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What is the supreme law of the land?

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the Constitution

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What does the Constitution do?

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sets up the government
defines the government
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’s an amendment

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an addition or change to the constitution

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what’s the first 10 amendments to the constitution called

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The Bill Of Rights

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What’s one freedom of the first amendment

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religion

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how many amendments does the constitution have

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27

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what did the declaration of independence do

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Declare independence’s from great britain

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what are the rights in the declaration of independence

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life
liberty
and pursuit of happiness

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what’s freedom of religion

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you can practice or not practice any religion

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the economy system in the US

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Capitalist economy

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what’s the rule of law

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no one is above the law
everyone must follow the law

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name one branch of the government

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legislative
executive
judicial

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what stops one branch from becoming too powerful

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Separation of powers

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who’s in charge of the executive branch

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the president

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who makes the federal laws

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Congress
the senate and house
us legislation

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two parts of congress

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house and senate

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how many us senators are there

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100

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us senators elected for how many years

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6

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one US senator

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chuck grassly

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how many member of HOR

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435

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how many years is HOR term

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2

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US Representative

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Mariannett Miller Meeks

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who does US senators represent

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people of the state

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why do some states have more representatives
the state has a larger population
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how many years is the presidents term
4 years
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In what month do we elect a president
November
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Who’s the president of the us
Joe Biden
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who’s the Vice president
Kamala Harris
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if the president can’t serve who becomes president
the vice president
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if the president and Vp can’t serve who does
speaker of the house
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Who’s commander in chief of military
president
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who signs bills to become laws
president
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who vetos bills
president
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what does the presidents cabinet do
advise the president
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two cabinet positions
Secretary of state secretary of Transportation
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what’s the judicial branch do
reviews laws explains laws settles disputes decides if laws go against the constitution
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what’s the highest court
the supreme court
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power of federal government
print money declare war create an army make treaties
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power of the state
provide education provide protection approve zoning and land give drivers license
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governor of iowa
kim reynolds’s
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capital of iowa
Des moines
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Two major political parties
Democratic and Republican
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political party now
democratic
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describe one right about voting
must be 18 don’t have to pay tax anyone can vote
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one responsibility of a citizen
serve in court vote
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one right for citizens
run for office vote in elections
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two rights for everyone in the us
freedom of religion freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom of petition freedom of press
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when we say the pledge what do we show loyalty to
The flag and the US
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promise once you become a citizen
serve in the army defend the constitution and laws be loyal and give up loyalty to other countries
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two ways citizens can participate
vote help campaign run for office call senators
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last day you can send it taxes
april 15
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when do men have to register for their services
at 18 between 18-26
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one reason we moved to america
freedom practice their religion
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who lived in america before europeans arrived
Native Americans
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who was sold as slaves
Africans
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why’d colonist fight the british
high taxes
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who wrote the declaration of independence
thomas jefferson
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when was declaration of independence adopted
July 4 1776
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name 3 of the 13 original states
Pennsylvania Those Islands Maryland North Carolina South Carolina
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what happened at the constitutional convention
the constitution was written
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when was the constitution written
1787
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name one writer of the constitution
Alexander Hamilton James Maddison John Jay
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what’s benjamin franklin famous for
being a US diplomat
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father of our country
george washington
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first president
George washington
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what territory did the us buy from france in 1803
Louisiana
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A war fought in the 1800s
the civil war
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what’s the war between the north and south
civil war
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one problem that lead to the civil war
slavery states rights
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what did abraham linchol do
free slaves
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what did proclamation do
freed slaves
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what did susan b Anthony do
fight for women’s rights
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name a war fought during the 1900s
World war 1 world war 2 Vietnam war
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president during ww1
woodrow wilson
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president during ww2 and great depression
franklin roosevelt
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who’s the us fight in ww1
germany italy japan
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what war was eisenhower in
ww2
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during the cold war what was the main concern
communism
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what movement tried to end racial discrimination
civil rights movement
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what did martin luther king jr do
fight for equality
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what major event happens 9/11
terrorist attack of the twin towers
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name a native american tribe
cherokee crow
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name one of the longest rivers in the us
mississippi missouri
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what oceans on the west coast
pacific
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what oceans on the east coast
atlantic
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what one us territory
Virgin islands puerto rico guam
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name a state thay boarders canada
maine vermont new hampshire minnesota montana washington
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a state that borders mexico
new mexico texas arizona
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capital of the us
washington DC
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what’s the statue of liberty
New York
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why does the flag have 13 stripes
the 13 original colonies
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what does the flag have 50 stars
the 50 states
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what’s the name of the national antheme
star spangled banner
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what day do we celebrate independence
July 4
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name two national holidays
presidents’ day memorial day independent day labor day veterans day

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