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1
Q

_____ lived in America before the Europeans arrived.

A

Native Americans

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2
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___ was the first President of the United States.

A

George Washington

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3
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___ led the country during the Civil War

A

Abraham Lincoln

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4
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___ is the United States Independence Day

A

July 14th

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5
Q

___ is the Father of our Country?

A

George Washington

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6
Q

___ is the ocean on the East Coast of the United States

A

Atlantic

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7
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___ fought for civil rights. We celebrate him in January.

A

Martin Luther King Jr

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8
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___ and ___ are the two longest rivers in the United States

A

Missouri and Mississippi

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9
Q

Americans show loyalty to the country when saying the ___

A

Pledge

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10
Q

The Colonists biggest complaint with Britain was high ___

A

Taxes

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11
Q

___ wrote the Declaration of Independence.

A

Thomas Jefferson

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12
Q

Navajo is an American Indian ___

A

Tribe

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13
Q

The 13 stripes on the American flag represent ___

A

first 13 calonies/states

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14
Q

The fifty stars on the American flag represent ___

A

The 50 States

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15
Q

Our National Anthem is called the ___

A

Star Spangled Banner

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16
Q

Labor Day and Veterans Day are two ___ holidays

A

federal/national

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17
Q

One reason colonists came to America is religious ___

A

Freedom

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18
Q

The war between the North and the South was called ___

A

The Civil War

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19
Q

___ was the main cause of the Civil War

A

Slavery

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20
Q

Susan B. Anthony fought for rights for ___

A

Woman

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21
Q

The Statue of Liberty is located in ___

A

New York

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22
Q

___ is the deadline for filing income taxes.

A

April 15

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23
Q

In WWII, the United States fights Germany, Italy, and ___

A

Japan

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24
Q

The Spanish American War was fought in the ___

A

1800’s

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25
Q

The ___ is in charge of the executive branch

A

President

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26
Q

The judicial branch decides if a law goes against the ___

A

Constitution

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27
Q

Two ways Americans can participate in their democracy is run for office and ___

A

Vote

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28
Q

Many slaves were brought from the continent of ___

A

Africa

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29
Q

The Declaration of Independence was established on ___

A

July 4, 1776

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30
Q

Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina are three of the original ___

A

States

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31
Q

The Constitution was ratified at the Constitutional ___

A

Convention

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32
Q

The US Constitution was written in what year?

A

1787

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33
Q

The oldest member of the Constitutional Convention was Ben

A

Franklin

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34
Q

In 1803, the United States bought the ___ territory from France

A

Louisiana

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35
Q

When you become a citizen, you promise to defend the ___

A

Constitution

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36
Q

All men must register for the draft at age ___

A

18

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37
Q

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved persons in the ___ states.

A

Confederate

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38
Q

___ was President during World War I

A

Woodrow Wilson

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39
Q

Checks and ___ ensure one branch of Government doesn’t become too powerful.

A

balances

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40
Q

Only US citizens can serve on a ___

A

Juries

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41
Q

Freedom of ___ Religion, Assembly, Petition, and Press are rights for everyone living in the USA.

A

Speech

42
Q

World War I was fought in ___

A

1900’s

43
Q

The US Constitution is the Supreme Law of the ___

A

Land

44
Q

The US ___ sets up and defines the Government.

A

Constitution

45
Q

The first three words of the Constitution are We the ___

A

People

46
Q

A change to the Constitution is called an ___

A

Amendment

47
Q

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the ___

A

Bill of Rights

48
Q

The Declaration of Independence declared our independence from ___

A

Britain/England

49
Q

Life, ___ and the pursuit of happiness are rights stated in the Declaration of Independence

A

liberty

50
Q

There are ___ total amendments in the Constitution.

A

27

51
Q

The ___ is allowed to veto bills.

A

President

52
Q

Rule of law says everyone must follow the ___

A

Law

53
Q

The three branches of government are the legislative, executive, and ___

A

Judicial

54
Q

___ makes and passes federal laws

A

Congress

55
Q

The ___ takes over when the President can no longer serve.

A

Vice President

56
Q

The ___ signs bills to make them laws

A

President

57
Q

The highest court in the land in the ___ court

A

Supreme

58
Q

If the President and Vice President can no longer serve, the of the ___ House takes over

A

Speaker

59
Q

Only the Federal Government can make ___ with other countries.

A

Treaties

60
Q

The Commander in Chief of the Military is the ___

A

President

61
Q

___ is the Capital of Arizona

A

Phoenix

62
Q

Only US citizens can run for ___

A

Public office

63
Q

A citizen needs to be ___ years old to vote in a United States election.

A

18

64
Q

Each state is in charge of its own public ___

A

Education

65
Q

James Madison is one of the authors of the ___ Papers.

A

Federalist

66
Q

___ our President during most of the Great Depression and most of WWII

A

Franklin D Roosevelt

67
Q

Dwight Eisenhower was a general during which war?

A

WW2

68
Q

During the Cold War, we were at war with the idea of ___

A

Communism

69
Q

The Civil Rights movement fought to end racial ___

A

discrimination

70
Q

The terrorist attacks on New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania happened on ___

A

September 11, 2001 (9/11)

71
Q

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

A

Pacific

72
Q

Guam is a US ___

A

territory

73
Q

Alaska borders the country of ___

A

Canada

74
Q

Texas borders the country of ___

A

Mexico

75
Q

The capital of the United States is ___.

A

Washington D.C

76
Q

Free speech is one right granted in the ___ amendment

A

First

77
Q

Freedom of religion means the government cannot force you to practice a ___

A

religion

78
Q

The United States Economy is a ___ economy

A

Capitalist/free market

79
Q

The two parts of the US Congress are the ___ and the House of Representatives

A

Senate

80
Q

How many US Senators are there?

A

100

81
Q

Once elected, A US Senator serves a ___ year term

A

6

82
Q

There are ___ members of the House of Representatives

A

435

83
Q

Once elected, a member of the House of Representatives serves a __ year term.

A

2

84
Q

A Senator represents all the people from his ___

A

State

85
Q

The number of members of the House of Representatives each state gets is based on that states ___

A

Population

86
Q

Once elected, a President serves a ___
year term

A

4

87
Q

The Presidential election happens every four years in the month of ___

A

November

88
Q

The President’s Cabinet main job is to advise ___ the President

A

Advise

89
Q

The number of Justices on the Supreme Court is ___

A

9

90
Q

Two Cabinet-level positions are the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of ___ security

A

Homeland

91
Q

The two major political parties in the United States are the ___ and the Republicans

A

Democrats

92
Q

There are 4 Amendments to the Constitution about who can vote - the 26th Amendment says that citizens ___ years and older can vote.

A

18

93
Q

The current President of the United States is ___

A

Biden

94
Q

The current Vice President of the United States is ___

A

Kamala Harris

95
Q

The current Governor of Arizona is ___

A

Katie Hobbs

96
Q

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is ___

A

John Roberts

97
Q

The current Speaker of the House of Representatives is ___

A

Mike Johnson

98
Q

The two current Senators from Arizona are Mark Kelly and ___

A

Kyrsten Sinema

99
Q

Ann Kirkpatrick and Debbie Lesko are two of ___ most recent U.S. Representatives.

A

Arizonas

100
Q

The political party Biden belongs to is the ___

A

Democrat Party

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