{ "1": { "question": "What is the supreme law of the land?", "answers": ["The Constitution"], "distractors": [ "The Declaration of Independence", "The Bill of Rights", "The Articles of Confederation", "The Federalist Papers" ] }, "2": { "question": "What does the Constitution do?", "answers": [ "Sets up the government", "Defines the government", "Protects the basic rights of Americans" ], "distractors": [ "Declares independence from Great Britain", "Frees the slaves", "Sets the date for national elections", "Establishes the national anthem" ] }, "3": { "question": "The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?", "answers": ["We the People"], "distractors": ["We the States", "Life and liberty", "In God we trust", "Of the people"] }, "4": { "question": "What is an amendment?", "answers": ["A change (to the Constitution)", "An addition (to the Constitution)"], "distractors": ["A law passed by Congress", "A presidential order", "A decision of the Supreme Court"] }, "5": { "question": "What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?", "answers": ["The Bill of Rights"], "distractors": ["The Articles of Confederation", "The Declaration of Independence", "The Federalist Papers"] }, "6": { "question": "What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?", "answers": ["Speech", "Religion", "Assembly", "Press", "Petition the government"], "distractors": [ "The right to vote", "The right to bear arms", "The right to a fair trial", "The right to own property" ] }, "7": { "question": "How many amendments does the Constitution have?", "answers": ["Twenty-seven (27)"], "distractors": ["Ten (10)", "Twenty-five (25)", "Fifty (50)"] }, "8": { "question": "What did the Declaration of Independence do?", "answers": [ "Announced our independence (from Great Britain)", "Declared our independence (from Great Britain)", "Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)" ], "distractors": ["Set up the government", "Gave rights to citizens", "Freed the slaves"] }, "9": { "question": "What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?", "answers": ["Life", "Liberty", "Pursuit of happiness"], "distractors": ["The right to vote", "Freedom of speech", "The right to bear arms"] }, "10": { "question": "What is freedom of religion?", "answers": ["You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion"], "distractors": [ "You must follow the national religion", "Only one religion is allowed", "The government chooses your religion" ] }, "11": { "question": "What is the economic system in the United States?", "answers": ["Capitalist economy", "Market economy"], "distractors": ["Socialist economy", "Communist economy", "Command economy"] }, "12": { "question": "What is the \"rule of law\"?", "answers": [ "Everyone must follow the law", "Leaders must obey the law", "Government must obey the law", "No one is above the law" ], "distractors": ["The President makes all laws", "Only citizens follow the law", "Laws apply only in court"] }, "13": { "question": "Name one branch or part of the government.", "answers": ["Congress", "Legislative", "President", "Executive", "The courts", "Judicial"], "distractors": ["The military", "The states", "The Cabinet", "The press"] }, "14": { "question": "What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?", "answers": ["Checks and balances", "Separation of powers"], "distractors": ["The military", "The President", "Elections every four years"] }, "15": { "question": "Who is in charge of the executive branch?", "answers": ["The President"], "distractors": ["The Chief Justice", "The Speaker of the House", "Congress"] }, "16": { "question": "Who makes federal laws?", "answers": ["Congress", "The Senate and House (of Representatives)", "The (U.S. or national) legislature"], "distractors": ["The President", "The Supreme Court", "The states"] }, "17": { "question": "What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?", "answers": ["The Senate and House (of Representatives)"], "distractors": [ "The House and the Cabinet", "The Senate and the Supreme Court", "The President and the Senate", "The states and the courts" ] }, "18": { "question": "How many U.S. Senators are there?", "answers": ["One hundred (100)"], "distractors": ["Fifty (50)", "Four hundred thirty-five (435)", "Two hundred (200)"] }, "19": { "question": "We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?", "answers": ["Six (6)"], "distractors": ["Two (2)", "Four (4)", "Eight (8)"] }, "20": { "question": "Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?" }, "21": { "question": "The House of Representatives has how many voting members?", "answers": ["Four hundred thirty-five (435)"], "distractors": ["One hundred (100)", "Fifty (50)", "Five hundred (500)"] }, "22": { "question": "We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?", "answers": ["Two (2)"], "distractors": ["Four (4)", "Six (6)", "Three (3)"] }, "23": { "question": "Name your U.S. Representative." }, "24": { "question": "Who does a U.S. Senator represent?", "answers": ["All people of the state"], "distractors": ["Only people who voted for them", "Their political party", "People in one district"] }, "25": { "question": "Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?", "answers": [ "(Because of) the state's population", "(Because) they have more people", "(Because) some states have more people" ], "distractors": ["Because of their size", "Because they are older states", "Because they pay more taxes"] }, "26": { "question": "We