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USCIS Civics Test Flashcards

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 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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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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▪ Twenty-Seven (27)

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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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What are TWO Rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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▪ Life

▪ Liberty

▪ Pursuit of Happiness

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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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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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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 Government from becoming too Powerful?

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▪ Checks and Balances

▪ 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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What are the Two parts of the U.S. 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?

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▪ One Hundred (100)

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19
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We elect a U.S. 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 U.S. Senators now?

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Kirsten Gillibrand

Charles Schumer

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The House of Representatives has how many Voting Members?

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▪ Four Hundred Thirty-Five (435)

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

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▪ Two (2)

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Name your U.S. Representative.

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Yvette D. Clarke

located in 9th Congressional District of NY

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Who does a U.S. 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 Sates?

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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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We Elect a President for how many years?

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▪ Four (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?

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▪ Barack Obama

▪ Obama

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

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▪ Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

▪ Joe Biden

▪ Biden

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

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▪ The Vice President

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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 in 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

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34
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Who Vetoes Bills?

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▪ The President

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35
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What does the President’s Cabinet do?

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▪ Advises the President

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36
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What are TWO (2) 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
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What is the Highest Court In the United States?

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▪ The Supreme Court

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39
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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▪ Nine (9)

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Now?

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▪ John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)

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41
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to The Federal Government. What is ONE power of the federal
government?

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▪ to print money

▪ to declare war

▪ to create an army

▪ to make treaties

42
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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

Andrew Cuomo

44
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What is the capital of your state?

A

Albany

45
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What are the Two Major Political Parties in the United States?

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▪ Democratic & Republican

46
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What is the Political Party of the President now?

A

▪ Democratic (Party)

47
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

A

▪ Paul D. Ryan

▪ (Paul) Ryan

48
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There are Four Amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe ONE of them.

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▪ 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
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What is ONE responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

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▪ Serve on a Jury

▪ Vote in a Federal Election

50
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Name ONE right only for United States citizens.

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▪ Vote in a Federal Election

▪ Run for Federal Office

51
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What are TWO rights of everyone living in the United States?

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▪ Freedom of Expression

▪ Freedom of Speech

▪ Freedom of Assembly

▪ Freedom to Petition the Government

▪ Freedom of Worship

▪ The Right to Bear Arms

52
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What do we show Loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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▪ The United States

▪ The Flag

53
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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
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How old do Citizens have to be to vote for President?

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▪ Eighteen (18) and Older

55
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What are two ways that Americans can Participate in their democracy?

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▪ 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
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When is the last day you can send in Federal Income Tax Forms?

A

▪ April 15

57
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When must all Men Register for the Selective Service?

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▪ 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?

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▪ American Indians

▪ Native Americans

60
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

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▪ Africans

▪People from Africa

61
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Why did the Colonists fight the British?

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▪ 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
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

▪ (Thomas) Jefferson

63
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

▪ July 4, 1776

64
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There were 13 Original States. Name THREE (3).

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▪ New Hampshire

▪ Massachusetts

▪ Rhode Island

▪ Connecticut

▪ New York

▪ New Jersey

▪ Pennsylvania

▪ Delaware

▪ Maryland

▪ Virginia

▪ North Carolina

▪ South Carolina

▪ Georgia

65
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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▪ The Constitution was Written.

▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

66
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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
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What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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▪ 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
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

▪ (George) Washington

70
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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
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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 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
▪ 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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