🇺🇸 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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What is the supreme law of the land?
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The Constitution
2
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What does the Constitution do?
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Sets up and defines the government
Protect Basic rights of Americans
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
4
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What is an amendment?
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A change or addition to the constitution
5
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?
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The Bill of Rights
6
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What is one right or freedoms from the first Amendment?
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Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
7
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How many amendment does the Constitution have?
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27
8
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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Announce our independence from Great Britain
Declared our independence
Said that the United States is Free from GB
9
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What are the two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
10
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What is freedoms of religion?
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You can practice any religion or not practice a religion
11
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What is the economic system in the USA?
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Capitalist and Market economy
12
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What is the rule of the 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
13
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Name one branch of part of the government
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Legislative: congress
Judicial: courts
Executive: president
14
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
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Checks and balances
Separation of power
15
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Who is in charge of executive branch?
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President
16
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Who makes federal laws?
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Congress
Senate and House
US or national legislature
17
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What are two parts of the of the US Congress?
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Senate and House
18
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How many Senators are there?
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100
19
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We elect a US senator for how many years?
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6
20
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Who is your US Senators now?
A
Ben Cardin
Chris Van Hollen
21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
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435
22
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We elect a US representative for how many years?
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2
23
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Name your US Representative
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Andrew Harris
C.A Dutch Ruppersberger
John Sarbanes
Glenn Ivey
Steny Hoyer
David Trone
Kweisi Mfume
Jamin Ruskin
24
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Who does your U.S Senator represent?
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All people of the state
25
Why do some states have more representatives than other states?
Because of state's population, they have more people, and some states have more people
26
We elect a president for how many years?
4
27
In what month do we vote for President?
November
28
What is the name of the president of the US now?
Joseph R. Biden
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What is the name of the vice president of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
30
If the President can no longer serve who become President?
Vice President
31
If both the President and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
Speaker of the house
32
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
the President
33
Who signs the bills to become laws?
the President
34
Who vetoes bills?
the President
35
What does the President's cabinet do?
advises the President
36
What are the two cabinet level positions?
Sec of Agriculture
Sec of Commerce
Sec of Defense
Sec of Education
Sec of Energy
Sec of Health and Human Services
Sec of Homeland Security
Sec of Housing and Urban Development
Sec of Interior
Sec of Labor
Sec of State
Sec of Transportation
Sec of Treasury
Sec of Veteran Affairs
Attorney General
Vice President
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What does the judicial branch do?
reviews laws
explains laws
resolves disputes
decides if a law goes against the Constitution
38
What is the highest court in the United States
the Supreme Court
39
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9 including the Chief Justice
40
Who is the Chief Justice of the united states?
John G. Roberts Jr.
41
Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
print money
declare war
make treaties
create Army
42
Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states, what is one power of the states?
Provide schooling and education
Provide protection (police)
Provide safety (fire departments)
Give Driver's license
Approve Zoning and land use
43
Who is the Governor of your state now?
Wes Moore
44
What is the capital of your state?
Annapolis
45
What are two major political parties in the US?
Democratic and Republican
46
What is the political party of the President now?
Democratic
47
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Kevin McCarthy
48
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens 18 and older
You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote
Any US citizen can vote
Any male citizen of any race can vote
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What is one responsibility that is only for the US citizens?
Serve on a jury
Vote in a federal election
50
Name one right only for the US citizen
Vote in a federal election
Run for federal office
51
What are two rights everyone living in the US?
freedom of expression
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
freedom of religion
the right to bear arms
52
What do we show loyalty when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
the United States
the flag
53
What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?
Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the Constitution and laws of the US
Obey the laws of the United States
Serve in the US military
Serve the nation
Be loyal to the United States
54
How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President?
18 and older
55
What are two ways that American can participate in their democracy?
Vote
Join a Political Party
Help with Campaign
Join a Civic Group
Join Community Group
Give an elected official your opinion on an issue
Call Senators and Representatives
Publicly Support or oppose an issue or polocu
Run for Office
Write to a newspaper
56
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
57
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
At age 18 or between 18 and 26
58
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom
political liberty
religious freedom
economic opportunity
practice their religion
escape persecution
59
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
60
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
people from Africa
61
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
because they didn't have self government
62
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
63
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4 1776
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What were the 13 original states?
New Hampshire
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
65
What happened to the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written and the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
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When was the Constitution written?
1787
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Madison
Hamilton
Jay
Publius
68
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US 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
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Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
George Washington
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Who was the "First President"
George Washington
71
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
72
Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s.
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
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Name the US war between the North and South
the Civil War
the War between the States
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
Economic reasons
States' rights
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves
saved the Union
led the US during the Civil War
76
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves
freed slaves in the Confederacy
freed the slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in most Southern states
77
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women's rights
fought for civil rights
78
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
79
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
80
Who was President during Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
81
Who did the US fight in WWII?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
82
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
83
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
84
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights movement
85
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
fought for civil rights
worked for equality for all Americans
86
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the US?
Terrorist Attack
87
Name one American Indian tribe in the US.
Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
Chippewa
Choctaw
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
Seminole
Cheyenne
Arawak
Shawnee
Mohegan
Huron
Oneida
Lakota
Crow
Teton
Hopi
Inuit
88
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Missouri and Mississippi
89
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific
90
What ocean is on the East Coast of the US?
Atlantic
91
Name one US territory.
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
Guam
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
92
Name one state that border Canada
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Alaska
93
Name one state that borders Mexico.
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
94
What is the capitol of the US?
Washington, DC
95
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York (Liberty Island)
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
Because the stripes represent the original colonies?
97
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
because there are 50 states-- 1 star for each state
98
What is the name of the national anthem?
the Star Spangled Banner
99
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
JUly 4
100
Name two US National holidays.
New Year's Day
MLK Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
