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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 the government

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

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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)

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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

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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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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 and liberty

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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

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12
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What is the rule of law?

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Everyone must follow the law

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13
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Name one branch or part of the government?

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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

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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

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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 House of Representatives

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18
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How many US senators are there?

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100

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19
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We elect US.senators 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 senators now?

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Deb Fisher

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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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Adrian Smith

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24
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Who does the US senator represent?

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All people of the state

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25
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Why do some state 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?

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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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Joe biden

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29
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What is the name of the Vice President of the US 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

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31
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If the Vice President can no 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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Who vetoes bills?

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The president

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35
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What does the president 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 agriculture and secretary of commerce

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37
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What does the judicial branch do?

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Reviews laws

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38
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What is the highest court in the US?

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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 Justices

1 chief and 1 associate

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40
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Who is the chief justice of the US now?

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John Roberts JR

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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

42
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Under our constitution some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the state?

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Provide schooling and education

43
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Who is the governor of your state now?

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Pete Ricketts

Republican

44
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What is the capital of your state?

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Lincoln

45
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What are the two political parties in the US?

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Democratic and republicans parties

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

republican

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) and older (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

50
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Name one right only for United States citizens.

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▪ vote in a federal election

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

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

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

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

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▪ eighteen (18) and 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

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 eighteen (18)

58
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What is one reason colonists came to America?

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▪ freedom

59
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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▪ American Indians

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

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Africans

61
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

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▪ because of high taxes

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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Rhode Island
▪ New York
▪ New Jersey

65
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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▪ The Constitution was written.

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

68
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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▪ U.S. diplomat

69
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

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▪ (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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▪ the Louisiana Territory

72
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

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Civil war

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

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Mexican -American war

74
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

▪

A

slavery

75
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

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▪ freed the slaves

76
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?

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▪ fought for women’s rights

77
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

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▪ World War I

78
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Who was President during World War I?

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▪ (Woodrow) Wilson

79
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

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▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt

80
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?

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▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy

81
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

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▪ World War II

82
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

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▪ Communism

83
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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▪ civil rights

84
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

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▪ fought for civil rights

85
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

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▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.

86
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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

A

Apache

87
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

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▪ Mississippi (River)

88
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

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▪ Pacific (Ocean)

89
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

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▪ Atlantic (Ocean)

90
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Name one U.S. territory.

A

▪ Puerto Rico

91
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Name one state that borders Canada.

A

Alaska

92
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Name one state that borders Mexico.

A

Texas

93
Q

What is the capital of the United States?*

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▪ Washington, D.C.

94
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

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▪ New York (Harbor

95
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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▪ because there were 13 original colonies

96
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?*

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▪ because there is one star for each state

97
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What is the name of the national anthem?

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▪ The Star-Spangled Banner

98
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

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▪ July 4

99
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Name two national US holidays?

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Thanksgiving and Christmas

100
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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Freed the slaves

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