Current Issues

Question 1

What do the stars on the flag mean?

Answer 1

The 50 states of the U.S

Question 2

What do the stripes on the flag mean?

Answer 2

The thirteen British colonies

Question 3

What is the date of Independence Day?

Answer 3

July 4th

Question 4

What country did we fight during the revolutionary war?

Answer 4

England

Question 5

Who was the first president of the United States ?

Answer 5

George washington

Question 6

Who is the president of the United States today?

Answer 6

Barack obama

Question 7

Who is the Vice President of the United States today?

Answer 7

Joe Biden

Question 8

Who elects the president of the United States

Answer 8

The electoral college

Question 9

Who becomes president of the United States if the president should die?

Answer 9

Vice President

Question 10

For how long do we elect the president

Answer 10

4 years

Question 11

What is the constitution?

Answer 11

The supreme law of the land

Question 12

Can the constitution be changed?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What do we call a change or amendment are there in the constitution

Answer 13

27

Question 14

How many branches are there in our government

Answer 14

3

Question 15

What are the three branches of our government ?

Answer 15

Legislative, executive and judicial

Question 16

What is the legislative branch

Answer 16

Congress

Question 17

Who makes the laws in the United States

Answer 17

Congress

Question 18

What is congress ?

Answer 18

The senate and the House of Representatives

Question 19

What are the duties of congress

Answer 19

To make laws

Question 20

Who elects congress

Answer 20

The people

Question 21

How many senators are there in congress?

Answer 21

100 senators

Question 22

Name the two senators

Answer 22

Maria cantwell and patty Murray

Question 23

For how long do we elect each senator

Answer 23

6 years

Question 24

How many representatives are there in congress

Answer 24

435

Question 25

For how long do we elect the representatives

Answer 25

Two years

Question 26

What is the branch of our government

Answer 26

The president

Question 27

What is the judicial branch of our government?

Answer 27

The Supreme Court

Question 28

What are the duties of the Supreme Court

Answer 28

To interpret laws

Question 29

What is the supreme law of the United States

Answer 29

The constitution

Question 30

What is the capital of your state

Answer 30

Olympia

Question 31

Who is the current governor your state

Answer 31

Jay inslee

Question 32

Who becomes president of the United States of the president and Vice President die

Answer 32

Speaker of the house

Question 33

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Answer 33

John G Roberts

Question 34

Can you name 13 original states

Answer 34

Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island and Maryland

Question 35

Which countries were our principal allies during world war 11.

Answer 35

U.K., Canada , Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, France

Question 36

What is the 49th state of the Union

Answer 36

Alaska

Question 37

How many terms can a president serve?

Answer 37

Two

Question 38

What is the head executive of the government

Answer 38

Governor

Question 39

What is the head of a city government called ?

Answer 39

Mayor

Question 40

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 40

Thomas Jefferson

Question 41

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted ?

Answer 41

July 4, 1776

Question 42

What is the national anthem of the United States ?

Answer 42

Star- spangled banner

Question 43

Where does freedom of speech come from

Answer 43

The bill of rights

Question 44

What is the minimum voting age in the United States

Answer 44

18

Question 45

Who signs bills into law

Answer 45

The president

Question 46

What is the highest court in the United States?

Answer 46

The Supreme Court

Question 47

Who was the president during the civil war?

Answer 47

Abraham Lincoln

Question 48

What did the emancipation proclamation do

Answer 48

Freed many slaves

Question 49

Which president is called the father of our country

Answer 49

George Washington

Question 50

What is the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims to America

Answer 50

The mayflower

Question 51

Who is the commander in chief of the U.S military ?

Answer 51

The president

Question 52

In what month do we vote the president

Answer 52

November

Question 53

In what month is the new president inaugurated

Answer 53

January

Question 54

How many times may be a senator elected

Answer 54

There is no limit

Question 55

How many times may a congressman be reelected

Answer 55

There is no limit

Question 56

What are the two major political parties in the United States today

Answer 56

Democratic and republican

Question 57

How many states are there in our flag.

Answer 57

50 stars