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100 Possible Questions Flashcards

1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

A

The Constitution

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2
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What does the Constitution do

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  • Sets up government
  • Defines the government
  • Protects basic rights of American
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3
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The idea of self-government is 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 (to the Constitution)

- An 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 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 Declaration of Independence do?

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Announced our independence from Great Britain

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9
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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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10
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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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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 (legistlative)
  • 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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  • Check 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 Representative)

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17
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What are the two parts of the US congress?

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The Senate and the House of Representative

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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 US senator for how many years?

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6

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20
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Who is one Maryland’s US Senators?

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Chris Van Hollen

Ben Cardin

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21
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The House of Rep has how many voting members?

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435

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22
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We elect U.S reps for how many years?

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2

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23
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Name your Maryland’s Representative

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David J. Trone (6th District)

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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 Representative than other states?

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b/c of the state’s population(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 name of the President of the U.S now?

A

Donald Trump

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29
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What is the name of the Vice President now?

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Mike Pence

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30
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If the President can no longer serve, who becomes the President?

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The VP

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31
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If both the President and the VP 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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Advise the President

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36
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What are 2 cabinet-level positions?

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Secretary of State

Secretary of Education

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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 land?

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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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Some powers belong to the federal gov’t. What is one power of the federal gov’t

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  • Print money

- Declare war

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41
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What is one power of the states?

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-Provide schooling and education

42
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Who is the governor of Maryland?

A

Larry Hogan

43
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What is the capital of Maryland?

A

Annapolis

44
Q

Who is the Chief Justice of U.S

A

John Roberts

45
Q

What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S

A

Democratic and Republican

46
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What is the political party of the President now?

A

Republican

47
Q

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

A

Nancy Pelosi

48
Q

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

A

Citizens 18 and older can vote

49
Q

What is one responsibility that is only for U.S citizens?

A

Serve on a jury

50
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Name one right only for US citizens

A

vote in federal election

51
Q

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States

A

Freedom of expression

Freedom of speech

52
Q

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

A

The United States

The flag

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

A

Give up loyalty to another country

obey the laws of the US

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

A

18 and older

55
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What are two ways that American participate in their democary

A

vote

join a political party

56
Q

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

A

April 15

57
Q

When must all men register for Selective Service

A

at 18

between 18-26

58
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A

religious freedom

59
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Who lived in America before Europeans arrived

A

Native Americans

60
Q

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

A

Africans

61
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Why did colonists fight the British

A
  • High taxes (taxation w/o representation)
  • British army stayed in their house (boarding, quartering)
  • They didn’t have self-government
62
Q

Who wrote the Decleration of independence

A

Thomas Jefferson

63
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When was the Decleration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

64
Q

There were 13 original states. Name three

A

Massachusetts
New York
Maryland

65
Q

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A

Constitution was written by Founding Fathers

66
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When was the Constitution written

A

1787

67
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S constitution. Name one of the writers

A

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

68
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

A

U.S diplomat

69
Q

Who is the father of the country?

A

George Washington

70
Q

Who was the first President

A

George Washington

71
Q

What territory did the US buy from France in 1803

A

Louisiana Territory

72
Q

Name one war fought by the US in 1800

A

War of 1812

Civil War

73
Q

Name the U.S war between the North and South

A

The Civil War

74
Q

Name one problem that lead to the Civil War

A

slavery

75
Q

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Freed slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

76
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

Freed the Slaves

77
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

Fought for women’s rights

78
Q

Name one war fought the United States in the 1900s?

A

World War 1

79
Q

Who was the President during World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

80
Q

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

A

Franklin Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the US fight in World War II

A

Germany, Japan, 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 U.S

A

communism

84
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination

A

civil rights movement

85
Q

what did Martin Luther Kind Jr do?

A

Fought for civil rights

86
Q

What major event September 11, 2001 in the US

A

Terrorists attacked the US

87
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the US?

A

Cherokee

88
Q

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

A

Missouri

Mississippi

89
Q

What ocean is on the West Coast of the US?

A

Pacific

90
Q

Name one U.S territory?

A

Puerto Rico

91
Q

Name one state that borders Canada?

A

Washington

92
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico?

A

Texas

93
Q

What ocean is on the East Coast of the US

A

Atlantic

94
Q

What is the capital of the US?

A

Washington D.C

95
Q

Where is statue of Liberty

A 
New York (Harbor)
Liberty Island
96
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

represent 13 original colonies

97
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars

A

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 4

100
Q

Name two National Holiday

A

Thanksgiving

Christmas

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