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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 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?

A

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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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)

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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 United States?

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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?

A
  • 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 House (of Representatives)
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18
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How many U.S. Senators are there?

A

One Hundred (100)

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

A

Six (6)

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20
Q

Who is one of your state’s

U.S. Senators now?

A

Kay Hagan

Richard Burr

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many

voting members?

A

Four Hundred thirty-five

435

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22
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how

many years?

A

Two

2

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23
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Name your

U.S. Representative.

A

Mike McIntyre
Renee Ellmers
Virginia Foxx

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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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Because of the state’s population

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26
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We elect a President for how many years?

A

Four (4)

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27
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In what month do we vote for President?

A

November

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28
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What is the name of the President of the

United States now?

A

Barack Obama

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29
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

A

Joe Biden

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30
Q

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes

President?

A

the Vice President

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31
Q

If both the President and the Vice President can no

longer serve, who becomes President?

A

the Speaker of the House

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32
Q

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

A

the President

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33
Q

Who signs bills to become laws?

A

the President

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34
Q

Who vetoes bills?

A

the President

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35
Q

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

A

Advises the President

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36
Q

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

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  • Vice President
  • Attorney General
  • Secretary of State
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37
Q

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
Q

What is the highest court in the United States?

A

the Supreme Court

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39
Q

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

A

nine (9)

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40
Q

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

A

John Roberts

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41
Q

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the

federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

A
  • To print money
  • To declare war
  • To create an army
  • To make treaties
42
Q

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

A
  • Provide schooling and education
  • Provide protection (police)
  • Provide safety (fire departments)
  • Give a driver’s license
  • Approve zoning andland use
43
Q

Who is the Governor of your state now?

A

Pat McCrory

44
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Raleigh

45
Q

What are the two major political parties in the

United States?

A

Democratic and Republican

46
Q

What is the political party of the President now?

A

Democratic (Party)

47
Q

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of

Representatives now?

A

(John) Boehner

48
Q

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

A
  • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
  • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) 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?

A
  • 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 federal office

51
Q

What are two rights of everyone living in the

United States?

A
  • Freedom of expression
  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom to petition the government
  • Freedom of worship
  • The right to bear arms
52
Q

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

A
  • The United States

- The flag

53
Q

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

A
  • 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
Q

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

A

eighteen (18) and older

55
Q

What are two ways that Americans can participate

in their democracy?

A
  • Vote
  • Join a political party
  • Join a civic group
  • Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
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 the Selective Service?

A
  • At age eighteen (18)

- Between eighteen and twenty-six (26)

58
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A
  • Freedom
  • Political liberty
  • Religious freedom
  • Economic opportunity
  • Escape persecution
59
Q

Who lived in America before

the Europeans arrived?

A

Native Americans

60
Q

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

A
  • 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 houses
    (boarding, quartering)
  • Because they didn’t have self-government
62
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

63
Q

When was the Declaration of

Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

64
Q

There were 13 original states.

Name three.

A
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
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 Federalist Papers supported the passage of
the U.S. Constitution.
Name one of the writers.

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

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin

is famous for?

A
  • U.S. diplomat
  • Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
  • First Postmaster General of the United States
  • 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

The Louisiana Territory

72
Q

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

A
  • War of 1812
  • Mexican-American War
  • Civil War
  • Spanish-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?

A
  • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • Saved (or preserved) the Union
  • Led the United States during the Civil War
76
Q

What did the Emancipation

Proclamation do?

A
  • Freed slaves in the Confederate states
77
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A
  • Fought for women’s rights
78
Q

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

A
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Korean War
  • Vietnam War
  • (Persian) Gulf War
79
Q

Who was President during World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

80
Q

Who was President during the

Great Depression and World War II?

A

Franklin Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the United States

fight in World War II?

A

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?

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 on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

A

Terrorists attacked the United States.

87
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in

the United States.

A
  • Cherokee
  • Navajo
  • Sioux
  • Apache
  • Iroquois
  • Mohegan
  • Huron
88
Q

Name one of the two longest

rivers in the United States.

A
  • 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?

A

Atlantic (Ocean)

91
Q

Name one U.S. territory

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

Name one state that borders

Canada.

A
  • New York
  • Washington
  • Alaska
  • North Dakota
  • Montana
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 (Harbor)

- Liberty Island

96
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A
  • Because there were 13 original colonies
97
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A

Because there are 50 states

98
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

A

The StarSpangled Banner

99
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A

July 4

100
Q

Name two national U.S. holidays.

A
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving

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