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- What are the colors of our flag?
- How many stars are there in our flag?
- What color are the stars on our flag?
- What do the stars on the flag mean?
- How many stripes are there in the flag?
- What color are the stripes?
- What do the stripes on the flag mean?
- How many states are there in the Union?
- What is the 4th of July?
- What is the date of Independence Day?
- Independence from whom?
- What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
- Who was the first President of the United States?
- Who is the President of the United States today?
- Who is the Vice-President of the United States today?
- Who elects the President of the United States?
- Who becomes the President of the United States if the President should die?
- For how long do we elect the President?
- What is the Constitution?
- Can the Constitution be changed?
- What do we call a change to the Constitution?
- How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
- How many branches are there in our government?
- What are the three branches of our government?
- What is the legislative branch of our government?
- Who makes the laws in the United States?
- What is Congress?
- What are the duties of Congress?
- Who elects Congress?
- How many senators are there in Congress?
- Can you name the two senators from your state?
- For how long do we elect each senator?
- How many representatives are there in Congress?
- For how long do we elect the representatives?
- What is the executive branch of our government?
- What is the judiciary branch of our government?
- What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
- What is the supreme law of the United States?
- What is the Bill of Rights?
- What is the capital of your state?
- Who is the current governor of your state?
- Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the Vice-President should die?
- Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
- Can you name the 13 original states?
- Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."?
- Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
- What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
- How many terms can a President serve?
- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
- Who presides over your local government?
- According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.
- Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?
- Who selects the Supreme Court justices?
- How many Supreme Court justices are there?
- Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
- What is the head executive of a state government called?
- What is the head executive of a city government called?
- What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists?
- Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
- What is the national anthem of the United States?
- Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
- Where does freedom of speech come from?
- What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
- Who signs bills into law?
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- Who was President during the Civil War?
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- What special group advises the President?
- Which President is called the "Father of our country?"
- What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
- Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
- What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
- What were the 13 original states of the U.S. called?
- Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
- Who has the power to declare war?
- What kind of government does the United States have?
- Which President freed the slaves?
- In what year was the Constitution written?
- What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
- What is the supreme law of the land?
- Where does Congress meet?
- Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
- What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
- Name one benefit to being a citizen of the United States?
- What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
- What is the United States Capitol?
- What is the White House?
- Where is the White House located?
- What is the name of the President's official home?
- Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment.
- Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
- Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
- In what month do we vote for President?
- In what month is the new President inaugurated?
- How many times may a Senator be re-elected?
- How many times may a Congressman be re-elected?
- What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today?
- How many states are there in the United States?
Answer sheet for 100 Questions
- Red, White, and Blue.
- 50
- White
- One for each state in the union
- 13
- Red and White
- They represent the original 13 states
- 50
- Independence Day
- July 4th
- England
- England
- George Washington
- Barack Obama
- Joe Biden
- The electoral college
- Vice-President
- Four years
- The supreme law of the land
- Yes
- Amendments
- 27
- 3
- Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary
- Congress
- Congress
- The Senate and the House of Representatives
- To make laws
- The people
- 100
- John Ensign and Harry Reid
- 6 years
- 435
- 2 years
- The President, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members
- The Supreme Court
- To interpret laws
- The Constitution
- The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
- Carson City
- Jim Gibbons
- Speaker of the House of Representatives
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland
- Patrick Henry
- Germany, Italy, and Japan
- Alaska and Hawaii
- 2
- A civil rights leader
- Your County Commissioners
- Must be a natural born citizen of the United States; Must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years
- 2 from each state
- Appointed by the President
- 9
- For religious freedom
- Governor
- Mayor
- Thanksgiving
- Thomas Jefferson
- July 4, 1776
- That all men are created equal
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Francis Scott Key
- The Bill of Rights
- 18
- The President
- The Supreme Court
- Abraham Lincoln
- Freed many slaves
- The Cabinet
- George Washington
- Form N-400, "Application to File Petition for Naturalization"
- The American Indians (Native Americans)
- The Mayflower
- Colonies
- Rights:
- The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of government.
- The right to bear arms (the right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to certain regulations).
- The government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people's homes during peacetime without the people's consent.
- The government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant.
- A person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against him/herself.
- A person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to have a lawyer.
- The right to trial by jury in most cases.
- Protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment.
- The people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution.
- Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power of either the states or the people.
- The Congress
- Republic
- Abraham Lincoln
- 1787
- The Bill of Rights
- The Constitution.
- In the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- Everyone (citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S.)
- The Preamble
- Obtain federal government jobs; travel with a U.S. passport; petition for close relatives to come to the U.S. to live
- The right to vote
- The place where Congress meets
- The President's official home
- Washington, D.C., (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.)
- The White House
- Freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and, requesting change of the government
- The President
- George Washington
- November
- January
- There is no limit
- There is no limit
- Democratic and Republican
- 50
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