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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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2
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What does the constitution do?

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  • Sets up the government
  • Defines the government
  • Protects 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 an addition to the constitution

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5
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What do we call the first 10 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 freedom 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 amendments does the constitution have?

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27

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8
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What did the deceleration of independence do?

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  • Announced our independence from GB
    or
  • Declared our independence from GB
    or
  • Said that the Unites States is free from GB
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9
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What are two rights in the Deceleration of Independence?

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  • Life
  • Liberty
  • Pursuit of happiness
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10
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What is freedom of religion?

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You can practice any religion, or not…

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11
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What is the economic system in the US?

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  • Capitalist economy
  • Market economy
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12
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What is the “rule of 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 or part of the government

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  • Congress
  • Legislative
  • President
  • Executive
  • The courts
  • Judicial
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14
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

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  • Checks and balances
  • Separation of powers
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15
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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The President

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16
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Who makes federal laws?

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  • Congress
  • Senate and House (of representatives)
  • (U,S. or national) Legislature
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17
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

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  • The Senate and the House of representatives
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18
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How many U.S. Senators are there?

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100

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19
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We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

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6

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20
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
(Colorado)

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  • Michael Bennet (serving since 2009)
  • John Hickenlooper (serving since 2021)
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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 U.S. Representative for how many years?

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2 years

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23
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Name your U.S. Representative

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  • Ed Perlmutter - District 7 including Thornton!!!!!!!!!
  • Diana DeGette
  • Joe Neguse
  • Lauren Boebert
  • Ken Buck
  • Doug Lamborn
  • Jason Crow
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24
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Who does a 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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Any one of the three…

  • Population
  • They have more people
  • Some states have more people
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26
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We elect a president for how may years?

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4 Years

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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 United States now?

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Any one of the three…

  • Joseph Biden
  • Joe Biden
  • 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 becomes President?

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The vice president - Kamala Harris

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31
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If the both the President and 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 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 two cabinet level positions?

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Secretary of…
- Housing and development
- Health and Human Services
- Homeland Security
- Commerce
- Defense
- Interior
- Energy
- State
- VP
- Attorney General - Agriculture
- Education
- Labor
- Transportation
- Treasury
- Veterans Affairs

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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

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

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John Roberts

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

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  • To print money
  • To declare war
  • To create an army
  • To make treaties
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 department)
  • Give a drivers license
  • Approve zoning and land use
43
Q

Who is the Governor of your state now?

A

Jarid Polis (D)

44
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Denver

45
Q

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

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Republican and Democratic

46
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What is the political party of the President now?

A

Democratic

47
Q

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

A

Kevin Mcarthy

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 do not have to pay to vote
  • Any citizen can vote
  • A male citizen of any race can vote
49
Q

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

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  • Serve on a jury
  • Vote in a federal election
50
Q

Name one right only for United States citizens.

A
  • Vote in a federal election
  • Run for a federal office
51
Q

What are the two rights of everyone living in the United States?

A

Freedom of…
- Expression
- Speech
- Assembly
- to petition the government
- of religion

  • The right to bear arms
52
Q

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

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  • The United States
  • The flag
53
Q

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

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  • Give up loyalty to other countries
  • Defend the constitution and laws of the U.S.
  • Obey the laws of the U.S.
  • Serve in the U.S. military if needed
  • Serve the nation
  • Be loyal to the United States
54
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?

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18 years and older

55
Q

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

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  • Give an elected official your opinion on an issue
  • Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
  • Call Senators and representatives
  • Join a community group
  • Join a civic group
  • Write to a newspaper
  • Join a political party
  • Run for office
  • Vote
  • Help with a campaign
56
Q

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

A

April 15th

57
Q

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

A
  • 18
  • Between 18 and 26
58
Q

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
Q

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A
  • American Indians
  • Native Americans
60
Q

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

A

Africans or People from Africa

61
Q

Why did the colonists fight the British?

A
  • Because of high taxes - taxation without representation
  • Because the British Army stayed in their house
  • Because they didn’t have self-government
62
Q

Who wrote the Deceleration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

63
Q

When was the Deceleration of Independence adopted?

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July 4th, 1776

64
Q

There were 13 original states. Name three.

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  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Georgia
  • Virginia
  • New Jersey
  • Maryland
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • Delaware
65
Q

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A
  • The Constitution was written
  • The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
66
Q

When was the Constitution written?

A

1787

67
Q

The Fedarlist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

A
  • James Madison
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • John Jay
  • Publius
68
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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  • U.S. Diplomat
  • The 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
Q

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

70
Q

Who was the first President?

A

George Washington

71
Q

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

A

Louisiana Territory

72
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800’s

A
  • Civil war
  • War of 1812
  • Spanish-American War
  • Mexican-American War
73
Q

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South

A

The Civil War

74
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War

A
  • Slavery
  • Economic reasons
  • States’ rights
75
Q

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

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  • Freed the slaves
  • Saved the Union
  • Led the U.S. during the Civil War
76
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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  • Freed the slaves
  • Freed the slaves in the Confederacy
  • Freed the slaves in the Confederate states
  • Freed the 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
Q

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

A
  • WW1
  • WW2
  • Korea
  • Vietnam
  • Persian Gulf War
79
Q

Who was the President during WW1?

A

Woodrow Wilson

80
Q

Who was President during the Great Depression and WW2

A

Franklin Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the United States fight in WW2?

A
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Italy
82
Q

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

A

WW2

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?

A

Civil Rights movement

85
Q

What did martin Luther King, Jr. do?

A
  • Fought for civil rights
  • Worked for equality for all Americans
86
Q

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

A

Terrorists attacked the United States

87
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

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  • Cherokee - Creek - Oneida
  • Navajo - Blackfeet - Lakota
  • Sioux - Seminole - Crow
  • Chippewa - Cheyenne - Teton
  • Choctaw - Arawak - Hopi
  • Pueblo - Shawnee - Inuit
  • Apache - Mohegan
  • Iroquois - Huron
88
Q

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

A
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
89
Q

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

A

Pacific ocean

90
Q

What ocean is on the East Coast of the united States?

A

Atlantic ocean

91
Q

Name one U.S. territory

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  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Puerto Rico
  • American Samoa
  • Guam
  • Northern Mariana Islands
92
Q

Name one state that borders Canada

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  • New Hampshire
  • Pennsylvania
  • North Dakota
  • Washington
  • New york
  • Minnesota
  • Michigan
  • Maine
  • Ohio
  • Montana
  • Alaska
  • Vermont
  • Idaho
93
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico

A
  • California
  • Arizona
  • New mexico
  • Texas
94
Q

What is the capital of the United States?

A

Washington D.C.

95
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A
  • New York
  • Liberty Island

(Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson River)

96
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A
  • Because there were 13 original colonies
  • Because the stripes represent the original colonies
97
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A
  • One star for each state
  • Each star represents a state
  • There are 50 States
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 4th

100
Q

Name two national U.S. holidays

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  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Independence Day
  • Presidents’ day
  • New Year’s Day
  • Columbus day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Memorial Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Christmas

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