Test Flashcards
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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 and defines the government
3
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The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution. What are these words?
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We the people
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The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution. What are these words?
A
We the people
5
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What is an amendment?
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A change or addition of the constitution
6
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What do we call the first 10 amendments of the constitution
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The bill of rights
7
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What is one right or freedom from the first amendment
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Freedom of speech
8
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How many amendments does the constitution have?
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27
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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Announce our independence from
Great Britain
Declare our independence
Said that the United States is free
10
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What are 2 rights in the Declaration of Independence
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Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness
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What are 2 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 no religion
13
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What is the economic system in the US
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Capitalist
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What is the rule of law
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Everyone must follow the law
Leaders must obey the land
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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What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?
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Checks and balances
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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The president
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Who makes federal laws?
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Congress
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What are two parts of the US Congress
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The Senate and House of Representatives
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How many US senators are there?
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100
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US senators last how many years?
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6
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Who is one of your US states senators now?
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D.C. does not have voting representation in the U.S. Senate
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The house of representative has how many voting members
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435
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The house of representative has how many voting members
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435
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Name your US representative
Eleanor Norton
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Who does a US senator represents
All of the people of the state
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Why do some states have more representatives than more states?
Because of the states population, they have more people
28
We elect a president for how many years
4
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We elect a president for how many years
4
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In what month do we vote for a president
November
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Who’s the prez now
Joe Biden
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Who’s the vice prez
Kamala Harris
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If the prez can’t serve, who becomes the prez
The vice prez
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If the prez and vice prez can’t serve, who’s next?
The speaker of the house
(Mike Johnson)
35
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
The president
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Who is the commander in chief of the military?
The president
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Who signs bills to become laws?
The president
38
Who vetoes bills
The president
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What does the president cabinet do
Advice the prez
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What are two cabinet level positions
**Secretary of State**
**Secretary of Treasure**
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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What does the judicial branch does?
**Reviews and explains laws**
Resolves disputes
Decides if a law goes against the constitution
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What is the highest court in the United States
The supreme court
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How many justices are in the Supreme Court
9
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Who is the chief justice of the US now
John Roberts
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What is one power of the federal government
**declare a war**
print money
create an army
make treaties
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What is one power of the states
**Give a drivers license**
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Who’s the governor of your state now?
DC doesn’t have a governor
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Who’s the governor of your state now?
DC doesn’t have a governor
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Capital of your state?
DC doesn’t have a capital
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2 major political parties in the US
Republican and Democratic
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Who is the speaker of the House of Representatives
Mike Jonson
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4 amendments to the constitution about who can vote
Citizens 18+ can vote
Free to vote
Any citizen can vote (M or W)
A male of any race can vote
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4 amendments to the constitution about who can vote
Citizens 18+ can vote
Free to vote
Any citizen can vote (M or W)
A male of any race can vote
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Responsibility for the US citizens
Serve on a jury
Vote in federal election
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Responsibility for the US citizens
**Vote in federal election**
Serve on a jury
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Responsibility for the US citizens
Serve on a jury
Vote in federal election
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Name a right only for US citizens
**Vote**
run for federal office
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Rights of everyone living in the US
**Freedom of speech**
Freedom of expression
Freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government freedom of religion
Right to bear arms
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What do we show loyalty when we say the pledge of allegiance
The United States
The flag
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Promises you make when you become a US citizen
**Be loyal to the US**
**Obey the law of the US**
Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the constitution and laws of the US
Serve in the US military
Serve (do important work for) the nation
61
How old go citizens have to be to vote
18+
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Ways Americans can participate in their democracy
**Voting**
**Run for office**
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
Write to a newspaper
63
When is the last day you can send in your taxes
April 15
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When is the last day you can send in your taxes
April 15
65
when must all men register for the selective service
18
18-26
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Why did the colonist come to America
Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Practice their religion
Escape persecution
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived
Native Americans
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived
Native Americans
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What groups of people was taken to America and sold as slaves
Africans
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What groups of people was taken to America and sold as slaves
Africans
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Why did the colonist fight the British
**High taxes**
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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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What are the 13 original states
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
75
What happened at the constitutional convention
The constitution was written by the founding fathers
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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 the writers
**Alexander Hamilton**
James Madison
John Jay
Publius
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What is Ben Franklin famous for
**US dimplomat**
Oldest member of the constitutional convention
First postmaster general of the US
Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
Started the first free libraries
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Who is the father of our county
George Washington
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1st prez
George Washington
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1st prez
George Washington
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What territory did the US buy from France in 1803
Louisiana
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Name 1 war fought by the US in the 1800
War of 1812: US vs Great Britain
Mex-American War: US expanding across North America
Civil War: The north vs the south. Mainly over slavery.
