Citizenship

What is the supreme law of the land?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 10

• 18

• 27

• 43

What is the economic system in the United States?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• checks and balances

• Presidential veto

• Supreme Court rulings

• limited terms for officials

How many US senators are there?

• 50

• 100

• 150

• 200

If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

• Secretary of Defense

• there would be an election

• head of the Supreme Court

• Speaker of the House

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

• the United States

• the President

• the branches of the military

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

• January 1

• March 15

• April 15

• September 1

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Aaron Burr

• John Adams

Name two of the original 13 colonies

• New Hampshire and Illinois

• Florida and Georgia

• Massachusetts and Ohio

• Maryland and Delaware