节目内容 第一部分 American Government （A）Principles of American Democracy 1.What is the supreme law of the land？ A：The Constitution 2.What does the Constitution do？ A：It sets up the government. A：defines the government A：protects basic rights of Americans 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? A：We the People 4. What is an amendment? A：a change (to the Constitution) A: an addition (to the Constitution) 5.What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution？ A：The Bill of Rights 6. What is the one right or freedom from the First Amendment? A：Speech A：Religion A：Assembly. A：Press A：Petition the government 7.How many amendments does the Constitution have？ A：Twenty-seven (27) 8.What did the Declaration of Independence do？ A：announce our independence (from Great Britain) A: declared our independence (from Great Britain) A: said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) 9: What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? A: Life A: Liberty A: Pursuit of happiness. 10.What is freedom of religion？ A：You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. *11.What is the economic sys-tem in the U.S. have？ A：Capitalist economy A：Market economy 12. What is the “rule of law”? A: Everyone must follow the law A: Leaders must obey the law A: Government must obey the law. A: No one is above the law (B) System of Government *13. Name one branch or part of the government. A：congress A：President A：executive A：the courts A：judicial 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? A：checks and balances A：separation of powers 15.Who is in charge of the executive branch？ A：The President 16.Who makes federal laws？ A：Congress A：(U.S. or national)legislature. *17.What are the two parts of the United States Congress？ A：The Senate and House (of Representatives) 18. How many U. S. Senators are there? 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? A：Six(6) *20. Who is one of your state's U.S.Senators? A：Answers will vary. 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members？ A：435 22.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years？ A：Two(2) 23. Name your U.S. Representative. A: Answers will vary. 24.Who does a U.S. Senator represent？ A：All people of the state 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? A：(because of) the state’s population. A：(because) they have more people. A：(because) some states have more people. 26.We elect a President for how many years？ A：Four (4) years *27. In what month do we vote for President? A：November 28.What is the name of the President of the United States？ 29.Who is the Vice President of the United States now？ 30.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President？ A：The Vice President 31.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President？ A：The Speaker of the House 32.Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military？ A：The President 33.Who signs bills to become laws？ A：The President 34. Who vetoes bills？ A：The President 35.What does the President's Cabinet do？ A：Advises the President 36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? A：Secretary of Agriculture A：Secretary of Commerce A：Secretary of Defense A：Secretary of Education A：Secretary of Energy A：Secretary of Health and Human Services A：Secretary of Homeland Security A：Secretary of Housing and Urban Development A：Secretary of Interior A：Secretary of State A：Secretary of Transportation A：Secretary of Treasury A：Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs A：Secretary of Labor A：Attorney General 37.What does the judicial branch do？ A：Reviews laws A: Explains laws A：Resolves disputes (disagreements) A：Decides if a law goes against the Constitution 38. What is the highest court in the United States? A: the Supreme Court 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? A: nine(9) 40.Who is the Chief Justice of the United States？ A：John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.) 41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? A: to print money A: to declare war A: to create an army A: to make treaties 42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one of the states? A: provide schooling and education A: provide protection (police) A: provide safety (fire department) A: give a driver's license A: approve zoning and land use 43.Who is the Governor of your state？ A：Answers will vary. 答：答案会有不同。 44.What is the capital of your state？ A：Answers will vary. 答：答案会有不同。 *45.What are the two major political parties in the U.S.？ A：Democrats and Republicans 46.What is the political party of the President now？ A：Democrats (Party) 47.Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives now？ A：Nancy Pelosi (C) Rights and Responsibilities 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. A：Citizen (18) and older can vote. A：You don't have to pay to vote .(You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote.) A：Any citizen can vote.(Women and men can vote.) A：A male citizen of any race can vote. *49.What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? A：Vote A：Serve on a jury 50. What are two rights only for United States citizens? A：apply for a federal job A：vote A：run for federal office 51. What are two rights of everyone living in the U.S.? A：Freedom of expression A：Freedom of speech A：Freedom of assembly A：Freedom to petition the government A：Freedom of worship A：The right to bear arms 52.What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance？ A: the United States A: the flag 53. What is the one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? A：To give up loyalty to other countries A：To defend the Constitution and laws of the United States A：To obey the laws of the United States A：To serve in the United States military (if needed） A：To serve (do important work for )the nation (if needed) A：To be loyal to the United States *54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? A: eighteen (18) and older 55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy ？ A：Vote A：Join a political party A：Help with a campaign A：Join a civic group A：Join a community group A：Give an elected official your opinion on an issue A：Call your Senators and Representatives A：Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy A：Run for office A：Write to a newspaper 56.When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms？ A：April 15 57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? A: at age eighteen (18) A: between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) 58.What is one reason colonists came to America？ A：Freedom A：Political liberty A：Religious freedom A：Economic opportunity A：practice their religion A：escape persecution 59.Who lived in America be-fore the Europeans arrived？ A：The Native Americans A：American Indians 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves？ A：Africans A：People from Africa 61. Why did the colonists fight the British ？ A：Because of high taxes (taxation without representation) A：because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering). A：The British denied the colonists self-government 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence？ A：Thomas. Jefferson 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted？ A：July 4, 1776 64. There are 13 original states. Name three. A：New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 65.What happened at the Constitutional Convention？ A：The Constitution was written. A：The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. 66. When was the Constitution written？ A：1787 67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. A：James. Madison A：（Alexander). Hamilton A：（John）Jay A：Publius 68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
A：U.S. Diplomat A：Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention A：First Postmaster General of the United States A：Writer of” Poor Richard’s Almanac” A. Started the first free libraries 69.Who is the “Father of Our Country”？ A：George Washington *70. Who was the first President？ A：George Washington (B) 1800s 71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803？ A：The Louisiana Territory A：Louisiana 72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
A：War of 1812 A: Mexican American War A: Civil War A: Spanish American War 73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. A：The Civil War 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. A：Slavery A：Economic reasons A：States’ rights *75.What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? A：Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) A：Saved (or preserved) the Union A：Led the U.S. during the Civil War. 76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? A： freed the slaves A： freed slaves in the Confederacy A： freed slaves in the Confederate states A： freed slaves in most Southern states 77. What did Susan B. Anthony do? A： fought for women’s rights A： fought for civil rights 第三部分 78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. A： World War I，World War II，Korean War，Vietnam War，(Persian) Gulf War 79. Who was President during World War I? A： (Woodrow) Wilson 80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? A： (Franklin) Roosevelt 81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? A： Japan, Germany, and Italy 82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? A： World War II 83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? A： Communism 84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? A： civil rights (movement) 85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? A： fought for civil rights A： worked for equality for all Americans 86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? A： Terrorists attacked the United States. 87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. A：Cherokee，Navajo，Sioux，Chippewa，Choctaw，Pueblo，Apache，Iroquois， Creek，Blackfeet，Seminole，Cheyenne，Arawak，Shawnee，Mohegan，Huron，Oneida， Lakota，Crow，Teton，Hopi，Inuit 答：切洛基、奈瓦豪、苏、齐普瓦、乔克陶、布耶布洛、阿帕奇、伊洛奎斯、库瑞克、布雷克菲特、塞米诺利斯、夏言、阿拉瓦克、索尼、密西根、胡隆、奥尼达、拉科塔、考洛、泰顿、豪匹、伊努特。 A: Geography 88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. A： Missouri (River) 89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? 90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? A： Atlantic (Ocean) 91. Name one U.S. territory. A： Puerto Rico A： U.S. Virgin Islands A： American Samoa A： Northern Mariana Islands 92. Name one state that borders Canada. A：Maine、New Hampshire、Vermont、New York、Pennsylvania、Ohio、Michigan、Minnesota、North Dakota、Montana、Idaho、Washington、Alaska 93. Name one state that borders Mexico. A： California、Arizona、New Mexico、Texas *94. What is the capital of the United States? A： Washington, D.C. 95. Where is the Statue of Liberty? A： New York (Harbor) A： Liberty Island (答新泽西州、纽约市附近、哈德逊河上也可以接受) B: Symbols 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? A： because there were 13 original colonies A： because the stripes represent the original colonies
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars? A： because there is one star for each state A： because each star represents a state A： because there are 50 states 98. What is the name of the national anthem? A： The Star-Spangled Banner 答：星条旗之歌 C: Holidays 99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? A： July 4 100. Name two national U.S. holidays. A：New Year’s Day A：Martin Luther King, Jr., Day A：Presidents’ Day A：Memorial Day A：Independence Day A：Labor Day A：Columbus Day A：Veterans Day A：Thanksgiving A：Christmas |