A Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
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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?
A
Sets up the government
3
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are they?
A
We the people
4
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What is an amendment?
A
A change (to the constitution)
5
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?
A
The bill of rights
6
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What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?
A
Speech
7
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How many amendments does the constitution have?
A
27
8
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
A
Declared our independence from Great Britain
9
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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Life and liberty
10
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What is freedom of religion ?
A
You can practice any religion or not practice a religion
11
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What is the economic system in the US?
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Capitalist
12
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What is the rule of law?
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Everyone must follow the law
13
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Name one branch or part of the government?
A
Judicial
14
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
A
Checks and balances
15
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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The president
16
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Who makes federal laws?
A
Congress
17
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What are the two parts of the US congress
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The senate and House of Representatives
18
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How many US senators are there?
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100
19
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We elect US.senators for how many years?
A
6
20
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Who is one of your state’s senators now?
A
Deb Fisher
21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
A
435
22
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We elect a US representative for how many years?
A
2
23
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Name your US Representative?
A
Adrian Smith
24
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Who does the US senator represent?
A
All people of the state
25
Why do some state have more representatives than other states?
Because of the state’s population
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?
Joe biden
29
What is the name of the Vice President of the US now?
Kamala Harris
30
If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
The Vice President
31
If the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president?
The speaker of the house
32
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
The president
33
Who signs bills to become laws?
The president
34
Who vetoes bills?
The president
35
What does the president cabinet do?
Advises the president
36
What are two cabinet level positions?
Secretary of agriculture and secretary of commerce
37
What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws
38
What is the highest court in the US?
The Supreme Court
39
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9 Justices
| 1 chief and 1 associate
40
Who is the chief justice of the US now?
John Roberts JR
41
Under our constitution some powers belong to the federal government, what is one power of the federal government?
To print money
42
Under our constitution some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the state?
Provide schooling and education
43
Who is the governor of your state now?
Pete Ricketts
| Republican
44
What is the capital of your state?
Lincoln
45
What are the two political parties in the US?
Democratic and republicans parties
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
| republican
48
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote)
49
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
▪ serve on a jury
50
Name one right only for United States citizens.
▪ vote in a federal election
51
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
▪ freedom of expression
| ▪ freedom of speech
52
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
▪ the United States
53
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
▪ give up loyalty to other countries
54
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
▪ eighteen (18) and older
55
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
vote
| join a political party
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 eighteen (18)
58
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom
59
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪ American Indians
60
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
61
Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ because of high taxes
62
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
▪ July 4, 1776
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
Rhode Island
▪ New York
▪ New Jersey
65
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written.
66
When was the Constitution written?
▪ 1787
67
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
▪ (James) Madison
68
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪ U.S. diplomat
69
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
▪ (George) Washington
70
Who was the first President?*
▪ (George) Washington
71
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory
72
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil war
73
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Mexican -American war
74
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
| ▪
slavery
75
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
▪ freed the slaves
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights
77
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ World War I
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Who was President during World War I?
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt
80
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
▪ World War II
82
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
▪ Communism
83
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
▪ civil rights
84
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
▪ fought for civil rights
85
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.
86
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Apache
87
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
▪ Mississippi (River)
88
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
▪ Pacific (Ocean)
89
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
▪ Atlantic (Ocean)
90
Name one U.S. territory.
▪ Puerto Rico
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Name one state that borders Canada.
Alaska
92
Name one state that borders Mexico.
Texas
93
What is the capital of the United States?*
▪ Washington, D.C.
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
▪ New York (Harbor
95
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
▪ because there is one star for each state
97
What is the name of the national anthem?
▪ The Star-Spangled Banner
98
When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
▪ July 4
99
Name two national US holidays?
Thanksgiving and Christmas
100
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
