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| What are the colors of our flag? |
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| How many stars are there in our flag? |
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| What color are the stars on our flag? |
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| What do the stars represent? |
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| How many stripes are there in the flag? |
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| What do the stripes on our flag represent? |
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| How many states are there in the union? |
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| What does the 4th of July represent? |
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| Independence from England |
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| What is the date of Independence day? |
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| We received our independence from whom? |
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| What country did we fight during the revolutionary war? |
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| Who is the first president of the United States |
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| Who is the current president of the United States |
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| Who is the current vice president of the United States |
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| Who elects the President of the United States |
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| Who becomes president if the president should die? |
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| How many years do we elect a president? |
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| the supreme law of the land |
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| What do we cal a change to the Constitution? |
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| How many amendments are there to the Constitution at present? |
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| How many branches are there in our government? |
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| What are the three branches of our government? |
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| Executive, Legislative, Judicial |
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| What is the legislative branch of our government called? |
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| Make the laws in the United States |
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| What two bodies make up the U.S. Congress? |
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| How many U.S. senators are there in Congress? |
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| How many senators are there from each state? |
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| What are the names of the current Senators from California? |
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| How many years do we elect each Senator |
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| How many representatives are there in Congress |
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| For how many years do we elect each representative (congress)? |
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| What is the executive branch of our government? |
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| President, Vice President, Cabinet, and department under cabinet. |
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| Of what does the judiciary branch of the government consist? |
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| What are the duties of the Supreme Court? |
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| What is the Bill of Rights? |
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| What is the capital of California? |
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| Who is the governor of California? |
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| Who becomes President if the president and vice president die? |
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| Speaker of the house -> Tempore of Senate -> Secretary of State -> Secretary of Treasury. |
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| Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? |
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| What are the 13 original states |
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| New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia |
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| "Give me liberty or give me death" |
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| Enemies during World War II |
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| Germany, Italy, and Japan |
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| What is the 49th state of the union |
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| What is the 50th state of the union |
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| How many terms can the president serve? |
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| Who was Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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| Who is the mayor of Los Angeles? |
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| Requirements in order to be eligible to become President: |
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| At least 35 years of age, Natural Born Citizen, and Live in the U.S. for at least 14 years. |
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| Who elects the Supreme Court justices? |
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| How many supreme court justices are there? |
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| Why did the Pilgrims come to America? |
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| What is the executive of a state government called? |
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| What is the head executive of a city called? |
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| What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American colonists |
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| Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| When was the declaration of Independence adopted? |
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| What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| All men are created equal |
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| What is the national anthem of the United States |
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| Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner |
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| Where does freedom of speech come from |
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| What is the minimum voting age in the U.S. |
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| Who signs bills into law? |
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| What is the highest court in the U.S. |
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| Who was the president during the Civil War? |
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| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? |
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| What special group advises the president? |
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| Which president is called the father of our country |
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| What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? |
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| Five freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights: |
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| Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government |
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| Who has the power to declare war? |
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| What type of government does the U.S. have? |
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| In what year was the constitution approved? |
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| What are the first ten amendments to the constitution called? |
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| Name the original purpose of the United Nations |
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| Discuss and resolves world problems. Provide economic aid. |
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| Where does Congress meet? |
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| Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and its amendments? |
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| Everyone living in the U.S. |
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| What is the introduction to the Constitution called? |
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| What is the most important right granted to a U.S. citizen? |
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| What is the President's official home called? |
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| What is the specific adress of the Presidents' official home? |
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| 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. , N.W. |
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| Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military? |
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| In what month do we vote for the President? |
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| On what specific day is a new President always inaugurated? |
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| How many times may a Senator or member of the House of Representatives be re-elected? |
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| What are the two major political parties in the U.S. today? |
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| Democratic and Republican. |
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