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100 Immigrations Questions Flashcards

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 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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What is an amendment?

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  • A change (to the Constitution)

- An addition (to the constitution)

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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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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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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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Twenty-Seven (27)

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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  • Announced our independence (from Great Britain)
  • Declared our independence (from Great Britain)
  • Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
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What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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  • Life
  • Liberty
  • Pursuit of Happiness
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What is freedom of religion?

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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

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What is the economic system in the United States?

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  • Capitalist economy

- Market economy

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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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Name ONE branch or part of the government?

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  • congress
  • legislative
  • President
  • executive
  • the courts
  • judicial
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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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Who makes federal laws?

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

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the Senate and House (of representatives)

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How many U.S. Senators are there?

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one-hundred (100)

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

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six(6)

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Who is ONE of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

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  • Dianne Feinstein

- Alex Padilla

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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four hundred thirty-five (435)

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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

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two (2)

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23
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Name your U.S. Representative

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Mike Levin - Democrat - San Juan Capistrano

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24
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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

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all the 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) the state’s population
  • (because) they have more people
  • (because) 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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four (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 United States now?

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  • 2019 - Donald J. Trump

- 2021 - Joe 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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-2019 - Mike Pence

2021 - 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

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31
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If both the President and the Vice President can longer serve, who becomes President?

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the 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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What does the President’s Cabinet do?

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Advises the President

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35
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What are TWO Cabinet-Level positions?

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  • Secretary of Agriculture
  • Secretary of Commerce
  • Secretary of Defence
  • Secretary of Education
  • Secretary of Energy
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services
  • Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Secretary of the Interior
  • Secretary of Labor
  • Secretary of State
  • Secretary of Transportation
  • Secretary of Treasury
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • Attorney General
  • Vice President
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36
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What does the judicial branch do?

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  • reviews laws
  • explains laws
  • resolves disputes (disagreements)
  • decides if a law goes against the Constitution
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37
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What is the highest court in the United States?

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the Supreme Court

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38
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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nine (9)

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39
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Who vetoes bills?

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The President

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

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John G 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 departments)
  • give a drivers license
  • approve zoning and land user
43
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Who is the Governor of your state now?

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Gavin Newsom

44
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What is the capital of your state?

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Sacramento

45
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What are the TWO major political parties in the United States?

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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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2019 - republican

2021 - Democrat

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

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Nancy Pelosi

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 eighteen (18) or older (can vote)
  • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
  • Any citizen can vote. (woman and men can vote)
  • A male citizen of any race (can vote)
49
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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
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Name one right only for United States citizens?

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  • vote in a federal election

- run for federal office

51
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What are TWO rights of everyone living in the United States?

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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 to 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 United States Citizen?

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  • give up loyalty to other countries
  • defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
  • Obey the laws of the United States
  • serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
  • serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
  • 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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eighteen (18) or older

55
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What are TWO ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

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  • vote
  • join a political party
  • help with a campaign
  • join a civic group
  • join a community group
  • give an elected official your opinion on an issue
  • call Senators and Representatives
  • publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
  • run for office
  • write 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 selected service?

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  • at age eighteen (18)

- between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (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 (taxation without representation)
  • 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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There were 13 original states, Name THREE

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  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia
65
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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  • The Constitution was written

- 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 U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.

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  • James Madison
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • John Jay
  • Publius
68
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What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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  • U.S. Diplomat

- first Postmaster General of the United States

69
Q

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

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  • Louisiana

- the Louisiana territory

72
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Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s?

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  • War of 1812

- Civil War

73
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South

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  • 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 (Emancipation Proclamation)
▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War

76
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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

77
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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
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Who was President during World War I?

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▪ (Woodrow) Wilson

80
Q

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

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▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

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▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy

82
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

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▪ World War II

83
Q

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

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▪ Communism

84
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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▪ civil rights (movement)

85
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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 United States?

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▪ Terrorists attacked the United States

87
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

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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.

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▪ Missouri (River)

▪ Mississippi (River

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?

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▪ Atlantic (Ocean)

91
Q

Name one U.S. territory.

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▪ Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam
92
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Name one state that borders 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

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▪ California
▪ Arizona
▪ New Mexico
▪ Texas

94
Q

What is the capital of the United States?*

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▪ Washington, D.C.

95
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

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▪ New York (Harbor)
▪ 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?

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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 is one star for each state
▪ because each star represents a state
▪ because there are 50 states

98
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

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▪ The Star-Spangled Banner

99
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

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▪ July 4

100
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Name two national U.S. holidays.

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

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