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1
Q

What is the Supreme Law of the land

A

The Constitution

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2
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What does the constitution do?

A

Sets up the government
Defines the government
Protects the basic rights of Americans

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3
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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?

A

★★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?

A

the Bill of Rights

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6
Q

What is one right or

freedom from the First Amendment?*

A 
★★speech
★★ religion
★★assembly
★★press
★★petition the government
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7
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What is the economic system in the United States?*

A

★★capitalist economy

★★market economy

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8
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What is the “rule of law”?

A 
★★ 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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9
Q

Name one branch or part of

the government.*

A 
★★Congress
★★ legislative
★★President
★★executive
★★ the courts
★★ judicial
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10
Q

What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful?

A

★★checks and balances

★★separation of powers

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11
Q

How many amendments

does the Constitution have?

A

27

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12
Q

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

A

★★ 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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13
Q

What are two rights in the

Declaration of Independence?

A

★★ life
★★ liberty
★★pursuit of happiness

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14
Q

What is freedom of religion?

A

You can practice any religion, or not practice a

religion.

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15
Q

Who is in charge of the

executive branch?

A

the President

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16
Q

Who makes federal laws?

A

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

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17
Q

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

A

the Senate and House (of

Representatives)

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18
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How many U.S. Senators

are there?

A

one hundred (100)

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19
Q

We elect a U.S. Senator for

how many years?

A

six (6)

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20
Q

Who is one of your state’s

U.S. Senators now?*

A

Diane Finestein

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21
Q

The House of representatives

has how many voting members?

A

four hundred

thirty-five (435)

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22
Q

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

A

two (2)

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23
Q

Name your U.S. Representative

A

Mike Garcia

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24
Q

Who does a U.S. Senator

represent?

A

all people of the state

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25
Q

Why do some states have
more Representatives than
other states?

A 
★★ (because of) the
state’s population
★★ (because) they
have more people
★★ (because) some
states have more
people
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26
Q

We elect a President for how many years?

A

four (4)

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27
Q

In what month do we vote for President?*

A

November

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28
Q

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

A

Joe Biden

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29
Q

What is the name of the

Vice President of the United States now?

A

Kamella Harris

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30
Q

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

A

the Vice President

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31
Q

If both the President and
the Vice President can no
longer serve, who becomes
President?

A

Speaker of the House

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32
Q

Who is the Commander in

Chief of the military?

A

The President

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33
Q

Who signs bills to become

laws?

A

The President

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34
Q

Who vetoes bills?

A

The President

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35
Q

What does the President’s

Cabinet do?

A

Advises the President

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36
Q

What are two Cabinet-level

positions?

A 
★★ Secretary of Agriculture
★★ Secretary of Commerce
★★ Secretary of Defense
★★ Secretary of Education
★★ Secretary of Energy
★★ Secretary of Health and Human Services
★★ Secretary of Homeland
Security
★★ Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
★★ Secretary of the Interior
★★ Secretary of Labor
★★ Secretary of State
★★ Secretary of Transportation
★★ Secretary of the Treasury
★★ Secretary of Veterans
Affairs
★★ Attorney General
★★ Vice President
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37
Q

What does the judicial

branch do?

A 
★★ reviews laws
★★ explains laws
★★ resolves disputes
(disagreements)
★★ decides if a law goes
against the Constitution
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38
Q

What is the highest court in

the United States?

A

the Supreme Court

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39
Q

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

A

9

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40
Q

Who is the Chief Justice of

the United States now?

A

John Roberts Jr

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41
Q

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
Q

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
Q

Who is the Governor of your state now?

A

Governor Gavin Newsome

44
Q

What is the capital of your

state?*

A

Sacramento

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?

A

Democrat

47
Q

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

A

Nancy Pelosi

48
Q

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 a jury

★★vote in a federal election

50
Q

Name one right only for

United States citizens.

A

★★vote in a federal election

★★ run for federal office

51
Q

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

A 
★★ freedom of expression
★★ freedom of speech
★★ freedom of assembly
★★ freedom to petition the
government
★★ freedom of religion
★★ the right to bear arms
52
Q

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

A

★★ the United States

★★ the flag

53
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 State

54
Q

How old do citizens have to

be to vote for President?*

A

18 and older

55
Q

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
56
Q

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

A

April 15th

57
Q

When must all men register

for the Selective Service?

A

★★at age eighteen (18)
★★between eighteen
(18) and twenty-six (26)

58
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A 
★★ freedom
★★ political liberty
★★ religious freedom
★★ economic opportunity
★★ practice their religion
★★ escape persecution
59
Q

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

★★American Indians

★★Native Americans

60
Q

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

A

★★Africans

★★people from Africa

61
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

62
Q

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4th, 1776

63
Q

There were 13 original states. Name three.

