When was the Constitution ratified?

• 1776

• 1812

• 1788

• 1856

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

The War of 1812 involved what two countries?

• United States of America

• Canada

• France

• Britain

The Naturalization Act of 1790 excluded who from citizenship in the United States?

• Individuals from Asia

• Individuals from Africa

• Individuals from Indigenous American Tribes

• All of the above

Martin Luther King Jr. was famous for:

• Refusing to leave a bus during the bus boycott

• Being the first African American baseball player

• Fight for the Civil Rights Act that led to more access to voting/rights

• Fighting for the Union in the Civil War

What is the separation of powers?

• Keeping different functions of government separate to check and balance one another

• Keeping the branches of law enforcement separate

• Keeping Judges and Juries separate for a fair trial

• Keeping the Federal government and State governments seperate

What best describes the Supremacy Clause?

• The President is supreme to all branches

• The Federal government's laws are supreme to an state laws

• The Congress must act in the best interest of the people

• The Supreme court is the ultimate law of the United States.

What is not a branch of our federal government?

• Judicial

• Congressional

• Legislative

• Executive

What best describes the job of Congress?

• The judge if laws are Constitutional

• To write laws at the Federal level

• To execute laws as they are written

• To protect the rights of every citizen

What addition to the Constitution gives Americans specific protections from the Government?

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Ten Commandments

• Declaration of Independence