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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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American Indians
Name one of the two current U.S. Senators for the state of Arizona.
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Mark Kelly
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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the Vice President
Which of the following reasons led to the Civil War?
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slavery
What is the capital of the United States?
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Washington, DC
who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
Why does the American flag have 50 stars?
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One star for each state
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Which of the following is true?
Only citizens 18 and older can vote
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
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The Declaration of Independence was written
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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declared freedom from Great Britain
What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
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Atlantic Ocean
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
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Japan, Italy, and Germany
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
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fought for women’s rights
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
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all people in the Senator’s state
How many years are there in one term of office for a U.S. Senator?
6 years
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
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civil right movement
What is one reason colonists came to American?
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religious freedom
Which of the following included two rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of speech and freedom of assembly
Which war was fought by the United States in the 1900s?
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World War I
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
What is the name of the national anthem?
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The Star-Spangled Banner
What is the economic system of the United States?
capitalist or market economy
What is one branch of the federal government?
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judicial
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
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he Bill of Rights
Who was President during both the Great Depression and World War II?
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Franklin Roosevelt
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
to make treaties
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
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checks and balances
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
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President
Which U.S. state borders Canada?
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Alaska.
Who is one of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
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James Madison
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
provide public education
What is the main duty of the President’s Cabinet?
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advise the President
What is the highest court in the United States?
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the Supreme Court
What is the “rule of law”?
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Everyone must follow the law
Which U.S. state borders Mexico?
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Texas
What was the name of the U.S. war between the North and the South?
Civil War
Why does the American flag have 13 stripes?
They represent the 13 original colonies
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
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communism
Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
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Kamala Harris
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
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led the U.S. during the Civil War
What do Americans show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of Allegiance?
the United States of America
Why did the colonists fight the British?
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because of high taxes
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
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the Senate and the House of Representatives
Which of the following includes three of the 13 original colonies?
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Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
Which of the following is a U.S. territory?
Guam
Name one of the nine current U.S. Representatives for the state of Arizona.
Eli Crane
Who makes federal laws?
the Congress
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
How many years are there in one term of office for a U.S. Representative?
2
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
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27
Which of the following are national U.S. holidays?
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Labor Day and Veterans Day
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States
Who was President during World War I?
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Woodrow Wilson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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July 4, 1776
Which of the following is one of the two longest rivers in the United States?
Mississippi River
What is one promise made when becoming a citizen of the United States of America?
to defend the U.S. Constitution
How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
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9
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
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fought for civil rights
What is the supreme law of the land?
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the President
Which U.S. state borders Canada?
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Alaska
