Black History: Leaders in the U.S. Government

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The President's basic duties are outlined by the? Which president dropped atomic bombs on Japan?

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Round 1

Question 1

The President's basic duties are outlined by the?

U.S. Constitution

Question 2

Which president dropped atomic bombs on Japan?

Harry S. Truman

Question 3

Name the two chambers of the Congress.

House of Representatives & the Senate.

Question 4

When the President works to negotiate treaties, he or she is acting as our country's______.

Head of foreign policy

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a president acting as the nation's head of state?

Ronald Reagan meeting with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Question 6

Name Connecticut's two senators.

Chris Murphy & Richard Blumenthal

Question 7

What does "override" mean in this sentence" Congress has the power to override a president's veto."

Reverse

Question 8

1st African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968; also first African-American major party candidate for President in 1972

Shirley Chisholm

Question 9

For nearly 100 years it was difficult for African Americans to be elected to office because?

Poll taxes & Literacy tests.

Round 2

Question 1

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided for ______.

All of the above

Question 2

Barack Obama was a ______.

A senator from Illinois

Question 3

Reconstruction was the time period ______.

After the Civil War

Question 4

Reconstruction ended after ______.

A few years

Question 5

First African-American to serve on the Supreme Court.

Thurgood Marshall

Question 6

The second African-American Supreme Court Justice was ______.

Clarence Thomas

Question 7

The cabinet members are part of the ______ branch.

Executive

Question 8

The purpose of the Senate and the House of Representatives is to ______.

Make laws

Question 9

The first African-American woman appointed as a federal judge was ______.

Constance Baker Motley

Round 3

Question 1

The first African-American federal judge was ______.

William Henry Hastie

Question 2

The president can (reject) bills passed by Congress. This is called a?

Veto

Question 3

Federal judges are appointed for?

Life time terms

Question 4

Congress can remove a president for crimes and misconduct. This is called?

Impeachment

Question 5

What are the three branches of government?

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.

Question 6

The cabinet members are part of the_________branch?

Executive

Question 7

The first African-American Army general was ______.

Benjamin O. Davis Sr

Question 8

Amy Coney Barrett is a newly appointed judge and is part of the __________branch of government?

Judicial Branch

Question 9

Joe Biden is the ______ president of the U.S?

46th

Round 4

Question 1

How many Justices serve on the Supreme Court?

Question 2

How many people make up the U.S. Senate?

100

Question 3

THe first African American elected to the U.S. Senate in 1870?

Hiram Revels

Question 4

Fun Fact: He received offers to play in the NFL, but he chose to go to law school instead.

Gerald Ford

Question 5

How many people make up the House of Representatives?

435

Question 6

Fun Fact: Thanks to his family's wealth, President _________ did not need his presidential paycheck so he donated his salary to charities such as the Girl Scouts of America.

John F. Kennedy

Question 7

Fun Fact: The 3rd U.S. president had the bones of a mastodon sent to the white house to assemble the skeleton in the east room.

Thomas Jefferson

Question 8

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of _____ executive departments?

Question 9

First African-American Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Colin Powell

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