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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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What does the Constitution do?

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  • Sets up the gov
  • Defines the gov
  • 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 they?

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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/addition

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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
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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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Declare our independence 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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  • Liberty
  • Pursuit of happiness
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10
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What is freedom of religion?

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Practice any religion, or not practice a religion

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11
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What is the economic system in the US?

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Capitalist and Market

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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 gov

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  • Congress
  • Legislative
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14
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What stops one branch of gov 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 Representative
  • Legislature
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17
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What are the two parts of the US Congress?

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The senate and house

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18
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How many US senators are there?

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100

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19
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We elect a US senator for how many years?

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6

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20
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Who is one of NJ senators?

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Bob Menendez
Cory Booker

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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 US representative for how many years?

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2

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23
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Name your US Representative.

A

Donald Payne

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24
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Who does a US senator represent?

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All people of the state

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25
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Why do some states have more representatives than others?

A

Population

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26
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We elect a president for how many years?

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4

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27
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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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28
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Who is the commander-in-chief of the military?

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The president

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29
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Who signs bills to become laws?

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The president

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30
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Who vetoes bills?

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The president

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31
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What does the president’s cabinet do?

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Advice the president

32
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What are two cabinet-level positions?

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Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Defense

33
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What does the judicial branch do?

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  • Review laws
  • Explains laws
  • Resolves disputes
  • Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
34
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How many justices are on the supreme court?

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9

35
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Who is the chief justice of the United States now?

A

John Roberts

36
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Under our constitution, some powers belong to the federal gov. Name one.

A

Print money

37
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Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states. Name one.

A

Provide schooling and education

38
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Who is the governor of NJ?

A

Phil Murphy

39
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What is the capital of NJ?

A

Trenton

40
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What is the name of the speaker of the house of representatives?

A

Kevin McCarthy

41
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Describe one of the four amendments to the constitution about who can vote.

A

Citizens 18 and older

42
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What is one responsibility of a US citizen?

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  • Serve on a jury
  • Vote in a federal election
43
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Name one right only for US citizens.

A

Vote in a federal election

44
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What are two rights of everyone living in the US?

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  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom of religion
45
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?

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  • The US
  • The flag
46
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What is one promise you can make when you become a US citizen?

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  • Obey the laws of the US
  • Give up loyalty to other countries
47
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What are two ways Americans can participate in democracy?

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  • Vote
  • Join a political party
48
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When must all men register for the selective service?

A

Between 18-26

49
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

A

Taxation without representation

50
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Who wrote the declaration of independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

51
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When was the declaration of independence adopted?

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July 4, 1776

52
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Name 3 original states.

A
  • NJ
  • NY
  • Pennsylvania
53
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What happened at the constitutional convention?

A

The founding fathers wrote the constitution

54
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When was the constitution written?

A

1787

55
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The federalist papers supported the passage of the US constitution. Name one of the writers.

A

John Jay

56
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What is Benjamin Franklin famous for?

A

Oldest member of the constitutional convention

57
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Who is the Father of Our Country?

A

George Washington

58
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Who was the first president?

A

George Washington

59
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What territory did the US buy from France in 1803

A

Louisiana

60
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Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s.

A

Civil War

61
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Name the US war between the North and the South.

A

The Civil War

62
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Name one problem that led to the civil war.

A

Slavery

63
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Emancipation Proclamation

64
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What did Susan B Anthony do?

A

Fought for women’s rights

65
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Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s.

A

World War II

66
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Who was president during WW I

A

Woodrow Wilson

67
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Who was president during the Great Depression and WW II?

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Franklin Roosevelt

68
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Who did the US fight in WW II?

A

Japan, Germany and Italy

69
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During the cold war, what was the main concern of the US?

A

Communism

70
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil rights movement

71
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

A

Fought for civil rights

72
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What major event happened on Sep. 11 2001, in the US?

A

Terrorist attacks

73
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What ocean is on the west coast of the us?

A

Pacific

74
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Name one US territory.

A

Puerto Rico

75
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

13 original colonies

76
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Name of the national anthem?

A

Star Spangled Banner

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