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  1. What does the constitution do?
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Sets up the government
Defines the government
Protect basic rights of Americans

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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 the words of the Constitution. What are these three words?
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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 of the constitution?
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The bill of rights

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  1. What is one right of 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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27

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  1. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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Announced our independence

Declared our independence

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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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Practice any religion or not practice

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  1. What is the economic system of US
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Capitalist or 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 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 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
Legislature

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  1. What are two parts of the congress
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Senate and house

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  1. How many U.S. senators are there?
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100

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  1. We elect a senator how many years
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6

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  1. Who is your state’s senator now?
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Cory booker

Robert menendez

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  1. The house of reps has how many voting members
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435

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  1. We elect a U.S. Rep for how many years
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2

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  1. Name your is rep
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Frank Pallone Jr. Democrat

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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 reps than other states
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Population

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  1. We elect a president for how many years
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4

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26
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  1. What month do we vote for the president
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November

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27
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  1. What is the name of the president now
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Obama

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  1. What is the name of the Vice President now
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Joe Biden

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29
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30 if the president can no longer serve who becomes president

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Vice President

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  1. If both 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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  1. Who is the commander in chief of the military
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The president

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  1. Who signs the bills to becomes law
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The president

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  1. Who vetoes the bill
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The president

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  1. What does the president’s cabinet do?
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Advises

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35
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  1. What are two cabinet level position
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Secretary of agriculture
Commerce
Defense
Education
Energy
Health and human services
Homeland security
Housing and urban development 
Interior
Labor
State
Transportation 
Treasury
Veteran affairs
Attorney general
VP
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  1. What does the judicial branch do?
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Reviews laws
Explains laws
Resolved disputes
Decides if the law is against the constitution

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37
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  1. What is the highest court
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Supreme Court

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38
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  1. How many justices are on the Supreme Court
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9

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39
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  1. Who is the Chief Justice
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John Roberts Jr.

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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 and army
To make treaties

41
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  1. Under the constitution some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
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Provide schooling and education
Provide protection 
Provide safety
Give a drivers license
Approve zoning and Land use
42
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  1. Who is the governor of your state now
A

Chris Christie

43
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  1. Capital of your state
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Trenton

44
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  1. What are the two major political parties
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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 now?
A

John Boehner

47
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  1. There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote
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Citizens 18 and older
You don’t have to pay to vote
Any citizen can vote
A male citizen of any race

48
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  1. What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens
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Serve on a jury

Vote in a federal election

49
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  1. Name one right only for US citizens
A

Vote in a federal election

Run for federal office

50
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  1. What are two rights of everyone loving in US
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Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly
Freedom to petition the government
Freedom Of worship
The right to bear arms
51
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  1. What do we show allegiance 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 Us citizen
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Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the constitution and laws of the  uS
Obey the laws of US
Serve in the US military
Serve the nation
Be loyal to US
53
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  1. How old do citizens have to be to vote for president
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18

54
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  1. 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
Run for office
Write to a news paper
55
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  1. When is the last day to file federal tax forms
A

April 15

56
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57.When must all men register for the selective service

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18-26

57
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  1. What is one reason colonists came to America
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Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic Opp
Escape persecution
58
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  1. Who lived in America before Europeans
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Native Americans

American Indians

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

Africans

60
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  1. Why did the colonists fight the British
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High taxes
Boarding
Quartering
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
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July 4 1776

63
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  1. 13 Original states
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts 
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

65
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  1. When was the Constitution written
A

1787

66
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  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 Benjamin Franklin famous for
A 
US diplomat
Started the first three libraries
Oldest member of the constitutional convention 
First postmaster General of US
Writer of poor Richards almanac
68
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  1. Who is the father of our country
A

George Washington

69
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70 Who is the first president

A

George Washington

70
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  1. What Territory did the US buy from France in 1803
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Louisiana

71
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  1. Name one war fought by US in 1800s
A

Spanish American war

Civil war

72
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  1. Name the uS war between North and South
A

Civil war

73
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  1. Name one problem that led to civil war
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Slavery
State rights
Economic reasons

74
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  1. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did
A

Freed the slaves
Saved the union
Led the civil war

75
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  1. What did the emancipation proclamation do
A

Freed the slaves in confederate states

76
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  1. What did Susan b Anthony do
A

Fought for women’s rights

77
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  1. Name one war fought by US in 1900s
A

World war 1, WW2
Korean War
Vietnam war
gulf war

78
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  1. Who was president during WW1
A

Woodrow Wilson

79
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  1. Who was president during the Great Depression
A

Franklin Roosevelt

80
Q
  1. Who did the US fight in WW2
A

Japan
Italy
Germany

81
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  1. Before he was president, Eisenhower was general in
A

WW2

82
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  1. During the Cold War what was the main concern of US
A

Communism

83
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  1. What movement tried to end racial discrimination
A

Civil rights movement

84
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  1. What did Martin Luther King do
A

Fought for civil rights

85
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  1. What major event happened on Sept 11 2001
A

Terrorists attacked US

86
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  1. Name one American Indian tribe
A 
Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
ApachE
Shawnee 
Mohegan
87
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  1. Name one of the two longest rivers in the US
A

Missouri

Mississippi

88
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  1. What ocean is on the West Coast
A

Pacific

89
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  1. What ocean is in the East Coast
A

Atlantic

90
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  1. Name one us territory
A

Puerto Rico

Guam

91
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  1. Name one state that borders Canada
A

New York

92
Q
  1. Name one state that borders mexico
A

California
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas

93
Q
  1. Capital of US
A

DC

94
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  1. Where is the Statue of Liberty
A

Liberty island

95
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  1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes
A

13 original colonies

96
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  1. Why does the flag have 50 stars
A

50 states

97
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What is name of the national anthem

A

Star spangled banner

98
Q
  1. When do we celebrate Independence Day
A

July 4

99
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  1. Name two holidays
A

Christmas new year

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