us symbols & presidents Flashcards

(33 cards)

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how many stars is there in the american flag and what does they stand for?

A

50 starts for the 50 states

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how many stripes is there in the american flag and what does they stand for?

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13 stripes for the 13 original colonies

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3
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what does represent the bald eagle?

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strengh and freedom

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when was the bald eagle chose and by who?

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it was chose in 1782 by the second continental congress

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5
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when was rung the liberty bell?

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on the day of the declaration of independance

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6
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what for?

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to announce the singing of the declaration of independance

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7
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when was created the statue of liberty?

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in 1886

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by who? and what does the statue of liberty represent?

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france, it welcomed imigrance who came by coats

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9
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why was built the washington monument? and when

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in honnor of george washington, in 1825

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10
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where is located the washington monument? how high is it?

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in washington dc, 500 and 54 feet tall

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where is located the lincoln memorial?

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in washington dc

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when was unvailed the lincoln memorial and why?

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built in honnor of abraham lincoln, it was unvailed in 1922

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13
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what are the us government symbols?

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the white house, the capital and the supreme court

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14
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what president number is john f kennedy?

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the 35th

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15
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when and where was he murdered? (john)

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he was murdered on november 22 1963, in his office

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16
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what president number is donald trump?

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he was the 45th and is now the 47th president of the USA

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what facts can you say about him? (trump)

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  • he’s a republican
  • he’s the only who’s been reelected
  • there are a few monuments to his effigy, as the trump tower
  • he’s been in some movies and television shows
  • someone tried to kill him at a campaign rally
18
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what president number is obama?

A

44th president

19
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what can you say about him? (obama)

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  • he was the only african american president
  • big figure of the fight againt racism
    -he’s a democrate
  • was president from 2009 to 2017
20
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what president number was joe biden?

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46th president, from 2021 to 2025

21
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what can you say about him? (biden)

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  • he was obama’s vice president
  • he withdraw hsi candidacy and became the 1st president to ever quit office
  • he’s from the democracy party
22
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what president number is george washington? what about him?

A

1st from 1789 to 1797
he was one of the founding fathers

23
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what president number is abraham lincoln?

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16th president from 1861 to 1865

24
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what can you say about abraham lincoln?

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  • he abolished slavelry
    -during the american civil war
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what is the government?
group of ppl who makes decision for a country, state, community
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why do we need a government?
bc they create rules and without rules things could be chaotic, they make sure we have laws that keep us safe and ensure that everyone is treated equaliy
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what does the government do?
they're responsible for a lot of things in our daily lives - they create laws that everyone must follow, like stopping at a red light - they help us by offering important services like schools, hospitals - when there's a big issue they step into help - they collect taxes
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what are the different levels of government?
3 brenches : executive, legislative and judicial
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what is the president?
head of the country, he can reject laws passed by congress
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what is the cabinet?
it included the president advisers and the vice president
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what is the legislative brench?
made up of house of representatives
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what is the congress responsible of ?
writing & passing laws, they're allowed to reject ppl the president chose for some positions, and they can inclure war
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what i'd be without the gouvernment?
they wouldn't be anyone to make sure things are fair and sure