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Federal Government of The United States (1789 - )

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  1. Duck and Cover 3:05 (1992)
  2. What is the supreme law of the land? 0:10 ()
  3. What does the Constitution do? 0:15 ()
  4. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? 0:15 ()
  5. What is an amendment? 0:15 ()
  6. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 0:11 ()
  7. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? 0:20 ()
  8. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 0:09 ()
  9. What did the Declaration of Independence do? 0:23 ()
  10. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? 0:14 ()
  11. What is freedom of religion? 0:11 ()
  12. What is the economic system in the United States? 0:13 ()
  13. What is the “rule of law”? 0:21 ()
  14. Name one branch or part of the government. 0:22 ()
  15. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? 0:15 ()
  16. Who is in charge of the executive branch? 0:10 ()
  17. Who makes federal laws? 0:18 ()
  18. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 0:12 ()
  19. How many U.S. Senators are there? 0:09 ()
  20. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 0:10 ()
  21. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? 0:23 ()
  22. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 0:11 ()
  23. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 0:10 ()
  24. Name your U.S. Representative. 0:27 ()
  25. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? 0:10 ()
  26. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 0:20 ()
  27. We elect a President for how many years? 0:09 ()
  28. In what month do we vote for President? 0:10 ()
  29. What is the name of the President of the United States now? 0:14 ()
  30. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? 0:18 ()
  31. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 0:13 ()
  32. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 0:14 ()
  33. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? 0:10 ()
  34. Who signs bills to become laws? 0:10 ()
  35. Who vetoes bills? 0:09 ()
  36. What does the President’s Cabinet do? 0:10 ()
  37. What are two Cabinet-level positions? 1:06 ()
  38. What does the judicial branch do? 0:22 ()
  39. What is the highest court in the United States? 0:10 ()
  40. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 0:09 ()
  41. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? 0:14 ()
  42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? 0:26 ()
  43. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? 0:31 ()
  44. Who is the Governor of your state now? 0:15 ()
  45. What is the capital of your state? 0:24 ()
  46. What are the two major political parties in the United States? 0:12 ()
  47. What is the political party of the President now? 0:10 ()
  48. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? 0:13 ()
  49. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. 0:29 ()
  50. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 0:16 ()
  51. Name one right only for United States citizens. 0:15 ()
  52. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? 0:28 ()
  53. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 0:15 ()
  54. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? 0:37 ()
  55. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? 0:11 ()
  56. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? 0:43 ()
  57. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? 0:11 ()
  58. When must all men register for the Selective Service? 0:16 ()
  59. What is one reason colonists came to America? 0:25 ()
  60. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? 0:12 ()
  61. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? 0:14 ()
  62. Why did the colonists fight the British? 0:22 ()
  63. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 0:09 ()
  64. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 0:12 ()
  65. There were 13 original states. Name three. 0:42 ()
  66. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? 0:15 ()
  67. When was the Constitution written? 0:10 ()
  68. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. 0:22 ()
  69. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? 0:28 ()
  70. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? 0:08 ()
  71. Who was the first President? 0:09 ()
  72. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? 0:16 ()
  73. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. 0:23 ()
  74. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. 0:15 ()
  75. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. 0:17 ()
  76. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? 0:23 ()
  77. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? 0:24 ()
  78. What did Susan B. Anthony do? 0:15 ()
  79. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. 0:24 ()
  80. Who was President during World War I? 0:10 ()
  81. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? 0:12 ()
  82. Who did the United States fight in World War II? 0:13 ()
  83. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? 0:14 ()
  84. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? 0:13 ()
  85. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? 0:11 ()
  86. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? 0:15 ()
  87. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? 0:14 ()
  88. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. 1:13 ()
  89. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. 0:14 ()
  90. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? 0:11 ()
  91. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? 0:11 ()
  92. Name one U.S. territory. 0:22 ()
  93. Name one state that borders Canada. 0:40 ()
  94. Name one state that borders Mexico. 0:18 ()
  95. What is the capital of the United States? 0:10 ()
  96. Where is the Statue of Liberty? 0:20 ()
  97. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? 0:18 ()
  98. Why does the flag have 50 stars? 0:19 ()
  99. What is the name of the national anthem? 0:10 ()
  100. When do we celebrate Independence Day? / Name two national U.S. holidays. 0:48 ()