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Name 1 war fought by the US in the 1800
**Civil War**
War of 1812
Mex-American War
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US war between the north & the south
The civil war
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US war between the north & the south
The civil war
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Reasons of the civil war
Slavery
State’s rights - to have slaves
Economic reasons - north was industrial (tariffs and infrastructure development) south was agrarian (cotton exports & slaves labor)
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Reasons of the civil war
Slavery
State’s rights - to have slaves
Economic reasons - north was industrial (tariffs and infrastructure development) south was agrarian (cotton exports & slaves labor)
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Name 1 important thing Abraham Lincoln did
**Freed slaves**
(emancipation proclamation)
Saved the union
Led the US during the Civil War
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What did the emancipation proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women’s rights
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Name a war fought in the 1900’s
World War 1
World War 2
Korean War
Vietnam war
Gulf war
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Name a war fought in the 1900’s
**World War 1**
World War 2
Korean War
Vietnam war
Gulf war
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Who was the president during world war 1??
Woodrow Wilson
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Who was the president during the great depression and ww2?
Franklin Roosevelt
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Who did the US fight in WW2
Japan, Germany & Italy
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Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general, what war was he in?
World War 2
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Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general, what war was he in?
World War 2
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern?
Communism
100
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights movement
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What did Martin Luther King Jr do?
**Fought for civil rights**
Work for equality for all Americans
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What major event happened on 9/11
Terrorists attacked the US
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Name one American Indian tribe in the US
Cherokee
Navajo
SIOUX
Chippewa
Choctaw
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Cheyenne
Blackfeet
Seminole
Creek
Arawak
Shawnee
Mohegan
Huron
Oneida
Lakota
Crow
Teton
Hopi
Inuit
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What are the longest rivers in the US
The Missouri River
The Mississippi River
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What ocean is on the west coast of the US
Pacific ocean
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Name one US territory
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
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Name one state that borders Canada
**New York** 🗽
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Alaska
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Name one state that borders Mexico
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
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What is the capitals of the US
Washington DC
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York Harbor
Liberty Island
On the Hudson River
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
The stripes represent the 13 original colonies
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?
There are 50 states, each star represents a state.
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What is the name of the national anthem?
The star-spangled banner
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What is the name of the national anthem?
The star-spangled banner
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What is the name of the national anthem?
The star-spangled banner
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When is Independence Day?
July 4
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Name two national US holidays
**Thanksgiving**
**Christmas New Years Day**
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
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What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
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What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
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What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
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What does the Constitution do?
**sets and defines the government**
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
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What is an amendment?
a **change** or **addition** to the Constitution
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the **Bill of Rights**
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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
**freedom of speech**
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How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
**declared our independence** from Great Britain
United States is free
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Name two national U.S. holidays.
**Thanksgiving
Christmas**
• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents' Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4
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What is the name of the national anthem?
**The Star-Spangled Banner**
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?
because there is one star for each state
because each star represents a state
because there are 50 states
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
• because there were 13 original colonies
• because the stripes represent the original colonies
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
• Missouri (River)
• Mississippi (River)
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic (Ocean)
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Name one U.S. territory.
**Puerto Rico**
• U.S. Virgin Islands
• American Samoa
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Guam
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Name one state that borders Canada.
**New York**
• Maine
• New Hampshire
• Vermont
• Pennsylvania
• Ohio
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• North Dakota
• Montana
• Idaho
• Washington
• Alaska
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Name one state that borders Mexico.
**Texas**
• California
• Arizona
• New Mexico
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What is the capital of the United States?
• Washington, D.C.
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?
• New York (Harbor)
• Liberty Island
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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
**• Cherokee**
• Navajo
• Sioux
• Chippewa
• Choctaw
• Pueblo
• Apache
• Iroquois
• Creek
• Blackfeet
• Seminole
• Cheyenne
• Arawak
• Shawnee
• Mohegan
• Huron
• Oneida
• Lakota
• Crow
• Teton
• Норі
• Inuit
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
• Terrorists attacked the United States.
