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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

★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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★ a change (to the Constitution)

★ an addition (to the Constitution)

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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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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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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)

★ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

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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 the economic system in the United States?

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★ capitalist economy

★ market economy

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11
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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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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?

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★ checks and balances

★ separation of powers

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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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President of the United States

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

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Senate and House of Representatives

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18
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How many U.S. Senators are there?

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One hundred (100)

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

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Six years (6 years)

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Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? (2024)

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★Alex Padilla

★ Laphonza Butler

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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Four hundred thirty-five (435)

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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

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Two years (2)

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23
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Name your U.S. Representative. (CA 2024)

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★Mike Levin

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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

★ (because) they have more people

★ (because) some states have more people

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26
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We elect a President for how many years?

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Four years (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 United States? (2024)

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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 United States? (2024)

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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 both the President and 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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President of the United States

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33
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Who signs bills to become laws?

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President of the United States

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34
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Who vetoes bills?

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President of the United States

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35
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What does the President’s 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

★ Secretary of Commerce

★ Secretary of Defense

★ Secretary of Education

★ Secretary of Energy

★ Secretary of Health and Human Services

★ Secretary of Homeland Security

★ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

★ Secretary of the Interior

★ Secretary of Labor

★ Secretary of State

★ Secretary of Transportation

★ Secretary of the Treasury

★ Secretary of ★ Secretary of Health and Human Services

★ Secretary of Homeland Security

★ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

★ Secretary of the Interior

★ Secretary of Labor

★ Secretary of State

★ Secretary of Transportation

★ Secretary of the Treasury

★ Secretary of Veterans

Affairs

★ Attorney General

★ Vice PresidentVeterans

Affairs

★ Attorney General

★ Vice President

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What does the judicial branch do?

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★ reviews laws

★ explains laws

★ resolves disputes (disagreements)

★ decides if a law goes against the Constitution

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38
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What is the highest court in the United States?

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Supreme Court of the United States

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39
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court? (2024)

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Nine (9)

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? (2024)

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John Roberts (John G. 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

★ to declare war

★ to create an army

★ to make treaties

42
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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 departments)

★ give a driver’s license

★ approve zoning and land use

43
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Who is the Governor of your state? (2024)

A

Gavin Newsom

44
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What is the capital of your state?

A

Sacramento, CA

45
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What is the political party of the President? (2024)

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Democratic (Party)

45
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What are the two major political parties in the United States?

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Democratic and Republican

46
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives? (2024)

A

Mike Johnson

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 eighteen (18) and older (can vote)

★ You don’t have to pay(a poll tax) to vote

★ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote)

★ A male citizen of any race (can vote)

48
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

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★ Serve on 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 for federal office

50
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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

★ freedom of assembly

★ freedom to petition the government

★ freedom of religion

★ the right to bear arms

51
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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★ The United States

★ The flag

52
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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

★ 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

53
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

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Eighteen (18) and older

54
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

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★ vote

★ join a political party

★ help with a campaign

★ join a civic group

★ join a community group

★ give an elected official your opinion on an issue

★ call Senators and Representatives

★ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

★ run for office

★ write to a newspaper

55
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When 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 eighteen (18)
★ Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

57
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What is one reason colonists came to America?

A

★ freedom

★ political liberty

★ religious freedom

★ economic opportunity

★ practice their religion

★ escape persecution

58
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

★ American Indians
★ Native Americans

59
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

A

★ Africans
★ People from Africa

60
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

61
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

62
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

63
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There were 13 original states. Name three.

A

★ New Hampshire

★ Massachusetts

★ Rhode Island

★ Connecticut

★ New York

★ New Jersey

★ Pennsylvania

★ Delaware

★ Maryland

★ Virginia

★ North Carolina

★ South Carolina

★ Georgia

64
Q

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A

★ The Constitution was written.

★ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

65
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When was the Constitution written?

A

1787

66
Q

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

A

★ (James) Madison
★ (Alexander) Hamilton
★ (John) Jay
★ Publius

67
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

★ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

★ started the first free libraries

68
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

69
Q

Who was the first President?

A

George Washington

70
Q

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

A

★ the Louisiana Territory
★ Louisiana

71
Q

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

A

★ War of 1812

★ Mexican-American War

★ Civil War

★ Spanish-American War

72
Q

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

A

★ the Civil War
★ the War between the States

73
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

A

★ slavery
★ economic reasons
★ states’ rights

74
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

75
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

★ freed the slaves

★ freed slaves in the Confederacy

★ freed slaves in the Confederate states

★ freed slaves in most Southern states

76
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

★ fought for women’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
★ Vietnam War
★ (Persian) Gulf War

78
Q

Who was President during
World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

79
Q

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

A

Franklin Roosevelt

80
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

81
Q

Before he was President, Eisenhower 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 Movement (MLKJ)

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

Terrorists attacked the United States.

86
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

A

★ Cherokee
★ Navajo
★ Sioux
★ Chippewa
★ Choctaw
★ Pueblo
★ Apache
★ Iroquois
★ Creek
★ Blackfeet
★ Seminole
★ Cheyenne
★ Arawak
★ Shawnee
★ Mohegan
★ Huron
★ Oneida
★ Lakota
★ Crow
★ Teton
★ Hopi
★ Inuit

87
Q

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

A

★ Missouri (River)
★ Mississippi (River)

88
Q

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

A

Pacific (Ocean)

89
Q

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

A

Atlantic (Ocean)

90
Q

Name one U.S. territory.

A

★ Puerto Rico
★ U.S. Virgin Islands
★ American Samoa
★ Northern Mariana Islands
★ Guam

90
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A

★ because there is one star for each state

★ because each star represents a state

★ because there are 50 states

91
Q

Name one state that borders Canada.

A

★ Maine
★ New Hampshire
★ Vermont
★ New York
★ Pennsylvania
★ Ohio
★ Michigan
★ Minnesota
★ North Dakota
★ Montana
★ Idaho
★ Washington
★ Alaska

92
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico.

A

★ California
★ Arizona
★ New Mexico
★ Texas

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 (Harbor)
★ Liberty Island

95
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

★ because there were 13 original colonies

★ because the stripes represent the original colonies

96
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

A

The Star-Spangled Banner

97
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

A

July 4

98
Q

Name two national U.S. holidays

A

★ New Year’s Day
★ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
★ Presidents’ Day
★ Memorial Day
★ Juneteenth
★ Independence Day
★ Labor Day
★ Columbus Day
★ Veterans Day
★ Thanksgiving
★ Christmas

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