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1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

A

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 is an amendment?

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  • A change (to the Constitution)
  • An addition (to the Constitution)
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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
Assembly
Press
Petition the Government

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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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  • Annouced our independence (from Great Britain)
    -Declared our independence (from Great Britain)
    set 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
-Market 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
Legislative
President
Executive
The courts
Judicial

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

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-Checks and Balences
-Separation of Powers

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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 US Congress?

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-The Senate and House (of Representatives)

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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 your state’s US Senators now?

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-John Cornyn
-Ted Cruz

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21
Q

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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435

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22
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We elected 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

Michael T. McCaul

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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?

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-(Because of) the state’s population.
-(Because) they have more people.
-(Because) some states have more people.

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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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In what month do we vote for President?

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November

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28
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?

A

Joe Biden

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

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Kamala Harris

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30
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If a President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

A

The Vice President

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

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The Speaker of the House

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32
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Who is the commander in chief of the military?

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The President

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33
Q

Who signs bills to become laws?

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The President

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34
Q

Who vetos bills?

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The President

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35
Q

What does the President’s cabinet do?

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Advises the President

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36
Q

What are two Cabinet level positions?

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• 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
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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
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

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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

Greg Abbot

44
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Austin

45
Q

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

A

Democrats and Republicans

46
Q

What is the political party of the
President now?

A

Democratic Party

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 States

54
Q

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

A

Eighteen (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 15

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

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
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of
Independence?

A

(Thomas) Jefferson

63
Q

When was the Declaration of
Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

64
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

65
Q

What happened at the Constitutional
Convention?

A

• The Constitution was written.
• The Founding Fathers wrote the
Constitution.

66
Q

When was the Constitution written?

A

• 1787

67
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

68
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

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?

A

• The Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana

72
Q

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

A

• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War

73
Q

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

A

• The Civil War
• The War between the States

74
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil
War.

A

• Slavery
• Economic reasons
• States’ rights

75
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

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
• World War Il
• 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 Il?

A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

82
Q

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

A

World War Il

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
Apache
• Iroquois
• Creek
• Blackfeet
Seminole
• Cheyenne
• Arawak
• Shawnee
• Mohegan
• Huron
• Oneida
• Lakota
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 (Ocean)

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 4

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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