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1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The Constitution

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What does the Constitution do?

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Sets up and defines the government
Protect Basic rights of Americans

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The idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?

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We The People

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4
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What is an amendment?

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A change or addition to the constitution

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5
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?

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The Bill of Rights

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6
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What is one right or freedoms from the first Amendment?

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Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government

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7
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How many amendment does the Constitution have?

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27

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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Announce our independence from Great Britain
Declared our independence
Said that the United States is Free from GB

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9
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What are the two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

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10
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What is freedoms of religion?

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You can practice any religion or not practice a religion

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11
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What is the economic system in the USA?

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Capitalist and Market economy

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12
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What is the rule of the law?

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Everyone must follow the law
Leaders must obey the law
Government must obey the law
No one is above the law

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13
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Name one branch of part of the government

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Legislative: congress
Judicial: courts
Executive: president

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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

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Checks and balances
Separation of power

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15
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Who is in charge of executive branch?

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President

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16
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Who makes federal laws?

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Congress
Senate and House
US or national legislature

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17
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What are two parts of the of the US Congress?

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Senate and House

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18
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How many Senators are there?

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100

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19
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We elect a US senator for how many years?

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6

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20
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Who is your US Senators now?

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Ben Cardin
Chris Van Hollen

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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435

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22
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We elect a US representative for how many years?

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2

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23
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Name your US Representative

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Andrew Harris
C.A Dutch Ruppersberger
John Sarbanes
Glenn Ivey
Steny Hoyer
David Trone
Kweisi Mfume
Jamin Ruskin

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24
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Who does your U.S Senator represent?

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All people of the state

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25
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Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

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Because of state’s population, they have more people, and some states have more people

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26
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We elect a president for how many years?

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4

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27
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In what month do we vote for President?

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November

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28
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What is the name of the president of the US now?

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Joseph R. Biden

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29
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What is the name of the vice president of the United States now?

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Kamala Harris

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30
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If the President can no longer serve who become President?

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Vice President

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31
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If both the President and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

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Speaker of the house

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32
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Who is the commander in chief of the military?

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the President

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33
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Who signs the bills to become laws?

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the President

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34
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Who vetoes bills?

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the President

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35
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What does the President’s cabinet do?

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advises the President

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36
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What are the two cabinet level positions?

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Sec of Agriculture
Sec of Commerce
Sec of Defense
Sec of Education
Sec of Energy
Sec of Health and Human Services
Sec of Homeland Security
Sec of Housing and Urban Development
Sec of Interior
Sec of Labor
Sec of State
Sec of Transportation
Sec of Treasury
Sec of Veteran Affairs
Attorney General
Vice President

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37
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What does the judicial branch do?

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reviews laws
explains laws
resolves disputes
decides if a law goes against the Constitution

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38
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What is the highest court in the United States

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the Supreme Court

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39
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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9 including the Chief Justice

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the united states?

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John G. Roberts Jr.

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41
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Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

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print money
declare war
make treaties
create Army

42
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Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states, what is one power of the states?

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Provide schooling and education
Provide protection (police)
Provide safety (fire departments)
Give Driver’s license
Approve Zoning and land use

43
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Who is the Governor of your state now?

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Wes Moore

44
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What is the capital of your state?

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Annapolis

45
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What are two major political parties in the US?

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Democratic and Republican

46
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What is the political party of the President now?

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Democratic

47
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

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Kevin McCarthy

48
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There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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Citizens 18 and older
You don’t have to pay a poll tax to vote
Any US citizen can vote
Any male citizen of any race can vote

49
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What is one responsibility that is only for the US citizens?

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Serve on a jury
Vote in a federal election

50
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Name one right only for the US citizen

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Vote in a federal election
Run for federal office

51
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What are two rights everyone living in the US?

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freedom of expression
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
freedom of religion
the right to bear arms

52
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What do we show loyalty when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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the United States
the flag

53
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What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?

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Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the Constitution and laws of the US
Obey the laws of the United States
Serve in the US military
Serve the nation
Be loyal to the United States

54
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President?

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18 and older

55
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What are two ways that American can participate in their democracy?

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Vote
Join a Political Party
Help with Campaign
Join a Civic Group
Join Community Group
Give an elected official your opinion on an issue
Call Senators and Representatives
Publicly Support or oppose an issue or polocu
Run for Office
Write to a newspaper

56
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When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

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April 15

57
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When must all men register for the Selective Service?

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At age 18 or between 18 and 26

58
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What is one reason colonists came to America?

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freedom
political liberty
religious freedom
economic opportunity
practice their religion
escape persecution

59
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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American Indians
Native Americans

60
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

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Africans
people from Africa

61
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

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because of high taxes
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
because they didn’t have self government

62
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

63
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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July 4 1776

64
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What were the 13 original states?

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New Hampshire
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

65
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What happened to the Constitutional Convention?

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The Constitution was written and the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution

66
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When was the Constitution written?

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1787

67
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.

A

Madison
Hamilton
Jay
Publius

68
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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US diplomat
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
first Postmaster General of the United States
Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
Started the first free libraries

69
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

70
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Who was the “First President”

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George Washington

71
Q

What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?

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Louisiana Territory

72
Q

Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s.

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War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War

73
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Name the US war between the North and South

A

the Civil War
the War between the States

74
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

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Slavery
Economic reasons
States’ rights

75
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

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freed the slaves
saved the Union
led the US during the Civil War

76
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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freed the slaves
freed slaves in the Confederacy
freed the slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in most Southern states

77
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

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fought for women’s rights
fought for civil rights

78
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

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World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War

79
Q

Who was President during World War I?

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Woodrow Wilson

80
Q

Who was President during Great Depression and World War II?

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Franklin Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the US fight in WWII?

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Japan, Germany, and Italy

82
Q

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

A

World War II

83
Q

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

A

Communism

84
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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Civil Rights movement

85
Q

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

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fought for civil rights
worked for equality for all Americans

86
Q

What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the US?

A

Terrorist Attack

87
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the US.

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Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
Chippewa
Choctaw
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
Seminole
Cheyenne
Arawak
Shawnee
Mohegan
Huron
Oneida
Lakota
Crow
Teton
Hopi
Inuit

88
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

A

Missouri and Mississippi

89
Q

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

A

Pacific

90
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the US?

A

Atlantic

91
Q

Name one US territory.

A

Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
Guam
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands

92
Q

Name one state that border Canada

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Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Alaska

93
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico.

A

California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas

94
Q

What is the capitol of the US?

A

Washington, DC

95
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A

New York (Liberty Island)

96
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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Because there were 13 original colonies
Because the stripes represent the original colonies?

97
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

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because there are 50 states– 1 star for each state

98
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

A

the Star Spangled Banner

99
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A

JUly 4

100
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Name two US National holidays.

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New Year’s Day
MLK Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas

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