elect a President for how many years?", "answers": ["Four (4)"], "distractors": ["Two (2)", "Six (6)", "Eight (8)"] }, "27": { "question": "In what month do we vote for President?", "answers": ["November"], "distractors": ["January", "October", "December"] }, "28": { "question": "What is the name of the President of the United States now?" }, "29": { "question": "What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?" }, "30": { "question": "If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?", "answers": ["The Vice President"], "distractors": ["The Speaker of the House", "The Secretary of State", "The Chief Justice"] }, "31": { "question": "If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?", "answers": ["The Speaker of the House"], "distractors": ["The Chief Justice", "The Secretary of State", "The Senate Majority Leader"] }, "32": { "question": "Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?", "answers": ["The President"], "distractors": ["The Secretary of Defense", "A five-star general", "The Vice President"] }, "33": { "question": "Who signs bills to become laws?", "answers": ["The President"], "distractors": ["The Speaker of the House", "The Chief Justice", "Congress"] }, "34": { "question": "Who vetoes bills?", "answers": ["The President"], "distractors": ["The Supreme Court", "The Senate", "The Vice President"] }, "35": { "question": "What does the President's Cabinet do?", "answers": ["Advises the President"], "distractors": ["Makes laws", "Interprets laws", "Commands the military"] }, "36": { "question": "What are two Cabinet-level positions?", "answers": [ "Secretary of State", "Secretary of Defense", "Secretary of the Treasury", "Attorney General", "Secretary of Agriculture", "Secretary of Labor" ], "distractors": ["Speaker of the House", "Chief Justice", "Governor of a state", "U.S. Senator"] }, "37": { "question": "What does the judicial branch do?", "answers": [ "Reviews laws", "Explains laws", "Resolves disputes (disagreements)", "Decides if a law goes against the Constitution" ], "distractors": ["Makes laws", "Enforces laws", "Commands the military"] }, "38": { "question": "What is the highest court in the United States?", "answers": ["The Supreme Court"], "distractors": ["The Court of Appeals", "The District Court", "The Federal Court"] }, "39": { "question": "How many justices are on the Supreme Court?", "answers": ["Nine (9)"], "distractors": ["Seven (7)", "Twelve (12)", "Five (5)"] }, "40": { "question": "Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?" }, "41": { "question": "Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?", "answers": ["To print money", "To declare war", "To create an army", "To make treaties"], "distractors": ["Issue driver's licenses", "Run public schools", "Provide police protection"] }, "42": { "question": "Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?", "answers": [ "Provide schooling and education", "Provide protection (police)", "Provide safety (fire departments)", "Give a driver's license", "Approve zoning and land use" ], "distractors": ["Print money", "Declare war", "Make treaties"] }, "43": { "question": "Who is the Governor of your state now?" }, "44": { "question": "What is the capital of your state?" }, "45": { "question": "What are the two major political parties in the United States?", "answers": ["Democratic and Republican"], "distractors": ["Federalist and Whig", "Liberal and Conservative", "Labor and Tory"] }, "46": { "question": "What is the political party of the President now?", "answers": ["Republican (Party)"], "distractors": ["Democratic Party", "Independent", "Libertarian Party"] }, "47": { "question": "What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?" }, "48": { "question": "There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.", "answers": [ "Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote)", "You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote", "Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote)", "A male citizen of any race (can vote)" ], "distractors": ["Only landowners can vote", "Only men can vote", "You must pass a test to vote"] }, "49": { "question": "What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?", "answers": ["Serve on a jury", "Vote in a federal election"], "distractors": ["Pay taxes", "Obey the law", "Attend school"] }, "50": { "question": "Name one right only for United States citizens.", "answers": ["Vote in a federal election", "Run for federal office"], "distractors": ["Freedom of speech", "Freedom of religion", "The right to a fair trial"] }, "51": { "question": "What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?", "answers": [ "Freedom of expression", "Freedom of speech", "Freedom of assembly", "Freedom to petition the government", "Freedom of religion", "The right to bear arms" ], "distractors": ["The right to vote", "The right to run for President", "The right to a free education"] }, "52": { "question": "What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?", "answers": ["The United States", "The flag"], "distractors": ["The President", "The Constitution", "Congress"] }, "53": { "question": "What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?", "answers": [ "Give up loyalty to other countries", "Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States", "Obey the laws of the United States", "Serve in the U.S. military (if needed)", "Serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)", "Be