- What
are the colors of our flag?
Red, White, and Blue.
- How many stars are there in our flag?
50
- What color are the stars on our flag?
White.
4.
What do the stars on the flag mean?
One for each state in the Union.
- How many stripes are there in the flag?
13
- What color are the stripes?
Red and White.
- What do the stripes on the flag mean?
They represent the original 13 states.
- How many states are there in the Union?
50
- What is the 4th
of July?
Independence Day.
- What is the date of Independence Day?
July 4th
- Independence from whom?
England
- What country did we fight during the
Revolutionary War?
England
- Who was the first President of the
United States?
George Washington
- Who is the President of the United
States today?
George W Bush
- Who is the
vice-president of the United States today?
Vice President Richard B. Cheney or Dick Cheney
- Who elects the President of the United States?
The electoral college
- Who becomes President of the United
States if the President should die?
Vice - President
- For how long do we elect the President?
Four years
- What is the Constitution?
The supreme law of the land
- Can the Constitution be changed?
Yes
- What do we call a change to the Constitution?
An Amendment
- How many changes or amendments are
there to the Constitution?
27
- How many branches are there in our
government?
3
- What are the three branches of our
government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary
- What is the legislative branch of our
government?
Congress
- Who makes the laws in the United
States?
Congress
- What is the
Congress?
The Senate and the House of Representatives
- What are the duties of Congress?
To make laws
- Who elects the Congress?
The people
- How many senators are there in
Congress?
100
- Can you name the two senators from your
state?
(insert local information)
- For how long do we elect each senator?
6 years
- How many representatives are there in
Congress?
435
- For how long do we elect the representatives?
2 years
- What is the executive branch of our
government?
The President, vice president, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet
members
- What is the judiciary branch of our
government?
The Supreme Court
- What are the duties of the Supreme
Court?
To interpret laws
- What is the supreme court law of the
United States?
The Constitution
- What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
- What is the capital of your state?
(insert local information)
- Who is the
current governor of your state?
(insert local information)
- Who becomes
President of the United States if the President and the
vice-president should die?
Speaker of the House of Representative
- Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court?
William Rehnquist (or whoever is next)
- Can you name thirteen original states?
Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland.
- Who said, "Give me liberty or give
me death."?
Patrick Henry
- Which countries were our enemies during World War
II?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
- What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
Hawaii and Alaska
- How many terms can the President serve?
2
- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A civil rights leader
- Who is the head of your local
government?
(insert local information)
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