8. how many states are there in the union? 9. what is the 4th of july? 10. what is the date of independence day? 11. independence from whom? 12. what country did we fight during the revolutionary war? 13. who was the first president of the united states? 14. who is the president of the united states today? 15. who is the vice-president of the united states today? 16. who elects the president of the united states? 17. who becomes the president of the united states if the president should die? 18. for how long do we elect the president? 19. what is the constitution? 20. can the constitution be changed? 21. what do we call a change to the constitution? 22. how many changes or amendments are there to the constitution? 23. how many branches are there in our government? 24. what are the three branches of our government?