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1
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Do you understand the full Oath of Allegiance to the United States? And what is that?

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I promese to be loyal to the United States.

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2
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What is an amendment?

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A change to the Constitution

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3
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We electo a President for how many years?

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Four

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4
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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Freed the slaves

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5
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Who was the first President?

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George Washington

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6
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What are two cabinet-level positions?

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Attourney General, and Vice President

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7
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What happened at the Consitutional Convention?

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The Constitution was written

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

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The Speaker of the House

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9
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What is the capital of the United States?

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Washington, D.C.

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10
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Under our Constitution some powers beling to the state. What is on power of the states?

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Give a driver’s license

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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

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Terrorists attacked the United States.

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12
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Name on war fought by the United States in the 1900s

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World War I

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13
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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435

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14
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

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The Senate and the House of Represenattives

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15
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What is one primise you make when you become a United States citizen?

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Be loyal to the United States

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16
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

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The Pacific Ocean

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17
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What is the capital of your state?

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Sacramento

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18
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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The United States

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19
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

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George Washington

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20
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We elect a U/S/ Senator for how many years?

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6

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21
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what does the President’s Cabinet do?

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Advises the President

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22
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Name the U/S/ wat between the North and the South

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Civil War

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23
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What is on responsability that is only for United States citizens?

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Vote in a federal election

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24
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Whi is one of your state’s U/S/Senators now

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Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein

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25
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What is one thing Benjamin Frankin is famous for?

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U.S. diplomat

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26
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What is one reason colonists came to America?

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Freedom

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27
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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Announced our independence from Great Britain.

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28
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There were 13 original states. Name three.

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New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.

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29
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What is the higest cour in the United States?

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The Supreme Court

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30
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War

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Slavery

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31
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What is the “rule of law”?

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Wveryone must follow the law

32
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When must all men register fot the Selective Service?

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at age eighteen

33
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The idea of self-government is in the first three word of the Constitution. What are these words?

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We the People

34
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

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Fought for civil rights

35
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?

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Because there are 50 states

36
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

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Communism

37
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Who vetoes bills?

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The President

38
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Under our Constitution, some powers beling to the federal government. What is one power of the federal goverment?

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To print money

39
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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Civil rights movement

40
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What are two eights of everyone living in the United States?

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Freedom of speech and Freedom of religion

41
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

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Agricans

42
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

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Nancy Pelosi

43
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Who is in charrge of the executive branch?

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The President

44
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

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Free the slaves

45
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How olf do citizens have to be to vote for President

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18 and older

46
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Hoe many justuces are on the Supreme Court?

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nine

47
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Name one state that borders Mexico

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California

48
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Name one right only for United States citizens

A

Vote in a federal election

49
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Who did the United States fight in World War II

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Japan, Germany and Italy

50
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The Constitution

51
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

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Because of high taxes

52
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What is freedom of religion?

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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

53
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In the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

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The Vice President

54
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What is on right or freedom from the First Amendment?

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Speach

55
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How many U/S/ Senators are there?

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100

56
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We elect a U/S/ Representative for how many years?

A

two

57
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Name on U.S. territory

A

Guam

58
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Name your U.S. Representative

A

Raul Ruiz

59
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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

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All people of the state

60
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There are four amendments to the Contitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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Any citizen can vote

61
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

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World War II

62
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

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Separation of powers

63
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?

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Joly 4th

64
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Who is the Governor of California?

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Gavin Newsom

65
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Name one American Indian Tribe in the United States

A

Crow

66
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What are the two major political parties in the United States?

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Democratic and Republican

67
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The Federalist Papers suppoeted the passage of the U.S. Consitution. Name on of the weiters.

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Alexander Hamilton

68
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What is the name o fthe national anthem?

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The Sttar-Spangled Banner

69
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Name on of the towo longest rivers in the United States.

A

Mississippi

70
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States

A

Atlantic Ocean

71
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In what month do we vote for President?

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November

72
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803

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Louisiana

73
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What is the political parto of the President now?

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Republican

74
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Where is the Statue of Liberty

A

New York Harbor

75
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Whis is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

A

John Roberts

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