The Big Test Part 2

Who vetoes bills?

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S.?

Which of the following are Cabinet-level positions?

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

What group of people was taken to North America and sold into slavery?

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

How many stars does the American flag have?

Why did the colonists fight the British?

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

Laws are written by

Which of the following is a right reserved only for U.S. citizens?

Who is the current Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln accomplished?

Who is the current Vice President of the U.S.?

What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens?

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

How many years is the term for a U.S. Representative?

What is the capital of your state?

Which of the following is a current U.S. Senator from Alabama?

There were 13 original states. Name three

What allowed for the freeing of enslaved people in Confederate territory during the Civil War?

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

What is one right or freedom from the 1st Amendment?

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

When must all men register for Selective Service?

What are the two major political parties of the U.S.?

What is the political party of the current U.S. President?

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

When powers are divided between the states and national government, it is referred to as

The _____ gives citizens the right to bear arms.

Name a U.S. Representative that represents your congressional district.

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

Identify the two longest rivers in the United States.

What does the Constitution do?

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

What is the capital of the United States?

How many stripes does the American flag have?

Which state does NOT border Mexico?

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

What is the name of the national anthem?

What do the flag's stripes represent?

What is one reason colonists came to America?

The U.S. House of Representatives has how many voting members?

Name one group of American Indian tribes in the U.S.

When someone is under arrest, what rights are they informed of when they are read their Miranda Rights?

A change to the U.S. Constitution is known as a what?

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

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

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments granted rights to African-Americans. What is the correct order of rights granted?

Who is the current Governor of Alabama?

The 19th Amendment granted the right to vote to which group?

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Which of the following reasons MOST contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?

What is one role that Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Identify one state that does NOT border Canada.

Which of the following is a reason why the colonists came to North America?

Name two national U.S. holidays.

What position serves as the leader of the Executive Branch?

Who is the current Speaker of the House of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Which of the following was a major achievement of Susan B. Anthony?

What is the supreme law of the land?