Civics Review 1

19. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

26. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do

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

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

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

21. Who was the first president fo the United States?

29. Why does the US flag have 13 sripes?

7. Who does a U.S. senator represent?

3. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

12. Who is the current Governor of Wisconsin?

20. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

22. What Territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

8. Who is the current President of The United States?

17. Why did the colonists fight the British?

9. Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military?

30. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

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

18.. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

4. What is the “rule of law”?

5. Who makes federal laws?

31. Name TWO national holidays

28. Name one state that borders Mexico.

16. What is one reason colonists came to America?

13. Who is the the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

11. Who is the chief justice of the United States now?

6. Who is one of your Wisconsin's U.S. Senators now?

10. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

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

2. What is an Amendment

15. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?