Mr Andy's 100 Civic's Questions

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

13. Name one branch or part of the government.

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

93. Name one state that borders Mexico.

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

11. What is the economic system in the United States?

10. What is freedom of religion?

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

35. What does the President's Cabinet do?

32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

63. When was the Declaration of Independence written?

23. Name your U.S. Representative.

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

50. Name one right only for United States citizens.

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

43. Who is the Governor of your state now?

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

55. What are two ways that American can participate in their democracy?

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s?

79. Who was President during World War I?

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

61. Why did the colonists fight the British

100. Name two national U.S. Holidays

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

49. What is one responsibility only for United States citizens?

98. What is the name of the national anthem?

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

92. Name one state that borders Canada.

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

94. What is the capital of the United States?

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

34. Who vetoes bills?

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?

7. How many amendments are there?

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

46. What is the political party of the President now?

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

12. What is the "rule of law"?

25. Why do some states have more Representatives than others?

19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

16. Who makes federal laws?

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

26. We elect a President for how many years?

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

91. Name one U.S. territory.

20. Who is one of your U.S. Senators now?

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

27. In what month do we vote for President?

2. What does the Constitution do?

70. Who was the first President?

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

37. What does the judicial branch do?

85. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

44. What is the capital of your state?

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

1. What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

4. What is an amendment?

38. What is the highest court in the United States?

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

33. Who signs bills to become laws?

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

31. If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

66. When was the Constitution written?