The 20 questions for 65/20

2What is the supreme law of the land?*

• (U.S.) Constitution

7How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?*

• Twenty-seven (27)

12What is the economic system of the United States?*

• Capitalism
• Free market economy

20Name one power of the U.S. Congress.*

• Writes laws
• Declares war
• Makes the federal budget

30What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?*

• Mike Johnson
• Johnson
• James Michael Johnson (birth name)

36The President of the United States is elected for how many years?*

• Four (4) years

38What is the name of the President of the United States now?*

• Donald J. Trump
• Donald Trump
• Trump

39What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?*

• JD Vance
• Vance

44Who vetoes bills?*

• The President (of the United States)

52What is the highest court in the United States?*

• Supreme Court

61Who is the governor of your state now?*

Answers will vary. Find yours by ZIP code.

66What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?*

• The United States
• The flag

74Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?*

• American Indians
• Native Americans

78Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?*

• (Thomas) Jefferson

86George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.*

• "Father of Our Country"
• First president of the United States
• General of the Continental Army
• President of the Constitutional Convention

94Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.*

• Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• Saved (or preserved) the Union
• Led the United States during the Civil War
• 16th president of the United States
• Delivered the Gettysburg Address

113Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.*

• Fought for civil rights
• Worked for equality for all Americans
• Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"

115What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?*

• Terrorists attacked the United States
• Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
• Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
• Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania

121Why does the flag have 13 stripes?*

• (Because there were) 13 original colonies
• (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies

126Name three national U.S. holidays.*

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday)
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day