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1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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the Cpnstitution

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What does the Constitution do?

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  1. Set up the government
  2. defines the government
  3. 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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  1. A change (to the Constitution)
  2. an addition (to the Constitution)
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What do we call the first ten amdendments 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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  1. Speech
  2. religion
  3. seembly
  4. press

petition the government

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How many amendments does the Consititution have?

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twenty seven

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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  1. annouced our independence (from Great Britatin)
  2. declared our independence from Great Britain)
  3. said that the United Staes is free (from Great Britain)
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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  1. life
  2. liberty
  3. 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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What is the economic system in the United Steas?

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  1. capitalist economy
  2. market economy
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What is the “rule of law”?

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  1. Everyone must follow the law
  2. Leaders must obey the law
  3. Government must obey the law
  4. No one is above the law
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Name one branch or part of the government

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  1. Congress
  2. legislative
  3. President
  4. executive
  5. the courts
  6. judicial
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What stops one branch of governement from becoming too powerful?

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  1. checks and balance
  2. separation of powers
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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the president

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Who makes federal laws?

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  1. Congress
  2. Senate and Hoe of Representatives
  3. U.S. or national legislature
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What are the two pars of the U/S/ Congress?

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the Senate and House (of Representatives)

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How many U.S. Senators are there?

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one hundred

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We elect a U.S Senator forhow many years?

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six

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Who is one of your states’s U.S. Senators now?

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US senators list www.senate.gov

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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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four hundred thirty five

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

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two

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Name your U.S. Representative?

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list go to www.house.gov

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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

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all people of the state

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Why do some states have more Representatives then other states?

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  1. the states’s population
  2. they have more people
  3. some states have more people
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We elect a President for how many years?

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four

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27
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In what month do we vote for the 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?

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  1. Barack Obama
  2. Obama
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

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  1. Joseph R. Biden Jr.
  2. Joe Biden
  3. Biden
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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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If both the President and the Vice President can no longer servce, 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 of 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’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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  1. Secretary of Agricuture
  2. Secretary of Commerce
  3. Secretary of Defense
  4. Secretary of Education
  5. Secretary of Energy
  6. Secretary of Health and Human Services
  7. Secretary of Homeland Security
  8. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  9. Secretary of the Interior
  10. Secretary of Labor
  11. Secretary of Transportation
  12. Secretary of Treasury
  13. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  14. SEcretary General
  15. Vice President
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37
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What does the judicial branch do?

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  1. reviews laws
  2. explains laws
  3. resolves disputes (diagreements)
  4. 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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the Supreme Court

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39
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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nice

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

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John Roberts (John G. Roberts. Jr.)

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41
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Under the Consitituion, some pwrs belongs to the federal government.. What is one power of the federal government?

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  1. to print money
  2. to declare war
  3. to create an army
  4. to make treaties
42
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Under our Consititution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

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  1. provide schooling and education
  2. provide protection (police)
  3. provide safety (fire department)
  4. give a driver’s license
  5. approve zoning and land use
43
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Who is the Governmenor of your state now?

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go to list www.usa.gov

44
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What is the capital of your state?

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go to list www.usa.gov

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

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Democratic and Republlicain

46
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What is the political party of the President now?

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Democratic (PArty)

47
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What is the name of the Speakr of the Hose of Representative now?

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John Boehner

48
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There are four amendments to the Consitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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  1. Citizens eighteen and older can vote
  2. You don’t have to pay a poll tax to vote
  3. Any citizen can vote(women and men can vote)
  4. A male citizen of any race can vote
49
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What is one responsibilty that is onlyfor United States citizen?

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  1. serve on a jury
  2. vote in a federal election
50
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Name one right only for United States citizens

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  1. vote in a federal election
  2. run for federal office
51
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What are two rights of everyone living the United States?

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  1. freedom of expression
  2. freedom of speech
  3. freedom of assembly
  4. freedome to petition the government
  5. freedom of worship
  6. the right to ear arms
52
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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1/. the United States

  1. the flag
53
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

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  1. give up loyalty to other countries
  2. defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
  3. obey the laws of the United States
  4. serve iin the U.S. military (if needed)
  5. serve (do imporant wor for)the nation (if nedded)
  6. be loay to the United States
54
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

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eighteen and older

55
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Whare are tow ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

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  1. vote
  2. join a political party
  3. help with a campaign
  4. join a civic group
  5. join a community group
  6. give an elected officaial your opinion on an issue
  7. publicly support or oppse an isse or policy

8 run for office

  1. write to a newspaper
56
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When is the last dayyou 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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  1. at age eighteen
  2. between 18-26
58
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What is one reason colonists came to America?

