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| What is the supreme law of the land? |
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| What does the constitution do? |
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-Sets up the goverment
-Defines the government
-Protects the basic rights of Americans |
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| The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words? |
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-A change (to the constitution)
-An addition (to the constitution) |
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| What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution? |
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| What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? |
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-Speech
-Religion
-Assembly
-Press
-Petition the government |
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| How many amendments does the government have? |
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| What did the Declaration of Independence do? |
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-Announced our independence from Great Britain
-Declared our independence from Great Britain
-Said that the U.S is free from Great Britain
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| What are two 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 not practice a religion. |
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| What is the economic system in the United States? |
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-Capitalist economy
-Market economy
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| What is the "rule of 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 |
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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 government from becoming to powerful? |
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-Checks and balances
-Separation of powers |
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| Who is in charge of the executive branch? |
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-Congress
-Senate and House (of Representatives)
-(U.S or national) legislature
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| What are two parts of the U.S congress? |
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| How many U.S senators are there? |
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| We elect a U.S senator for how many years? |
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| Who is one of your state's U.S senators now? |
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| The H.O.R has how many voting members? |
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| We elect a U.S representative for how many years? |
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| Name your U.S representative. |
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| Who does a U.S senator represent? |
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| Why do some states have more representatives than other states? |
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-(because of) the state's population
-(because) they have more people
-(because) some states have more people
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| We elect a president for how many years? |
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| In what month do we vote for the president? |
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| What is the name of the President of the United States now? |
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| What is the name of the Vice President of the U.S now? |
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| If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president? |
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| If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president? |
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| Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? |
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| Who signs bills to become laws? |
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| What does the President's cabinet do? |
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| What are two Cabinet-level positions? |
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-Secretary of State
-Secretary of Education |
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| What does the Judicial branch do? |
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-Reviews laws
-Explains laws
-Resolves disputes
-Decides if a law goes in the constituion |
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| What is the highest court in the U.S |
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| How many justices are there on the supreme court? |
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| Who is the chief justice of the U.S now? |
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| Under our constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? |
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-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 states. What is one power of the states? |
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-Provide schooling and education
-Provide protection
-Give a driver's liscene
-Approve zoning and land use |
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| Who is governor of your state now? |
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| What is the capital of your state? |
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| What are the two major political parties in the U.S |
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| Democratic and Republican |
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| What is the political party of the president now? |
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| What is the name of the speaker of the H.O.R now |
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| There are four amendments to the Constituiton about who can vote. Describe one of them. |
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| Citizens 18 and older can vote. |
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| What is one responsibility that is only for U.S citizens? |
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| Name one right only for U.S citizens. |
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| vote in a federal election |
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| What are two rights of everyone living in the U.S? |
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Freedom of speech
The right to bear arms |
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| What do we show loyalty when we say the pledge of allegiance? |
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| What is one promise you make when you become a U.S citizen? |
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| Give up loyalty to other countries |
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| How old do citizens have to be to vote for pres. |
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| What are two ways that americans can participate in their democracy? |
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Vote
Join a political party |
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| What is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? |
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| When must all men register for the selective service? |
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| What is one reason colonists came to America? |
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| Who live America before the Europeans arrived? |
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| What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? |
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| Why did the colonists fight the British? |
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High taxes
British quatering
They didnt have a self- government |
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| Who wrote the declaration of Independence? |
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| When was the declaration of Independence adopted? |
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| Name three of the thirteen original states |
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New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island |
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| What happened at the Constitutional Convention |
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| The constitution was written |
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| en was the Constitution written? |
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| Name one of the writers of the Federalist papers |
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| What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? |
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| Oldest memeber for the constituion convention |
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| Who is the "Father of Our Country"? |
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| What territory did the U.S buy from France in 1803? |
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| Name one war fought by the U.S in the 1800s |
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| Name the U.S war between the North and South |
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| Name one problem that led to the Civil War. |
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| What is one important thing Abraham Lincoln did? |
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| Freed the slaves (emancipation proclamation) |
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| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? |
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| W did Susan B. Anthony do? |
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| Name one war fought by the U.S in the 1900s |
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| Who was the pres during WWI? |
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| Who was the pres during the Great Depression (WWII) |
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| Who did the U.S fight during WWII? |
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| Japan, Germany, and Italy |
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| Before he was pres, Eishenhower was general. What war was he in? |
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| During the cold war what was the main concern of the U.S |
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| What movement tried to end racial discrimination? |
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| What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? |
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| What major event happened on Septembr 11,2001 in the U.S? |
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| Terrorists attacked the U.S |
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| Name one American Indian tribe of the U.S |
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| Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S |
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| What ocean is on teh West coast of the U.S |
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| What Ocean is on the East coast of the U.S |
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| Name one state that broders Canada |
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| Name one state that borders Mexico. |
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| What is the capital of the U.S |
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| Where is the statue of Liberty? |
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| Why does the flag have 13 stripes? |
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| because they were 13 original colonies. |
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| Why does the flag have 50 stars? |
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| What is the name of the national anthem? |
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| When do we celebrate Independence day? |
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| Name two national U.S holidays |
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