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1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The constitution

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2
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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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4
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What is an amendment?

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▪ a change (to the Constitution)

▪ an addition (to the Constitution

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5
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

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The bill of rights

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6
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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

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Speech
Religion
Press

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7
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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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▪ 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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9
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness

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10
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What is freedom of religion?

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▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

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11
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What is the economic system in the United States?*

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Capitalist economy

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12
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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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13
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Name one branch or part of the government.

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Congress
President
Judicial

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14
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

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Checks and balances

Separation of powers

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15
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Who is in charge of the executive branch

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The president

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16
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Who makes federal laws?

▪

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▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature

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17
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

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The senate and the House of Representatives

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18
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How many U.S. Senators are there?

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100

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19
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We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

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6

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20
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*

A

Jon ossoff

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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435

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22
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

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2

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23
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Name your US representative

A

David scott

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24
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Difference between senator and us representative? My question

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives each represent a portion of their state known as a Congressional District, which averages 700,000 people. Senators however, represent the entire state.

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25
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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

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All the people in the state

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26
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Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

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Cuz of the states population. (Reps represent 700k people in districts)

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27
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We elect a President for how many years?

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4

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28
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In what month do we vote for President?*

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November

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29
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?*

A

Biden

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30
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

A

Harris

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31
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If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

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Vice President

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32
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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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33
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Who signs bills to become laws?

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The president

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34
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Who vetoes bills?

A

President

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35
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What does the President’s Cabinet do?

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Advises the president

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36
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What are two Cabinet-level positions?

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Secretary of Defense

▪ Secretary of Education

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37
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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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38
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What is the highest court in the United States?

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Supreme court

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39
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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9

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

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John roberts

41
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

A

▪ to print money
▪ to declare war
▪ to create an army
▪ to make treaties

42
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

A

▪ provide schooling and education ▪ provide protection (police)
▪ provide safety (fire departments) ▪ give a driver’s license
▪ approve zoning and land use

43
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Who is the Governor of your state now?

A

Brian kemp

44
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What is the capital of your state?*

45
Q

What are the two major political parties in the United States?*

A

Democratic and republican

46
Q

What is the political party of the President now?

47
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

A

Nancy pelosi

48
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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

49
Q

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*

A

Serve on jury

Vote in federal election

50
Q

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?f

A

Freedom of speech

Freedom of religion

51
Q

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance

A

The US

The flag

52
Q

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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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*

54
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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
Q

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*

56
Q

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

57
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When must all men register for the Selective Service?

A

between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

58
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A

Freedom

Religious/ economic freedom

59
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

Native Americans

60
Q

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

61
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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

62
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

63
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4 1776

64
Q

There were 13 original states. Name three.

A

New York
Georgia
North and South Carolina

65
Q

What happened at the Constitutional Convention

A

The constitution was written

66
Q

When was the Constitution written?

67
Q

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

68
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for

A

Us diplomat

Started the first free libraries

69
Q

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

70
Q

Who was the first President?*

A

George Washington

71
Q

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

72
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s

73
Q

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South

74
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

A

Slavery

Economic issues

75
Q

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Freed slaves

76
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

Fought for Womens right

77
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s

78
Q

Who was President during World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

79
Q

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

A

Franklin Roosevelt

80
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan germany and Italy

81
Q

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

A

World war 2

82
Q

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

83
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil rights movement

84
Q

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

A

Fought for civil right

85
Q

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

A

Terrorists attacked US

86
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

A

Navajo

Seminole

87
Q

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

A

Mississippi

88
Q

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

89
Q

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

90
Q

Name one U.S. territory.

A

Puerto Rico

U.S. Virgin Islands

91
Q

Name one state that borders Canada.

A

Maine

New York

92
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico.

A

California

93
Q

What is the capital of the United States?*

A

Washington DC

94
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

95
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

because there were 13 original colonies

96
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A

To represent the 50 states

97
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

A

The Star-Spangled Banner

98
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

99
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Name two national U.S. holidays.

A

New Years

Labor Day

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