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1. When was the Constitution written?

1776

1787

The Constitution was written in 1787. The American

army won the War of Independence in 1783. For several
years, the United States was governed by a congress of
representatives from the states. But in 1787, delegates
for the states met in Philadelphia to create a stronger
federal government. They wrote the Constitution that
gave the framework for the government we have today.
The Constitution was written in 1787.
2. What movement tried to end racial
discrimination?

civil rights movement

3. What does the President's Cabinet do?

advises the President

4. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

twelve (12)

nine (9)

There are nine justices on the Supreme Court. The

president nominates Supreme Court justices. The
Senate votes to confirm them. Supreme Court justices
have the job for life or until they decide to retire.
5. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

the President
6. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

the House of Lords and the House of Commons

the Senate and House of Representatives

The two parts of the United States Congress are the

Senate and the House of Representatives. Citizens from
all over the United States are elected to the Senate and
the House of Representatives. There are 100 members

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in the Senate. Every state elects two senators. Senators

represent all the people in their state. They are elected
for 6-year terms. The House of Representatives has 435
voting members. States with more people have more
representatives in the House of Representatives.
Representatives represent a district, or part, of each
state. They are elected for 2-year terms.
7. Who was the first President?

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

George Washington was the first president of the United

States. He was president from 1789 to 1797. Before he
became president, George Washington was the general
of the American army. George Washington decided to
stop being president after two 4-year terms. Today, we
follow his example. The Twenty-second Amendment,
added to the Constitution in 1951, limits presidents to
two 4-year terms. No one can be president for more than
two 4-year terms.
8. What group of people was taken to America
and sold as slaves?

Africans
9. The idea of self-government is in the first three
words of the Constitution. What are these words?

We the People
10. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

declared our independence from Great Britain

11. Name the U.S. war between the North and the
South.

World War I

The Civil War

The war between the states in the North and the states
in the South is called the Civil War. The Civil War started
in 1861. It ended in 1865. Southern states disagreed
with the North over slavery and other issues. They did
not want to be part of the United States. They formed
their own country called the Confederate States of
America, or the Confederacy. States in the North wanted
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to keep the United States together. They were the Union.

The North won the war. The Confederacy became part
of the United States again.
12. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

slavery
13. What is the economic system in the United
States?

capitalist economy
14. What is the name of the national anthem?

My Country Tis of Thee

The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the name of our national

anthem. The song is about the United States flag. In the
War of 1812, the United States fought the British. One
night during the war, British ships attacked Fort McHenry
in Baltimore. Bombs exploded all night. An American
man named Francis Scott Key watched the battle from a
ship. He worried that the United States might lose the
battle. The next morning, he saw the United States' flag
flying in the wind. He knew that the United States won
the battle. Then he wrote the words to "The Star-
Spangled Banner." "The Star-Spangled Banner" is now
the national anthem of the United States.
15. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many
years?

four (4)

two (2)

We elect a U.S. representative for two years.

Representatives can run for office as many times as they
want. Their job is to represent the people who live in
their district in the House of Representatives.
16. How many amendments does the Constitution
have?

twenty-seven (27)
17. The Federalist Papers supported the passage
of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

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George Washington

James Madison

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay

wrote the Federalist Papers. The U.S. Constitution was
written at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. People
at the Constitutional Convention decided how the
government should work. Then James Madison,
Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote the Federalist
Papers. The Federalist Papers explained the new
government. They said that the new United States
needed the Constitution. Newspapers all over the United
States published the Federalist Papers.
18. Under our Constitution, some powers belong
to the states. What is one power of the states?

coin or print money

provide schooling and education

State governments have the power to do many things.

They provide schooling and education. State and local
governments provide protection and safety. States give
drivers' licenses, and approve zoning and land use.
19. Name one branch or part of the government.

parliament

Congress

There are three branches of the federal government:

Congress, the president, and the courts. Each branch
has a special role. The Congress is called the legislative
branch. Congress writes, debates, and makes laws. The
president leads the executive branch. The president
enforces the laws. The president also represents the
United States to other countries. The courts are called
the judicial branch. The courts explain laws. They decide
if laws follow the Constitution. They also decide if people
have broken laws.
20. Who was President during the Great
Depression and World War II?

Herbert Hoover

Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt was president of the United States

during the Great Depression and World War II. Franklin
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Roosevelt became president in 1933. The United States

economy was weak. Banks failed. Many people did not
have jobs. Franklin Roosevelt tried to fix the economy.
He made rules for banks and the stock market. He
started programs to create jobs and help workers across
the country. The United States joined World War II in
1941. Americans joined Britain and the Soviet Union to
fight against Germany, Italy, and Japan. Franklin
Roosevelt was the president until he died in 1945.
Roosevelt led America through the challenges of the
Great Depression and World War II.

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