loyal to the United States" ], "distractors": ["Pay higher taxes", "Learn a new language", "Move to Washington, D.C."] }, "54": { "question": "How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?", "answers": ["Eighteen (18) and older"], "distractors": ["Sixteen (16) and older", "Twenty-one (21) and older", "Twenty-five (25) and older"] }, "55": { "question": "What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?", "answers": [ "Vote", "Join a political party", "Help with a campaign", "Join a civic group", "Give an elected official your opinion on an issue", "Call Senators and Representatives", "Run for office", "Write to a newspaper" ], "distractors": ["Pay taxes", "Serve in the military", "Obey laws"] }, "56": { "question": "When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?", "answers": ["April 15"], "distractors": ["January 1", "December 31", "July 4"] }, "57": { "question": "When must all men register for the Selective Service?", "answers": ["At age eighteen (18)", "Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)"], "distractors": ["At age sixteen (16)", "At age twenty-one (21)", "When they get a job"] }, "58": { "question": "What is one reason colonists came to America?", "answers": [ "Freedom", "Political liberty", "Religious freedom", "Economic opportunity", "Practice their religion", "Escape persecution" ], "distractors": ["To fight a war", "To find gold for the king", "To build factories"] }, "59": { "question": "Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?", "answers": ["American Indians", "Native Americans"], "distractors": ["The Pilgrims", "The British", "The Spanish"] }, "60": { "question": "What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?", "answers": ["Africans", "People from Africa"], "distractors": ["Europeans", "American Indians", "Asians"] }, "61": { "question": "Why did the colonists fight the British?", "answers": [ "Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)", "Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)", "Because they didn't have self-government" ], "distractors": ["Because of religious differences", "To gain new territory", "To end slavery"] }, "62": { "question": "Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?", "answers": ["(Thomas) Jefferson"], "distractors": ["George Washington", "Benjamin Franklin", "John Adams"] }, "63": { "question": "When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?", "answers": ["July 4, 1776"], "distractors": ["July 4, 1789", "December 25, 1776", "June 14, 1776"] }, "64": { "question": "There were 13 original states. Name three.", "answers": [ "New Hampshire", "Massachusetts", "Rhode Island", "Connecticut", "New York", "New Jersey", "Pennsylvania", "Delaware", "Maryland", "Virginia", "North Carolina", "South Carolina", "Georgia" ], "distractors": ["California", "Texas", "Florida", "Ohio"] }, "65": { "question": "What happened at the Constitutional Convention?", "answers": ["The Constitution was written", "The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution"], "distractors": [ "The Declaration of Independence was signed", "The Civil War ended", "The first President was elected" ] }, "66": { "question": "When was the Constitution written?", "answers": ["1787"], "distractors": ["1776", "1492", "1812"] }, "67": { "question": "The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.", "answers": ["(James) Madison", "(Alexander) Hamilton", "(John) Jay", "Publius"], "distractors": ["Thomas Jefferson", "George Washington", "Benjamin Franklin"] }, "68": { "question": "What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?", "answers": [ "U.S. diplomat", "Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention", "First Postmaster General of the United States", "Writer of \"Poor Richard's Almanac\"", "Started the first free libraries" ], "distractors": ["First President", "Wrote the Declaration of Independence", "Won the Civil War"] }, "69": { "question": "Who is the \"Father of Our Country\"?", "answers": ["(George) Washington"], "distractors": ["Thomas Jefferson", "Abraham Lincoln", "Benjamin Franklin"] }, "70": { "question": "Who was the first President?", "answers": ["(George) Washington"], "distractors": ["Thomas Jefferson", "John Adams", "Abraham Lincoln"] }, "71": { "question": "What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?", "answers": ["The Louisiana Territory", "Louisiana"], "distractors": ["Alaska", "Florida", "Texas"] }, "72": { "question": "Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.", "answers": ["War of 1812", "Mexican-American War", "Civil War", "Spanish-American War"], "distractors": ["World War I", "Vietnam War", "Revolutionary War"] }, "73": { "question": "Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.", "answers": ["The Civil War", "The War between the States"], "distractors": ["The Revolutionary War", "The War of 1812", "World War I"] }, "74": { "question": "Name one problem that led to the Civil War.", "answers": ["Slavery", "Economic reasons", "States' rights"], "distractors": ["Taxation without representation", "The Great Depression", "Independence from Britain"] }, "75": { "question": "What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?", "answers": [ "Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)", "Saved (or preserved) the Union", "Led the United States during the Civil War" ], "distractors": ["Wrote the Constitution", "Was the first President", "Bought