Civics exam prep

Civics exam prep Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What was was he in? ️World War 11 During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S.? ️Communism. How many amendments does the Constitution have? ️27. How many justices are on the supreme court? ️9. How many U.S. senators are there? ️100. How old do citizens have to be to vote for president? ️18. If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president? ️The speaker of the house. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president? ️The vice president. In what month do we vote for president? ️November. Name one American Indian tribe in the U.S. ️Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Pueblo, Iroquois. Name one branch or part of the government. ️Congress, legislative, president, executive, the courts, or judicial. Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S. ️Missouri River and Mississippi River. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. ️Slavery, economic reasons, states' rights. Name one right only for the U.S. citizens? ️Vote in a federal election and run for federal office. Name one state that borders Canada. ️Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Alaska. Name one state that borders Mexico. ️California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas. Name one U.S. territory. ️Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam. Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s. ️War of 1812, Mexican-American war, Civil war, Spanish-American War. Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1900s. ️World War 1, World War 11, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War. Name the U.S war between the North and the South. ️The Civil War. Name two national U.S. holidays. ️New Year's Day, President's day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Name your U.S. Representative. ️James Comer, Brett Guthrie, John Yarmuth, Thomas Massie, Harold Rogers, Garland Barr. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. ️James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Publius. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? ️435. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? ️We the people. There are 4 amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. ️Citizens 18 and older can vote, you don't have to pay to vote, any citizen can vote, a male citizen of any race can vote. There were 13 original states. Name three. ️New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Under our constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? ️To print money, to declare war, to create an army, to make treaties. Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? ️Provide schooling and education, provide protection, provide safety. We elect a president for how many years? ️4. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? ️2. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? ️6. What are the two major political parties in the U.S.? ️Democratic and Republica