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Who's Who and What's What Flashcards

1
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Vice President

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Joe Biden Jr.

First Roman Catholic VP

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Secretary of State

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John Kerry

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3
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Proper name of a country or nation:

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State

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4
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Treasury Secratary

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Jacob Lew

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5
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The department of defense located in:

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The pentagon

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The U.S. Armed Forces

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Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Gaurds
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Secretary of defense

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Ashton carter

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U.S. Attorney for south Florida district

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Wilfredo ferrer

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9
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Attorney general

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Loretta lynch

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10
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Speaker of the house

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John boehner

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11
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House majority leader

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Kevin McCarthy

Republican

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12
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House minority leader

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Nancy pelosi

Democrat

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Congressmen of south florida

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Carlos curbelo
Ileana Ros-lehtinen
Mario Diaz balart

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14
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President of the senate

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Joe Biden

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15
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Senate president pro tempore

A

Orrin hatch
Republican
Utah

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16
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Senate majority leader

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Mitch McConnell
Republican
Kentucky

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17
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Minority leader

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Harry Reid
Democrat
Nevada

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18
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Senior senator

A

Bill Nelson
Democrat
Florida

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19
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Junior senator from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Republican

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20
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President

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Barack Hussein Obama II

44th President

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21
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Chief Justice

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John Roberts
17th Chief Justice
1 of 6 Roman Catholics on the Supreme Court

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22
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Where is the federal reserve

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Washington, D.C.

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23
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What does the federal reserve (fed) help control

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Inflation

Depression

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24
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What can the fed do to prevent inflation or depression

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Monetary policy (set interest rates for banks)

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25
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Chairman of the federal reserve

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Janet yellen

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26
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Army general

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Martin Dempsey

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27
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Governor of Florida

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Rick Scott

Republican

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28
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Mayor of Miami dade county

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Carlos gimenez

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29
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Previous mayor of Miami

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Manny Diaz
Belen class of 1973
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30
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Mayor of city of Miami

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Tomas regalado

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31
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State attorney for 11th judicial circuit

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Katherine Fernandez rundle

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32
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Secratary General of the UN

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Ban ki-moon

Republic of Korea

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33
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Where is paper money made

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Bureau of engraving and printing in Washington, D.C. or Fort Worth Texas

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34
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U.S. Coins made in

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania or Denver Colorado

Special ones made San Francisco California or West Point New York

35
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Who’s on the $10

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Alexander Hamilton

36
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Who’s on the $50

A

Ulysses s grant

37
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Father of the U.S.

A

George Washington

38
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Father of the Declaration of Independence

A

Thomas Jefferson

39
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Father of the constitution

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James Madison

40
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Father of capitalism

A

Adam smith

41
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Father of communism

A

Karl Marx

42
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Writer of the star spangled banner

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Francis Scott key

43
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Motto of the U.S.

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In God we trust

44
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E pluribus unum

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Out of many one

45
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MDCCLXXVI

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1776

46
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Annuit coeptis

A

He (God) looks favorably upon us

47
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Novus ordo seclorum

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New order of the ages

48
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Who gave us the Statue of Liberty

A

France in 1886

49
Q

When to salute the flag

A

Pledge
National anthem
Flag in parade
Raising or lowering of flag

50
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When is Election Day

A

Tuesday after first Monday of November

51
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Birthplace of democracy

A

Athens Greece

52
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Democracy as words from Abraham Lincoln

A

Government of the people by the people for the people

53
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Architect of Washington, D.C.

A

Pierre Charles l’enfant

54
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Address of the White House

A

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

55
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What shape is the Washington monument

A

An obelisk

56
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Worlds largest library

A

Library of congress

57
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Where is the Declaration of Independence held

A

The national archives

58
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Opening words of Supreme Court case

A

Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court

59
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First Roman Catholic president

A

John f Kennedy

35th president

60
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Oldest Jesuit university in the U.S.

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Georgetown

61
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First president to graduate from a Jesuit university

A

Bill Clinton

62
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4 catholic priests in statuary hall

A

Fr. Eusebio kino
Fr. Jacques Marquette
Fr. Junipero Serra
Fr. Damien de veuster

63
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Where is Mount Rushmore and what presidents are on it

A 
South Dakota
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
64
Q

4 state capitals named after presidents

A

Jefferson City
Madison
Jackson
Lincoln

65
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President during ww1

A

Woodrow Wilson

66
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Presidents during ww2

A

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry Truman

67
Q

Where is the military academy

A

West Point New York

68
Q

Where is the U.S. Naval academy

A

Annapolis, Maryland

69
Q

Where is the U.S. Air Force academy

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Colorado Springs Colorado

70
Q

US population and world rank

A 
318 million
#3
71
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Florida population and rank

A 
20 million
#3
72
Q

First person in space

A

Yuri gagarin

USSR

73
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What does Florida mean

A

Flower

74
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What does Miami mean

A

Sweetwater

75
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Floridas nickname

A

The sunshine state

76
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Floridas flower

A

Orange blossom

77
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Floridas stree

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Sabal palm tree

78
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Floridas bird

A

Mockingbird

79
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Floridas mammal

A

Florida panther

80
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Floridas song

A

The Suwannee river

81
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Statue of who from Florida in statuary hall

A

Dr. John gorrie

82
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Streets that divide Florida into NE, NW, SE, SW

A

Miami avenue

Flagler street

83
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Who brought the Florida east coast railway to Miami

A

Henry Morrison Flagler

84
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Mother of Miami

A

Julia Tuttle

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