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
**fought for civil rights**
• worked for equality for all Americans
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
**civil rights**
movement
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War **II**
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
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Who was President during Word War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s
**• World War I**
**• World War II**
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for **women's rights**
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
**freed the slaves**
Emancipation Proclamation
saved (or preserved) the Union
led the United States during the Civil War
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
• freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• saved (or preserved) the Union
• led the United States during the Civil War
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
**slavery**
• economic reasons
• states rights
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
**the Civil War**
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
**Civil War**
• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Spanish-American War
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
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Who was the first President?
George Washington
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Who is the Father of Our Country?
George Washington
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Who is the "Father of Our Country?
• George Washington
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
**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
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
**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
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
**Alexander Hamilton**
• James Madison
• John Jay
• Publius
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When was the Constitution written?
1787
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written by the Founding Fathers.
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
• Thomas Jefferson
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
**high taxes**
(taxation without representation)
• because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
• because they didn't have self-government
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of **high taxes**
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
• Africans
• people from Africa
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
• American Indians
• Native Americans
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
**freedom**
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When must all men register for the Selective Service?
When they turn **18** years old
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When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
**vote**
**run for office**
• 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
• write to a newspaper
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
• eighteen (18) and older
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
• eighteen (18) and older
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
**be loyal and obey the laws of the United States**
• give up loyalty to other countries
• defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
• serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
• serve (do important work for) the nation
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
**the United States**
• the flag
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
• the United States
• the flag
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What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
**freedom of speech**
**freedom of religion**
**freedom of expression**
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
the right to bear arms
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
**vote**
in a federal election
serve on a jury
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
**Voting**
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There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them?
**Citizens 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).
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Mike Johnson
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What is the political party of the President now?
Democratic Party
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What is the capital of your state?
Washington, D.C. is not a state, so it doesn’t have a capital.
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Who is the Governor of your state now?
Washington, D.C. does not have a governor since it is not a state. Instead, it is governed by a mayor. The current mayor of Washington, D.C., is Muriel Bowser (as of 2024).
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What is the capital of your state?
D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital.
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What is the capital of your state?
**D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital**
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Who is the Governor of your state now?
District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a Governor. Instead, it is governed by a mayor. The current mayor of Washington, D.C., is Muriel Bowser.
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
**give a driver's license**
provide schooling and education
• provide protection (police)
• provide safety (fire departments)
• approve zoning and land use
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
**give a driver's license**
Provide schooling and education
• provide protection (police)
• provide safety (fire departments)
• approve zoning and land use
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
**to print money**
• to declare war
• to create an army
• to make treaties
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
**to print money**
• to declare war
• to create an army
• to make treaties
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
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What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
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What does the judicial branch do?
**Reviews and explains laws**
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What does the judicial branch do?
**reviews and explains laws**
• resolves disputes (disagreements)
• decides if a law goes against the Constitution
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What are two Cabinet-level positions?
**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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What does the President's Cabinet do?
• advises the President
209
What does the President's Cabinet do?
• advises the President
210
Who vetoes bills?
• the President
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Who signs bills to become laws?
• the President
212
Who signs bills to become laws?
• the President
213
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
• the President
214
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
• the Speaker of the House
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
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What is the name of the President of the United States
Joe Biden
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Joe Biden
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?
November
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We elect a President for how many years?
4 years
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Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
• (because of) the state's population
• (because) they have more people
• (because) some states have more people
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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
• all people of the of the state
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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
• all people of the of the state
224
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
• all people of the of the state
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Name your U.S. Representative.
**Eleanor Norton**
(Does not have a voting representative in Congress)
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2 years
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
228
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and House of Representatives
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Who makes federal laws?
**Congress**
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
the President
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
• the President
233
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
• checks and balances
• separation of powers
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Name one branch or part of the government.
**Congress**
• legislative
• President
• executive
• the courts
• judicial
235
What is the "rule of law"?
**Everyone must follow the law**
236
What is the economic system in the United States?
capitalist economy
237
What is freedom of religion?
• You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
• life
• liberty
239
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
**Declared our independence from Great Britain**
240
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
• announced our independence (from Great Britain)
• declared our independence (from Great Britain)
• said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
241
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
**freedom of speech**
▪ religion
▪ assembly
▪ press
▪ petition the government
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
▪ the Bill of Rights
