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1. What are the colors of our flag?
   
2. How many stars are there in our flag?
   
3. What color are the stars on our flag?
   
4. What do the stars on the flag mean?
   
5. How many stripes are there in the flag?
   
6. What color are the stripes?
   
7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
   
8. How many states are there in the union?
   
9. What is the 4th of July?
   
10. What is the date of Independence Day?
    
11. Independence from who?
    
12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
    
13. Who was the first president of the United States?
    
14. Who is the president of the United States today?
    
15. Who is the vice president of the United States today?
    
16. Who elects the president of the United States?
    
17. Who becomes president of the United States if the president
    should die?
    
18. For how long do we elect the president?
    
19. What is the constitution?
    
20. Can the constitution be changed?
    
21. What do we call a change to the constitution?
    
22. How many changes or amendments are there to the constitution?
    
23. How many branches are there in our government?
    
24. What are the three branches of our government?
    
25. What is the legislative branch of our government?
    
26. Who makes the laws in the United States?
    
27. What is congress?
    
28. What are the duties of congress?
    
29. Who elects congress?
30. How many senators are there in congress?
    
31. Can you name the two senators from your state?
    
32. For how long do we elect each senator?
    
33. How many representatives are there in congress?
    
34. For how long do we elect the representatives?
    
35. What is the executive branch of our government?
    
36. What is the judiciary branch of our government?
    
37. What are the duties of the supreme court?
    
38. What is the supreme law of the United States?
    
39. What is the Bill of Rights?
    
40. What is the capital of your state?
    
41. Who is the current governor of your state?
    
42. Who becomes president of the U.S.A. if the president and the vice-president should die?
    
43. Who is the chief justice of the supreme court?
    
44. Can you name the thirteen original states?
    
45. Who said, "give me liberty or give me death"?
    
46. Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
    
47. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
    
48. How many terms can a president serve?
    
49. Who was Martin Luther King. Jr.?
    
50. Who is the head of your local government?
    
51. According to the constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be
    eligible to become president. Name one of these requirements.
    
52. Why are there 100 senators in the senate?
    
53. Who elects the supreme court justice?
    
54. How many supreme court justices are there?
    
55. Why did the pilgrims come to America?
    
56. What is the head executive of a state government called?
    
57. What is the head executive of a city government called?
    
58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American
    colonists?
    
59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
    
60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
    
61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
    
62. What is the National Anthem of the United States?
    
63. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
    
64. Where does freedom of speech come from?
    
65. What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
    
66. Who signs bills into law?
    
67. What is the highest court in the United States?
    
68. Who was the president during the Civil War?
    
69. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    
70. What special group advises the president?
    
71. Which president is called the "father of our country"?
    
72. What US Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to
    become a naturalized citizen?
    
73. Who helped the pilgrims in America?
    
74. What is the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims to America?
    
75. What were the 13 original states of the United States called?
    
76. Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
    
77. Who has the power to declare war?
    
78. What kind of government does the United States have?
    
79. Which president freed the slaves?
    
80. In what year was the constitution written?
    
81. What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution
    called?
    
82. Name one purpose of the United Nations.
    
83. Where does congress meet?
    
84. Whose rights are guaranteed by the constitution and the Bill
    of Rights?
    
85. What is the introduction to the constitution called?
    
86. Name one benefit of being a citizen of the United States.
    
87. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizen?
    
88. What is the United States capitol?
    
89. What is the White House?
    
90. Where is the White House located?
    
91. What is the name of the president's official home?
    
92. Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment.
    
93. Who is the commander in chief of the U.S. Military?
    
94. Which president was the first commander in chief of the U.S.
    Military?
    
95. In what month do we vote for the president?
    
96. In what month is the new president inaugurated?
    
97. How many times may a senator be re-elected?
    
98. How many times may a congressman be re-elected?
    
99. What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today?
    
100. How many states are there in the United States?
     

answers

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1. red, white & blue
   
2. 50
   
3. white
   
4. one for each state in the Union
   
5. 13
   
6. red and white
   
7. They represent the original 13 states
   
8. 50
   
9. Independence Day
   
10. July 4th
    
11. England
    
12. England
    
13. George Washington
    
14. Bill Clinton
    
15. Al Gore
    
16. The Electoral College
    
17. Vice President
    
18. 4 years
    
19. the Supreme Law of the Land
    
20. Yes
    
21. amendments
    
22. 27
    
23. 3
    
24. Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary
    
25. Congress
    
26. Congress
    
27. The Senate and the House of Representatives
    
28. To make laws
    
29. the people
30. 100
    
31. (insert local information)
32. 6 years
    
33. 435
    
34. 2 years
    
35. the President, Cabinet, and Departments under the Cabinet
    
36. The Supreme Court
    
37. To interpret laws
    
38. the Consititution
    
39. the first 10 amendments of the Consitution
    
40. (insert local information)
41. (insert local information)
    
42. Speaker of the House of Representatives
    
43. William Rehnquist
    
44. Conneticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts
    Pennslyvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
    Rhode Island, and Maryland.
45. Patrick Henry
    
46. Germany, Italy, and Japan
    
47. Hawaii and Alaska
    
48. 2
    
49. Civil rights leader
    
50. (insert local information)
    
51. Must be a natural born citizen of the United States; must be a least
    35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the United
    States for at least 14 years.
52. 2 from each state
    
53. appointed by the President
    
54. 9
    
55. for religious freedom
    
56. Governor
    
57. Mayor
    
58. Thanksgiving
    
59. Thomas Jefferson
    
60. July 4, 1776
    
61. That all men are created equal
    
62. The Star-Spangeld Banner
    
63. Francis Scott Key
    
64. The Bill of Rights
    
65. 18
    
66. the President
    
67. the Supreme Court
    
68. Abraham Lincoln
    
69. Freed many slaves
    
70. the Cabinet
    
71. George Washington
    
72. Form N-400, "Application to file petition for naturalization"
    
73. the American Indians (Native Americans)
    
74. the Mayflower
    
75. Colonies
    
76. a. the right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting
    change of goverment.
    b. the right to bear arms (the right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to
    certain regulations).
    c. the government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people's homes during
    peacetime without the people's consent.
    d. the government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant.
    e. a person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify
    against himself.
    f. a person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to
    have a lawyer.
    g. the right to trial by jury in most cases.
    h. protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual
    punishiment.
    l.the people have rights other than those mentioned in the consitution. Any power
    given to the federal government by the consitution is a power of either the state or
    the people.
77. the Congress
    
78. Republican
    
79. Abraham Lincoln
    
80. 1787
    
81. the Bill of Rights
    
82. for countries to discuss and try to resolve world problems; to provide economic aid
    to many countries.
83. In the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
    
84. everyone (citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S.)
    
85. the Preamble
    
86. obtain Federal Government jobs; travel with a U.S. passport; petition
    close relatives to come to the U.S. to live.
87. the right to vote
    
88. the place where congress meets
    
89. the Presidents official home
    
90. Washington, D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW0
    
91. the White House
    
92. freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change
    change of government
93. the President
    
94. George Washington
    
95. November
    
96. January
    
97. no limit
    
98. no limit
    
99. Democratic and Republican
    
100. 50
     
     

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