Louisiana"] }, "76": { "question": "What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?", "answers": [ "Freed the slaves", "Freed slaves in the Confederacy", "Freed slaves in the Confederate states", "Freed slaves in most Southern states" ], "distractors": ["Ended the Revolutionary War", "Gave women the right to vote", "Created the Bill of Rights"] }, "77": { "question": "What did Susan B. Anthony do?", "answers": ["Fought for women's rights", "Fought for civil rights"], "distractors": ["Was the first woman President", "Wrote the Declaration of Independence", "Led the Union army"] }, "78": { "question": "Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.", "answers": ["World War I", "World War II", "Korean War", "Vietnam War", "(Persian) Gulf War"], "distractors": ["Civil War", "Revolutionary War", "War of 1812"] }, "79": { "question": "Who was President during World War I?", "answers": ["(Woodrow) Wilson"], "distractors": ["Franklin Roosevelt", "Theodore Roosevelt", "Harry Truman"] }, "80": { "question": "Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?", "answers": ["(Franklin) Roosevelt"], "distractors": ["Woodrow Wilson", "Harry Truman", "Dwight Eisenhower"] }, "81": { "question": "Who did the United States fight in World War II?", "answers": ["Japan, Germany, and Italy"], "distractors": ["The Soviet Union", "China and Korea", "Great Britain and France"] }, "82": { "question": "Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?", "answers": ["World War II"], "distractors": ["World War I", "The Civil War", "The Korean War"] }, "83": { "question": "During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?", "answers": ["Communism"], "distractors": ["Terrorism", "Slavery", "Fascism"] }, "84": { "question": "What movement tried to end racial discrimination?", "answers": ["(the) civil rights (movement)"], "distractors": ["The women's suffrage movement", "The labor movement", "The temperance movement"] }, "85": { "question": "What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?", "answers": ["Fought for civil rights", "Worked for equality for all Americans"], "distractors": ["Was the first Black President", "Freed the slaves", "Led the Union army"] }, "86": { "question": "What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?", "answers": ["Terrorists attacked the United States"], "distractors": ["The stock market crashed", "A hurricane hit New Orleans", "The Cold War ended"] }, "87": { "question": "Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.", "answers": [ "Cherokee", "Navajo", "Sioux", "Chippewa", "Choctaw", "Apache", "Iroquois", "Pueblo" ], "distractors": ["Aztec", "Maya", "Inca"] }, "88": { "question": "Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.", "answers": ["Missouri (River)", "Mississippi (River)"], "distractors": ["Colorado River", "Rio Grande", "Hudson River"] }, "89": { "question": "What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?", "answers": ["Pacific (Ocean)"], "distractors": ["Atlantic Ocean", "Indian Ocean", "Arctic Ocean"] }, "90": { "question": "What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?", "answers": ["Atlantic (Ocean)"], "distractors": ["Pacific Ocean", "Indian Ocean", "Arctic Ocean"] }, "91": { "question": "Name one U.S. territory.", "answers": [ "Puerto Rico", "U.S. Virgin Islands", "American Samoa", "Northern Mariana Islands", "Guam" ], "distractors": ["Cuba", "Panama", "The Philippines"] }, "92": { "question": "Name one state that borders Canada.", "answers": [ "Maine", "New Hampshire", "Vermont", "New York", "Pennsylvania", "Ohio", "Michigan", "Minnesota", "North Dakota", "Montana", "Idaho", "Washington", "Alaska" ], "distractors": ["Texas", "Florida", "California"] }, "93": { "question": "Name one state that borders Mexico.", "answers": ["California", "Arizona", "New Mexico", "Texas"], "distractors": ["Florida", "Nevada", "Louisiana"] }, "94": { "question": "What is the capital of the United States?", "answers": ["Washington, D.C."], "distractors": ["New York City", "Philadelphia", "Los Angeles"] }, "95": { "question": "Where is the Statue of Liberty?", "answers": ["New York (Harbor)", "Liberty Island"], "distractors": ["Washington, D.C.", "Boston Harbor", "Philadelphia"] }, "96": { "question": "Why does the flag have 13 stripes?", "answers": [ "Because there were 13 original colonies", "Because the stripes represent the original colonies" ], "distractors": ["Because there are 13 amendments", "For 13 Presidents", "For 13 important battles"] }, "97": { "question": "Why does the flag have 50 stars?", "answers": [ "Because there is one star for each state", "Because each star represents a state", "Because there are 50 states" ], "distractors": ["For 50 Presidents", "For 50 years of independence", "For 50 original colonies"] }, "98": { "question": "What is the name of the national anthem?", "answers": ["The Star-Spangled Banner"], "distractors": ["America the Beautiful", "God Bless America", "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"] }, "99": { "question": "When do we celebrate Independence Day?", "answers": ["July 4"], "distractors": ["June 14", "December 25", "November 11"] }, "100": { "question": "Name two national U.S. holidays.", "answers": [ "New Year's Day", "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day", "Presidents' Day", "Memorial Day", "Independence Day", "Labor Day", "Columbus Day", "Veterans Day", "Thanksgiving", "Christmas" ], "distractors": ["Halloween", "Valentine's Day", "Easter"] } }