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0
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The constitution

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What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?

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Checks and balances
And
Separation of power

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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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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 of 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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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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Announce our independence
Declare our independence
Said that the United States was free

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9
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What are two rights of 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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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
Government must obey the law
Leaders 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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Judicial, congress, legislator, president, executive, the courts,

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14
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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The president

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15
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Who makes federal laws?

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The congress
Senate + house
Legislator

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16
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What are two parts of the U.S. Congress

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Senate

House of Representatives

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17
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How many U.S. senators are there?

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100

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18
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We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

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6

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19
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Who is one of your states us senators now?

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Barbra boxer

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20
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members

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435

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21
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We elect a U.S. Representatives for how many years?

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2

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22
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Name your U.S. representative

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Howard buck

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23
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Who does a U.S. Senator represents?

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All the people of the states

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24
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Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

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Because of the states population
Because they have more people
Because some states have more people

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25
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We elect a president for how many years?

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4

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26
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In what month do we vote for a president?

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NOVEMBER!!!

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27
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What is the name of the president of the United States now?

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Barack Obama

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28
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What is the name of the Vice President now?

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Joe Biden

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29
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If the president of the United States can no longer serve, who becomes president?

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Vice President

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30
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If both the president and Vice President can no longer serve who becomes president?

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Speaker of the house

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31
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Who is the commander and chief of the military?

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The president

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32
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Who signs bills to become laws?

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The president

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33
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Who vetoes bills?

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The president

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34
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What does the presidents 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 labor,
Vice President
Secretary of education
Secretary of State

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36
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What does the judicial branch do?

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Reviews laws
Explains laws
Resolved disputes
Decides if the 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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Supreme Court

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38
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How many justices are in the Supreme Court?

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9

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39
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Who is the Chief Justice of the U.S. Now?

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John Roberts

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40
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Under our constitution some powers belong to 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

41
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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) 
Give a drivers license 
Approve zoning and land use
42
Q

Who is governor of your state right now?

A

Jerry brown

43
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Sacramento

44
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What are the two major political parties of the United States?

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Democratic

Republican

45
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What is the political party of the United States?

A

Democratic

46
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What is the name of the speaker of the House of Representatives now?

A

John boehner

47
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There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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Citizens 18 and older can vote
You don’t have to pay to vote
Any citizen can vote
A male citizen of any race

48
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What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens

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Serve in a jury

Vote in a federal election

49
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Name one right only for United States citizens

A

Vote in a federal election

Run in a federal office

50
Q

What two rights of everyone living in the United States?

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Freedom of worship
Freedom of speech
Freedom of expression

51
Q

What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?

A

The United States

The flag

52
Q

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

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Give up loyalty to other countries
Obey the laws of the United States
Be loyal to the United States

53
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How old do you have to vote for president?

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Eighteen and older

54
Q

What two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

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Vote
Run for office
Help with a campaign

55
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What is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

A

April 15

56
Q

When must all men register for the selective service?

A

At age 18

Between 18 and 26

57
Q

What is one reason colonist came to America?

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Freedom

Escape from persecution

58
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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American Indians

Native Americans

59
Q

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

A

Africans

People from Africa

60
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Why did the colonist fight the British?

A

Because of high taxes
Because they didn’t have self government
Because the British army stayed in their houses

61
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

62
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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July 4, 1776

63
Q

There are 13 original states.

Name three.

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New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

64
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What happened at the constitutional convention?

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The constitution was written

The founding fathers wrote the constitution

65
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When was the constitution written?

A

1787

66
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The federalist papers supported the passage of the the U.S constitution. Name one of the writers

A

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

67
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

A

U.S diplomatic

Oldest member of the constitutional convention

68
Q

Who is the father of our country?

A

George Washington

69
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Who was the first president?

A

George Washington

70
Q

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1894?

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Louisiana

71
Q

Name one war fought be the United States in the 1800’s?

A

Mexican American war

Civil war

72
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Name the U.S war between the north and the south

A

The civil war

The war between the states

73
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Name one problem that led to the civil war

A

Slavery
Economic reasons
States, rights

74
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Freed the slaves
Saved the union
Led the United States during the civil war

75
Q

What did the emancipation proclamation do?

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Freed the slaves
Freed the slaves in the confederacy
Freed slaves in the confederate states
Freed slaves in most southern states

76
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

Fought for woman’s rights

Fought for civil rights

77
Q

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

A

World War I
World War II
Korean War

78
Q

Who was president during World War I?

A

Wilson

79
Q

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

A

Roosevelt

80
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan
Germany
Italy

81
Q

Before he was president, Elsenhower was a general. What war was he in?

A

World War II

82
Q

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

A

Communism

83
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil rights

84
Q

What did Martin Luther king Jr. do?

A

Fought for civil rights

Worked for equality for all Americans

85
Q

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

A

Terrorist attracted the United States

86
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

A

Cherokee
Pueblo
Navajo

87
Q

Name one of the longest rivers in the United States?

A

Mississippi

Missouri

88
Q

What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?

A

Pacific Ocean

89
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What ocean is in the east coast of the United States?

A

Atlantic Ocean

90
Q

Name one U.S territory

A

Puerto Rico

U.S. Virgin Islands

91
Q

Name one state that borders Canada

A

Washington
Montana
New York

92
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico?

A

California
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico

93
Q

What is the capital of the United States

A

Washington, D.C

94
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A

New York

Liberty island

95
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

Because there were 13 original colonies

96
Q

Why does the flag have 50 starts?

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Because there is one start for each state

Because there are 50 states

97
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What is the name of the national anthem?

A

The star spangled banner

98
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day

A

4th of July

99
Q

Name two national U.S holidays

A

Independence Day
President’s day
Labor Day

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