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  1. freedom
  2. political liberty
  3. religious freedom
  4. economic opportunity
  5. practice their religion
  6. excape persecution
59
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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  1. American Indians
  2. Native Americans
60
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What group of people was taken to America an sold aas slaves?

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  1. Africans
  2. people of Africa
61
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Why did the colonies fight the British?

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  1. because of high taxes (taxation without reprsentation)
  2. because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
  3. because they didn’t have self-government
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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  1. New Hamshire
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Rhode Island
  4. Connecticut
  5. New York
  6. New Jersey
  7. pennsylvania
  8. Delaware
  9. Maryland
  10. Virginia
  11. North Carolina
  12. South Carolina
  13. Georgia
65
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What happened at the Constituional Convention?

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  1. The Constitution was written
  2. The Founding fathers wrote the Constitutio
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 writeers.

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  1. James Madison
  2. Alexander Hamilton
  3. John Jay
  4. Publius
68
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What is one thing Benjamin Granklin is famous for?

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  1. U.S. diplomat
  2. oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
  3. first Postmaster General of the United States
  4. write of “{ppr Richard’s Almanac”
  5. started the first free libraries
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 i 1803?

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  1. the Louisiana Territory
  2. Louisisana
72
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s?

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  1. War of 1812

2 Mexica-AmericanWAr

  1. Civil War
  2. Spanish-American WAr
73
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South?

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  1. the Civil Wr
  2. the War between the States
74
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War?

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  1. slavery
  2. economic reasons
  3. states’ rights
75
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

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  1. freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  2. saved (or preserved) the Union
  3. led the United States during the Civil War
76
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What did the Emanicipation Proclamation do?

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  1. freed the slaves
  2. freed slaves in teh Confederacy
  3. freed slaaves in the Confederate states
  4. freed slaves in most Southern stataes
77
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?

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1 fought for women’s rights

  1. fought for civil rights
78
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Name one war fought by the United Stetes in the 1900s?

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  1. World War I
  2. World War II
  3. Korean War
  4. Vietnam Ware
  5. (Persian) Gulf War
79
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Who was the President during World War I?

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Woodraw Wilson

80
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

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Franklin Roosevelt

81
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Who did the United States fight in the World War II?

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Japan, Germany and Italy

82
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

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Wolrd War II

83
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During the Civil War, what ws the main convern of the United States?

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communism

84
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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civil rights movement

85
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What did Martin Kuther King Jr do?

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  1. fought for civil rights
  2. worked for equality for all Americans
86
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What major event happend on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

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Terrorists attacked the United States

87
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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States?

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  1. Cherokee
  2. Nuvajo
  3. Sioux
  4. Chippewa
  5. Pueblo
  6. Apache
  7. Iroquois
  8. Blackfeet

9 Seminole

10 Cheyenne

  1. Arawak
  2. Shawnee
  3. Mohegan
  4. Huron
  5. Oneida
  6. Lakota
  7. Crow
  8. Teton
  9. Hopi

20 Inuit

88
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States?

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  1. Missouri
  2. Mississippi
89
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United Stataes?

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Pacific Ocean

90
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What ocean is on the EAst Coast of the United States?

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Atlantic ocean

91
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Name one U.S. territory?

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  1. Puerto Rico
  2. U.S. virgin Island
  3. American Samoa
  4. Northern Mariana Islands
  5. Guam
92
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Name one state that borders Canada?

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  1. Maine
  2. New Hampshire
  3. Vermont
  4. new York
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Ohio
  7. Michigan
  8. Minnesota
  9. North Dakota
  10. Montana
  11. Idaho
  12. Washington
  13. Alaska
93
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Name one state that borders Mexico?

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1 California

  1. Arizona
  2. New Mexico
  3. Texas
94
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What is the capital of the United States?

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Washington D.C.

95
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Whare is the Statue of Liberty?

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  1. New York
  2. Liberty Island
96
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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  1. because there were 13 original colonies
  2. because the stripes represent the original colonies
97
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What does the flag have 50 stars?

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  1. because there is one star for each state
  2. because each star represents a state
  3. because there are 50 states
98
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What is the name of the national anthem?

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The Star-Spangled Banner

99
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?

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July 4

100
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Name two national U.S. holidays?

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  1. New Yars Day
  2. Martin Kuther King Jr Day
  3. Presidents Day
  4. Memorial Da
  5. Independence Day
  6. Labor Day
  7. Columbus Day
  8. Veterans day
  9. Thanksgiving
  10. Christmas
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