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The 100 Civics History And Government Questions Flashcards

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1
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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?

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Sets up the government
Defines the government
Protects 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?

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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
assembly
Press
Petition the government

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7
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How many amendments does the constitution have?

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Twenty seven (27)

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8
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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
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 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 the federal laws?

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Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
Us or national 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 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
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We elect a US senator for how many years?

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Six (6)

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20
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Who is one of your state’s US senates now?

A

John Cronyn
Ted Cruz

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

A

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

Jasmine Crockett

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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 other states?

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Because of the states 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

President 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?

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The vice president

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31
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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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32
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Who is the Commander Chief of the military?

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The President

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33
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Who signs bills to become laws?

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The President

34
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Who vetos bills?

A

The president

35
Q

What does the President’s cabinet do?

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Advised the President

36
Q

What are two cabinet-level positions?

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Secretary of agriculture
Secretary of defense
Secretary of education
Secretary of energy
Secretary of state
Secretary of labor
Secretary of the interior
Secretary of homeland security

37
Q

What does the Judicial branch do?

A

Reviews laws
Explains laws
Resolves disputes
Decides if a law goes against the constitution

38
Q

What is the highest court in the United States?

A

The Supreme Court

39
Q

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

A

nine (9)

40
Q

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

A

John Roberts

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 Abbott

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

Democratic and Republican

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

Mike Johnson

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?

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▪ the United States
▪ the flag

53
Q

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

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▪ 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

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

Alexander Hamilton
John Jay

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

the 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

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 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

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