A 
★★ New Hampshire
★★Massachusetts
★★ Rhode Island
★★ Connecticut
★★ New York
★★ New Jersey
★★ Pennsylvania
★★ Delaware
★★Maryland
★★ Virginia
★★ North Carolina
★★ South Carolina
★★ Georgia
64
Q

What happened at the

Constitutional Convention?

A 
★★The Constitution
was written
★★The Founding
Fathers wrote the
Constitution.
65
Q

When was the Constitution

written?

A

1787

66
Q

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
Q

What is one thing Benjamin

Franklin is famous for?

A 
★★ U.S. diplomat
★★ oldest member of the
Constitutional Convention
★★ first Postmaster General of the United States
★★ writer of “Poor Richard’s
Almanac”
★★ started the first free libraries
68
Q

Who is the “Father of Our

Country”?

A

George Washington

69
Q

Who was the first

President?*

A

George Washington

70
Q

What territory did the United States buy from France in

1803?

A

Louisiana Territory

Louisiana

71
Q

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

A 
★★War of 1812
★★Mexican-American War
★★Civil War
★★Spanish-American
War
72
Q

Name the U.S. war between

the North and the South.

A

★★ the Civil War
★★ the War between
the States

73
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

A

★★slavery
★★economic reasons
★★states’ rights

74
Q

What was one important
thing that Abraham Lincoln
did?*

A 
★★ freed the slaves
(Emancipation
Proclamation)
★★saved (or preserved)
the Union
★★ led the United
States during the
Civil War
75
Q

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
76
Q

What did the Emancipation

Proclamation do?

A 
★★ freed the slaves
★★ freed slaves in the
Confederacy
★★ freed slaves in the
Confederate states
★★ freed slaves in most
Southern states
77
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony

do?

A

★★ fought for women’s rights

★★ fought for civil rights

78
Q

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

A 
★★World War I
★★World War II
★★Korean War
★★Vietnam War
★★ (Persian) Gulf War
79
Q

Who was President during

World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

80
Q

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

A

(Franklin)

Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the United States

fight in World War II?

A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

82
Q

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

A

World War II

83
Q

During the Cold War, what

was the main concern of the United States?

A

Communism

84
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

civil rights

movement

85
Q

What did Martin Luther King,

Jr. do?*

A

★★ fought for civil
rights
★★worked for equality for all
Americans

86
Q

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in

the United States?

A

Terrorists attacked the

United States.

87
Q

Name one American Indian

tribe in the United States.

A 
★★ Cherokee
★★ Navajo
★★ Sioux
★★ Chippewa
★★ Choctaw
★★ Pueblo
★★ Arawak
★★ Shawnee
★★Mohegan
★★ Huron
★★ Oneida
★★ Lakota
★★ Apache
★★ Iroquois
★★ Creek
★★ Blackfeet
★★ Seminole
★★ Cheyenne
★★ Crow
★★ Teton
★★ Hopi
★★ Inuit
88
Q

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

A

★★Missouri (River)

★★Mississippi (River)

89
Q

What ocean is on the West

Coast of the United States?

A

Pacific

90
Q

What ocean is on the East

Coast of the United States?

A

Atlantic (Ocean)

91
Q

Name one U.S. territory.

A 
★★Puerto Rico
★★U.S. Virgin Islands
★★American Samoa
★★Northern Mariana
Islands
★★Guam
92
Q

Name one state that borders Canada.

A 
★★ Maine
★★ New Hampshire
★★ Vermont
★★ New York
★★ Pennsylvania
★★ Ohio
★★ Michigan
★★ Minnesota
★★ North Dakota
★★ Montana
★★ Idaho
★★ Washington
★★ Alaska
93
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico.

A

★★California
★★Arizona
★★New Mexico
★★Texas

94
Q

What is the capital of the

United States?*

A

Washington D.C.

95
Q

Where is the Statue of

Liberty?*

A 
★★New York (Harbor)
★★Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New
Jersey, near New York City,
and on the Hudson (River).]
96
Q

Why does the flag have

13 stripes?

A

★★because there were 13 original colonies
★★because the stripes
represent the
original colonies

97
Q

Why does the flag have

50 stars?*

A 
★★because there is
one star for each state
★★because each star
represents a state
★★because there are
50 states
98
Q

What is the name of the

national anthem?

A

The Star-Spangled Banner

99
Q

When do we celebrate

Independence Day?*

A

July 4th

100
Q

Name two national U.S.

holidays.

A 
★★ New Year’s Day
★★Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
★★ Presidents’ Day
★★Memorial Day
★★ Independence Day
★★ Labor Day
★★ Columbus Day
★★ Veterans Day
★★ Thanksgiving
★★ Christmas

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