1. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
serve on a jury
2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
3. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor
4. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
5. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
6. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
two (2)
7. Name one state that borders Canada.
Maine
8. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
9. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
10. What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
11. What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom
12. There were 13 original states. Name three.
Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
13. Name one state that borders Mexico.
California
14. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
provide schooling and education
15. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
all of these answers
16. Who vetoes bills?
the President
17. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
civil rights (movement)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
one hundred (100)
19. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Emancipation Proclamation was written.
The Constitution was written.
The Constitution was written at the Constitutional Convention. In 1787, 55 representatives went to Philadelphia. They came from 12 of the 13 original states. They talked about how to design the government. They wrote the Constitution. After the Constitutional Convention, the states agreed to adopt the Constitution.
20. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John G. Roberts, Jr.
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