Supplemental Videos and Activities
Elections, the Electoral College, Interest Groups, and Local Government Videos
1. What do the stars on the flag stand for?
2. How many stripes are there in the flag?
3. Who is the president of the United States today?
4. Who is the Vice President of the United States today?
5. Who elects the President of the United States?
6. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
7. How many branches are there in our government?
8. How many Senators are there in Congress?
9. Can you name the two Senators from your state?
10. How long is the term of a Senator?
11. What is the leading body of the judiciary branch of our government called?
12. What is the capital of your state?
13. Who is the current governor of your state?
14. Who becomes president of the United States if the president and vice-president should die?
15. What are the three branches of our government?
16. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?
17. What are the 49th and 50th states of the union?
18. Who is the head of your County government?
19. What is the head executive of a state government called?
20. Who has the power to declare war?
21. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
22. What immigration and naturalization service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
23. What is the head executive of a city government called?
24. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
25. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
26. What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
27. Who was the president during the Civil War?
28. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
29. In what year was the Constitution written?
30. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
31. Name one benefit of being a citizen of the United States.
32. What is the White House?
33. Who is the Commander in chief of the United States military?
34. In what month do we vote for the President?
35. In what month is the new president inaugurated?
36. How many times may a senator be re-elected?
37. How many times may a congressman be re-elected?
38. How many states are there in the United States?
39. What special group advises the president?
40. Who is the current Supreme Court Chief Justice?