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1
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Define POTUS

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President of the United States

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Vice President

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Joseph Biden Jr.

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Secretary of State

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John Kerry

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Secretary of Treasury

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Jacob Lew

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Secretary of Defense

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Ashton Carter

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Attorney General

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Lorretta Lynch

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United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida

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Wilfredo Ferrer

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Speaker of the House

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John Boehner

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House Majority Leader

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Kevin McCarthy

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House Minority Leader

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Nancy Pelosi

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My Congresswoman

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Illeana Ros-Leighten

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President of the Senate

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Joe Biden

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President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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Oren Hatch

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Senate Majority Leader

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Senator Mitch McConnell

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Senate Minority Leader

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Senator Harry Reid

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Senior Senator from Florida

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Bill Nelson

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Junior Senator from Florida

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Marco Rubio

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Chief Justice of the United States

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John Roberts

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Chairman of the Federal Reserve

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Janet Yellen

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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Martin Dempsey

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Governor of Florida

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Rick Scott

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Mayor of Miami-Date County

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Carlos Gimenez

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Mayor of City of Miami

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Tomas Regalado

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State Attorney

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Katherine Fernandez Rundle

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Secretary General General

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Ban Ki-Moon

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26
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Paper Money is printed in

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Washington, DC & Fort Worth, Texas

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US Coins are minted in

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Philadelphia, Pennsyvania

Denver, Colorado

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28
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Front and Back of Bill

$1.00

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Washington

In God We Trust

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Front and Back of Bill

$5.00

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Lincoln

Lincoln Memorial

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Front and Back of Bill

$10.00

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Alexander Hamilton

U.S. Treasury

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Front and Back of Bill

$20.00

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Andrew Jackson

White House

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32
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Front and Back of Bill

$50.00

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President Grant

Capitol Building

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33
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Front and Back of Bill

$100.00

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Benjamin Franklin

Independence Hall

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Father of the U.S.A.

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George Washington

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Father of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

36
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Father of the Constitution

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James Madison

37
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Father of Capitalism

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Adam Smith

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Father of Communism

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Karl Marx

39
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National Anthem written by

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Francis Scott Key

40
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Motto of the U.S.A

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In God we Trust

41
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E Pluribus Unum means

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Out–Many–One

42
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Statue of Liberty is a gift from

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France

43
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Four occasions when you solute the American flag by placing your hand over your heart:

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  • Pledge of Allengiance
  • National Anthem
  • Flag in a Parade
  • Raising or lowering a flag
44
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Election Day in America

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  • Tuesday
  • Monday
  • November
  • Even Numbered Years
45
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The birthplace of democracy

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Athens, Grece

46
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Pres. Lincoln’s definition of democracy

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of the people, by the people, for the people

47
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Lincoln’s definition is in the … speech

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Gettysburg Address

48
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Architect of Washington, DC

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Pierre Charles L’Enfant

49
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Address of the White House

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1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

50
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Shape of the Washington Monument

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Obelisk

51
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World’s largest library

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Library of Congress

52
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Dec. of Independence is preserved in the

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National Archives

53
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The prominent museum in DC

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Smithsonian

54
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Tomb of the Unknowns located in

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Arlington, Virginia

55
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Opening words of a Supreme Court case spoken by the attorneys as they address the court

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Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court

56
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Largest Catholic Church in USA

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Basilica in Catholic University of America

57
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First Catholic U.S. President

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John Fitzgerald Remedy

58
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Oldest Jesuit University in USA

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Georgetown

59
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U.S. President to graduate from SJ College

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Bill Clinton

60
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Four Catholic priests in Statuary Hall

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  • Fr. Juniper Serra

- Fr. Damien Veuster

61
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Two of them were Jesuits. Which two?

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  • Fr. Eusebio King, Sj

- Fr. Jacques Marquette, SJ

62
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Four Presidents on Mt. Rushmore

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Washington
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Lincoln

63
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Four state capitals named for Presidents

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Jefferson City, MO
Madison, WI
Jackson, MS
Lincoln, NE

64
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President during WWI

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President Woodrow Wilson

65
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Presidents During WWII

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry Truman

66
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U.S. Military Academy located in

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West Point, New York

67
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U.S. Naval Academy located in

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Annapolis, Maryland

68
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U.S. Air Force Academy located in

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Colorado Springs

69
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U.S. Population an world rank

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318,542,000 people (#3)

70
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Florida Population and Rank

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3 (38 million people)

71
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First Person in Space

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Yurr Gagarin- USSR

72
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First person on the moon

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Neil Armstrong

73
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The Word Florida Means

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Flower

74
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The Word Miami means

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Sweetwater

75
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Motto of Florida

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In God We Trust

76
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State Nickname

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Sunshine State

77
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State Flower

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Orange

78
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State tree

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Palmetto

79
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State bird

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Mockingbird

80
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State animal

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Panther

81
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State Song:

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The Swannee River

82
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Father of AC (represents Florida in Statuary Hall)

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Dr. John Gorrie

83
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Two Streets in Miami that divide NE, SE, SW, NW

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  • Miami Ave.

- Flagler St.

84
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Entrepreneur who developed Florida with Florida East Coast

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Henry Flagler

85
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Mother of Miami

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Julia Tuttle

U.S. Government (2 decks)

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