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Civics Flashcards

1
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Name of US Rep

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Gwen Moore

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How many justices in the supreme court?

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9

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Governor

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Tony Evers

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US Senator

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Tammy Baldwin

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5
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Chief of Justice

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John Roberts

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6
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House Speaker

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Nancy Pelosi

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7
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Rights in the Dec. of Indep.

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Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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8
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Who’s in charge of the Executive branch?

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The President

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Who makes federal laws?

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Congress, Senate and House, US or National legislature

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10
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How many senators are there?

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100

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11
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We elect a US Senator for how many years?

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6

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We elect a US Rep for how many years?

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2

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13
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Who’s the commander and chief of the military?

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The President

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14
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What does the President’s Cabinet do?

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Advises the president

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What does the Judicial branch do?

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Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes, decides if a law goes against the Constitution

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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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Print money, declare war, create an army, and make treaties.

17
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What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?

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Give up loyalties to other countries, defend the Constitution, obey laws, serve the army, serve the nation, be loyal to the US.

18
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Why did colonists fight the British?

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High taxes, army stayed in their homes, no self government.

19
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What happened at the constitutional Convention?

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The constitution was written, the founding fathers wrote the constitution.

20
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When was the constitution written?

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1787

21
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What was one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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US diplomat, oldest member of the constitutional convention, first post master general of the US, writer of poor Richard’s almanac, started the first free libraries.

22
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Whos was the president during WWII?

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Woodrow Wilson

23
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Before he was a president, Eisenhower was a general in what war?

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WWII

24
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What is the ocean on the West coast?

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Pacific

25
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What ocean is on the East coast of the US?

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Atlantic

26
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Name of one US territory

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Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Marina Islands, Guam

27
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Name one state that borders Mexico

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California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

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