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1
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  1. What is the supreme law of the land?
A

the consitition

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2
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What does the Constitution do?

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1) defines the government
2) 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?

A

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 10 amendments to the Constitution?

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the Bill of Rights

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

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  • speech
  • religion
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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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declared our independence (from Great Britain)

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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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10
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  1. What is freedom of religion?
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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

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  1. What is the economic system in the United States?*
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▪ capitalist economy

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12
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  1. What is the “rule of law”?
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Everyone must follow the law

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13
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  1. Name one branch or part of the government.*
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President or Congress

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

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1) checks and balances
2) separation of powers

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15
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  1. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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the President

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16
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  1. Who makes federal laws?
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Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature

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16
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  1. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
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1) the Senate
2) House (of Representatives)

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17
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  1. How many U.S. Senators are there?
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100

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18
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  1. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
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6 Years

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19
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  1. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
A

Adam Schiff

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20
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  1. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
A

435

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21
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

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2 years

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22
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  1. Name your U.S. Representative.
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Lateefah Simon

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23
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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 Representatives than other states?
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Bc of the state’s population (they have more people)

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25
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  1. We elect a President for how many years?
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4 years

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26
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  1. In what month do we vote for President?*
A

In Novemeber

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27
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  1. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
A

Donald Trump

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28
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  1. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
A

Vance

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29
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  1. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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The Vice President

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30
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  1. 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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31
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  1. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
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The president

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32
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  1. Who signs bills to become laws?
A

The president

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33
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  1. Who vetoes bills?
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The President

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34
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  1. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
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Advises the president

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35
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  1. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
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▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Attorney General
▪ Vice President

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36
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  1. What does the judicial branch do?
A

Review laws
Explains laws

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37
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  1. What is the highest court in the United States?
A

The supreme court

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38
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  1. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
A

9

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39
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  1. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
A

John Roberts

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40
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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

41
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  1. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
A

provide education
get a drivers liscnes

42
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  1. Who is the Governor of your state now?
A

Gavin Newsom

43
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  1. What is the capital of your state?
A

Sacramento

44
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  1. What are the 2 major political parties in the United States?*
A

Democratic & republican party

45
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  1. What is the political party of the President now?
A

Republican

46
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  1. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
A

Mike Johnson
Johnson

47
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  1. There are 4 amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
A

Ciztens 18 and older

48
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  1. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
A

vote in federal election
serve on a jury

49
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  1. Name one right only for United States citizens.
A

vote in a federal election

50
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  1. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
A
  1. freedom of speech
  2. freedom of religion
51
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  1. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
A

1) the United States
2) The flag

52
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  1. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
A

Give up loyalotyies to otehr countries
be loyal to the united state s

53
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  1. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
A

1) Vote
2) Join a political party
3) run for office

53
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  1. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
54
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  1. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
55
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  1. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
56
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  1. What is one reason colonists came to America?
57
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  1. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A

Native Americans

58
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  1. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
59
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  1. Why did the colonists fight the British?
A

because of high taxes

60
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  1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
61
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  1. There were 13 original states. Name three.
A

Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey

61
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  1. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A

July 4th 1776

62
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  1. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
A

The Constitution was written

63
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  1. When was the Constitution written?
64
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  1. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
65
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  1. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
A

▪ U.S. diplomat
▪ started the first free libraries

66
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  1. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
A

George Washington

67
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  1. Who was the first President?*
A

George Washinton

68
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  1. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
69
Q
  1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
A

The civil war

70
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  1. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
A

The civil war

71
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  1. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
72
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  1. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
A

Freed the slaves

73
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  1. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A

freed the slaves

74
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  1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
A

World war 2

74
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  1. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
A

Fought for women’s rights

75
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  1. Who was President during World War I?
76
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  1. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
A

Franklin Roosvelt

77
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  1. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
A

Germany, Japan & Italy

78
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  1. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
A

World war 2

79
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  1. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
80
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  1. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
A

Civil righs movement

81
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  1. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
A

Fight for civil rights

82
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  1. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
A

Terroist attacked the United States

83
Q
  1. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
A

Mississippi

83
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  1. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
A

Crow
Blackfeet

84
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  1. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
A

Pacific Ocean

85
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  1. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
A

Atlantic Ocean

85
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  1. Name one U.S. territory.
A

Puerto Rico

86
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  1. Name one state that borders Canada.
87
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  1. Name one state that borders Mexico.
A

California

88
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  1. What is the capital of the United States?*
A

Washington. DC

89
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  1. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
90
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  1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
A

Because there were 13 original colonies

91
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  1. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
A

because there are 50 states

92
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  1. What is the name of the national anthem?
A

The star Spangled Banner

93
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  1. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
94
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  1. Name two national U.S. holidays.
A
  1. Independence Day
  2. Thanksgiving

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