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Greece Famous Americans 1 Famous Americans 2 Geography Gov’t Random Questions
A government in which the people govern themselves A 100
What is a democracy? A 100
The feature in ancient Greek architecture that is found in US government buildings today A 200
What are columns? A 200
The political roots of our modern democracy began here A 300
What was Athens, Greece? A 300
Greece is located on this continent A 400
What is Europe? A 400
Originated in Greece with the main purpose of bringing people together in the spirit of peace A 500
What are the Olympic Games? A 500
Paul Revere fought for this B 100
What is American independence? B 100
He escaped from slavery, published a newspaper, and worked for civil rights B 200
Who was Frederick Douglass? B 200
This person fought for women’s rights and was arrested for attempting to vote in a presidential election B 300
Who was Susan B. Anthony? B 300
*Born in South Carolina *Taught in Georgia *Worked for tolerance *Helped create educational opportunities for African Americans B 400
Who was Mary McLeod Bethune? B 400
His “New Deal” helped Americans through the Great Depression B 500
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt? B 500
Born in New York City, worked with the Red Cross, helped write the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights C 100
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? C 100
*Worked for civil rights *Won court case Brown v. Board of Education *Remembered for his respect for and acceptance of authority C 200
Who was Thurgood Marshall? C 200
President Johnson’s plan to improve education, environment, and medical care C 300
What was his “Great Society” program? C 300
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He became the 36 th president of the United States when President Kennedy was assassinated C 400
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson? C 400
Born in Arizona, moved to California at the age of 10, and fought for workers’ rights C 500
Who was Cesar Chavez? C 500
Major mountain range is located in the eastern part of the United States D 100
What are the Appalachian Mountains? D 100
Lines that go from north to south on a globe D 200
What are longitude lines? D 200
Longest river in the United States D 300
What is the Mississippi River? D 300
This river forms in the Rocky Mountains D 400
What is the Colorado River? D 400
Imaginary line that divides earth into the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere D 500
What is the Prime Meridian? D 500
Powers are divided among these three levels of government E 100
What are national, state, and local? E 100
Three branches of government E 200
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches? E 200
The head of the executive branch of state government E 300
Who is the governor? E 300
This branch of government decides the meaning of the laws E 400
What is the judicial branch? E 400
Makes the laws for our national government E 500
What is Congress? E 500
Coins money, declares war, conducts foreign relations F 100
What is the national government? F 100
Natural and man-made features on earth’s surface F 200
What are topographical features? F 200
Paul Revere’s words “One if by land, two if by sea” were part of this event F 300
What is his famous midnight ride? F 300
This branch of Georgia government is headed by the General Assembly F 400
What is the legislative branch? F 400
This document created and described the role of each branch of our national government F 500
What is the Constitution? F 500
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The difference between democracy in the U.S. and ancient Greece Click on screen to continue
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