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Civics 100 Flashcards

1
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  1. What is the supreme law of the land?
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the Constitution

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  1. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
A

We the People

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  1. What is an amendment?
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★ a change (to the Constitution)
★ an addition (to the Constitution)

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  1. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
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the Bill of Rights

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  1. 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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  1. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
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twenty-seven (27)

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  1. 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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  1. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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★ life
★ liberty
★ pursuit of happiness

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  1. What is freedom of religion?
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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

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  1. What is the economic system in the United States?
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★ capitalist economy
★ market economy

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  1. 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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  1. Name one branch or part of the government.
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★ Congress
★ legislative
★ President
★ executive
★ the courts
★ judicial

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  1. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
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★ checks and balances
★ separation of powers

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  1. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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the President

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  1. Who makes federal laws?
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★ Congress
★ Senate and House
(of Representatives)
★ (U.S. or national) legislature

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  1. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
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the Senate
and House (of Representatives)

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  1. How many U.S. Senators are there?
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one hundred (100)

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  1. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
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six (6)

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  1. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
A

Gary Peters

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  1. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
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four hundred thirty-five (435)

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  1. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
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two (2)

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  1. Name your
    U.S. Representative.
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Dan Kildee

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  1. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
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all people of the state

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  1. 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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  1. We elect a President for how many years?
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four (4)

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  1. In what month do we vote for President?
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November

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  1. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
A

Joe Biden

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  1. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
A

Kamala Harris

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  1. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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the Vice President

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  1. 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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31
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  1. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
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the President

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32
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  1. Who signs bills to become laws?
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the President

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33
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  1. Who vetoes bills?
A

the President

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  1. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
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advises the President

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  1. 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 Veterans Affairs
★ Attorney General ★ Vice President

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  1. 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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  1. What is the highest court in the United States?
A

the Supreme Court

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38
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  1. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
A

9

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39
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  1. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
A

John Roberts

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40
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  1. 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

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  1. 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

42
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  1. Who is the Governor of your state now?
A

Gretchen Whitmer

43
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  1. What is the capital of your state?
A

Lansing

44
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  1. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
A

Democratic and Republican

45
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  1. What is the political party of the President now?
A

Democratic

46
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  1. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
A

Kevin McCarthy

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

★ 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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  1. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
A

★ serve on a jury
★ vote in a federal election

49
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  1. Name one right only for United States citizens.
A

★ vote in a federal election
★ run for federal office

50
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  1. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
A

★ 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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  1. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
A

★ the United States
★ the flag

52
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  1. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
A

★ 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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  1. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
A

eighteen (18) and older

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

★ 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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  1. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
A

April 15

56
Q
  1. 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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  1. 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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  1. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A

★ American Indians
★ Native Americans

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

★ Africans
★ people from Africa

60
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  1. 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
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  1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A

(Thomas) Jefferson

62
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  1. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A

July 4, 1776

63
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  1. 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
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  1. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
A

★ The Constitution was written.
★ The Founding Fathers wrote the
Constitution.

65
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  1. When was the Constitution written?
A

1787

66
Q
  1. 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
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  1. 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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  1. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
A

(George) Washington

69
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  1. Who was the first President?
A

(George) Washington

70
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  1. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
A

★ the Louisiana Territory
★ Louisiana

71
Q
  1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
A

★ War of 1812
★ Mexican-American
War
★ Civil War
★ Spanish-American War

72
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  1. 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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  1. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
A

★ slavery
★ economic reasons
★ states’ rights

74
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  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
A

★ fought for women’s rights
★ fought for civil rights

77
Q
  1. 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
  1. Who was President during World War I?
A

(Woodrow) Wilson

79
Q
  1. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
A

(Franklin) Roosevelt

80
Q
  1. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

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

World War II

82
Q
  1. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
A

Communism

83
Q
  1. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
A

civil rights (movement)

84
Q
  1. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
A

★ fought for civil rights
★ worked for equality for all Americans

85
Q
  1. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
A

Terrorists attacked the United States.

86
Q
  1. 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
  1. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
A

★ Missouri (River)
★ Mississippi (River)

88
Q
  1. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
A

Pacific (Ocean)

89
Q
  1. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
A

Atlantic (Ocean)

90
Q
  1. Name one U.S. territory.
A

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

91
Q
  1. 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
  1. Name one state that borders Mexico.
A

★ California ★ New Mexico ★ Arizona ★ Texas

93
Q
  1. What is the capital of the United States?
A

Washington, D.C.

94
Q
  1. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
A

★ New York (Harbor)
★ Liberty Island

95
Q
  1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
A

★ because there were 13 original colonies
★ because the stripes represent the original colonies

96
Q
  1. 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

97
Q
  1. What is the name of the national anthem?
A

The Star- Spangled Banner

98
Q
  1. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
A

July 4

99
Q
  1. 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

100
Q
  1. What does the Constitution do?
A

★ sets up the government
★ defines the government
★ protects basic rights of Americans

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