | When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? |
| All men are created equal | What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence? |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" | What is the national anthem of the USA? |
| Francis Scott Key | Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"? |
| The Bill of Rights | Where does freedom of speech come from? |
| 18 | What is the minimumm voting age in the USA? |
| The president | Who signs bills into law? |
| The Supreme Court | What is the highest court in the USA? |
| Abraham Lincoln | Who was the president during the Civil War? |
| freed many slaves | What did the Emancipation Proclamation (declaration) do? |
| The Cabinet | Who advises the president? |
| George Washington | Who is called the "Father of our Country"? |
| Form N-400; Application for Naturalization | What is the form to become an American citizen? |
| The Native Americans | Who helped the Pilgrims in America? |
| The Mayflower | What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? |
| colonies | What were the thirteen original states called? |
| The Congress | Who has power to declare war? |
| Democracy | What kind of government does the USA have? |
| Abraham Lincoln | Which president freed the slaves? |
| 1787 | What year was the Constitution written? |
| The Bill of Rights | What are the first ten amendments called? |
| for countries to discuss and resolve world issues and provide economic aid | What is the purpose of the United Nations (U.N.)? |
| Washington D.C. | Where does Congress meet? |
| Everyone in the USA (citizen and non-citizen) | Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constution? |
| The preamble | What is the introduction to the constution called? |
| obtain federal jobs, travel with a U.S. passport, petition for close relatives to come to the USA | Name the benefits of being a U.S.citizen |
| the right to vote | What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens? |
| the building where Congress meets | What is the United States Capitol? |
| the president's official home | What is the White House? |
| Washington D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.) | Where is the White House located? |
| The White House | What is the name of the president's official home? |
| freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of peaceable assembly, freedom to request a change of government | Name the five rights guaranteed by the first amendment. |
| Barack Obama (the president) | Who is the Commander and Chief of the U.S. Military? |
| George Washington | Which president was the first Commander and Chief of the U.S. Military? |
| November | In what month do we vote for the president? |
| January | In what month is the new president inaugerated? |
| There is no limit. | How many times may a senator be re-elected? |
| There is no limit. | How many times may a congressman be re-elected? |
| Democratic Party and Republican Party | What are the two major political parties in the U.S. today? |
| 50 | How many states are there in the United States today? |
| the right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of government | What freedoms are given in the First Amendment? |
| the right to bear arms (own a gun) | What freedom is given in the Second Amendment? |
| the government may not quarter or house soldiers in people's homes during peactime without the people's consent | What freedom is given in the Third Amendment? |
| the government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant | What freedom is granted in the Fourth Amendment? |
| A person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against himself/herself | What freedoms are granted in the Fifth Amendment? |
| right to a trial and a lawyer | What freedoms are granted in the Sixth Amendment? |
| right to trial by jury in most cases | What freedom is granted in the Seventh Amendment? |
| protection against unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment | What freedoms are granted in the the Eighth Amendment? |
| people have rights other than those stated in the Constitution | What freedom is granted in the Ninth Amendment? |
| any power not given to the federal governement by the Constitution is a power of either the state or people | What freedom is granted in the Tenth Amendment? |
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