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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 government, defines the government and protects 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 or addition to the constitution |
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| What do we call the first 10 amendment 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 constitution have? |
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| What did the Declaration of Independence do? |
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| announced our independence from Great Britain |
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| What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? |
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| life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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| What is freedom of religion? |
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| You can practice any religion or no religion at all |
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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/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 too 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/legislature |
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| What are the 2 parts of the US Congress? |
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| The Senate and the House of Representatives |
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| How many US Senators are there? |
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| We elect a US Senator for how many years? |
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| Who is one of your state's US Senators now? |
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| Kay Hagan and Richard Burr |
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| The House of Representatives has how many voting members? |
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| We elect a US Representative for how many years? |
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| Name your US Representative |
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| Who does a US Senator represent? |
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| Why do some states have more representatives than other states? |
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| 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 President? |
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| What is the name of the President now? |
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| What is the name of the Vice President now? |
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| If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? |
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| If both the President and 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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| Sec. of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Attorney General and Vice President |
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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 against the constitution |
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| What is the highest court in the US? |
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| How many justices are on the Supreme Court? |
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| Who is the Chief Justice of the US now |
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| What is one power of the Federal Government? |
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| print money, declare war, create an army, make treaties |
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| What is one power of the states? |
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| provide education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire dept), give a drivers license, approve zoning and land use |
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| Who is the governor of NC now |
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| What is the capital of NC |
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| What are the 2 major political parties in the US |
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| Democratic and Republican |
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| What is the political party of the president now? |
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| Who is the speaker of the House of Representatives |
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| There are 4 amendments about who can vote, describe them |
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| citizens 18 and older can vote, you dont have to pay to vote, any citizen men and women can vote, a male citizen of any race can vote, |
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| What is 1 responsibility that is only for US citizens? |
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| serve on a jury, vote in federal elections |
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| What is 1 right only for US citizens? |
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| vote in a federal election, run for federal office |
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| What are 2 rights of everyone living in the US? |
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| freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government, freedom to worship, right to bear arms |
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| What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? |
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| The United States, the flag |
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| What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen? |
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| give up loyalty to other countries, defend the constitution and laws of the US, obey the laws of the US, serve in the US military if needed, serve the nation by working if needed, be loyal to the US |
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| How old to citizens need to be to vote for President? |
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| What are 2 ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? |
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| vote, 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 spport or oppose an issue or policy, run for office, write to a newspaper |
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| When 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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| at age 18, between 18 and 26 |
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| What is one reason colonists came to America? |
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| freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice religion, escape persecution |
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| Who lived in 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, the British army stayed in their houses, they didn't have 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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| There were 13 original states, name 3 |
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| New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
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| What happened at the Constitutional Convention? |
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| The Constitution was written |
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| When was the constitution written? |
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| The federalist papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers. |
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| James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Publius |
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| What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? |
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| US Diplomat, 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 country" |
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| Who was the first President |
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| What territory did the US buy from France in 1803? |
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| Name one war fought by the US in the 1800's |
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| War of 1812, Mexican American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War |
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| Name the US war between the North and South |
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| The Civil War, the War between the States |
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| Name one problem that led to the Civil War |
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| slavery, economic reasons, states' rights |
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| What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? |
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| freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation, preserved the Union of the US, led the US during the Civil War |
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| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? |
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| freed the slaves in the southern states |
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| What did Susan B Anthony do? |
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| fought for women's rights |
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| Name one war fought by the US in the 1900's |
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| World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War |
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| Who was President during World War I? |
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| Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? |
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| Who did the US fight in World War II? |
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| Japan, Germany, and Italy |
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| Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? |
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| During the cold war, what was the main concern of the US? |
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| What movement tried to end racial discrimination? |
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| the civil rights movement |
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| What did Martin Luther King, Jr do? |
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| fought for civil rights, worked for equality for all Americans |
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| What major event happened on September 11, 2001? |
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| terrorists attacked the United States |
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| Name one American Indian tribe in the US |
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| Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit |
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| Name one of the 2 longest rivers in the US |
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| What ocean is on the West Coast of the US? |
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| What ocean is on the East Coast of the US? |
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| Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Name one state that borders Mexico |
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| California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas |
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| What is the capital of the US |
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| Where is the Statue of Liberty? |
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| New York Harbor, Liberty Island |
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| Why does the flag have 13 stripes? |
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| because there were 13 original colonies |
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| Why does the flag have 50 stars? |
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| there is one star for each state |
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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 2 national US holidays |
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| New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr day, Presidents day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas |
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