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Earth Region # 01 North America |
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Earth Region # 04 Europe |
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Earth Region # 06 Greenland |
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Earth Region # 07 Russia |
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Earth Region # 08 Saudi Arabia |
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Earth Region # 09 India |
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Earth Region # 10 Eastern Europe |
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Earth Region # 11 China |
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Earth Region # 12 South East Asia |
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Earth Region # 13 Sumatra |
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Earth Region # 14 Australia |
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Earth Region # 15 Japan |
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Earth Region # 16 New Guinea |
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Earth Region # 17 Borneo |
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Earth Region # 18 Antarctic |
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Earth Region # 19 Central America |
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Earth Region # 20 Atlantic Ocean |
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Earth Region # 21 Pacific Ocean |
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Earth Region # 22 Indian Ocean |
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Term
| Who is the Vice President of the United States |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the three branches of Government |
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Definition
Legislative
Creates the Laws
Judicial
Makes sure the laws obey the Constitution
Executive
Makes sure the laws are obeyed |
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Term
| Which branch of the government controls the Internal Revenue Service |
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Definition
Executive
Executive Branch: Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones, directs national defense and foreign policy, and performs ceremonial duties. Powers include directing government, commanding the Armed Forces, dealing with international powers, acting as chief law enforcement officer, and vetoing laws.
The Executive Branch operates the Federal Agencies that carry out the laws of the land.
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_threebranches.htm |
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| Which branch of the government approves treaties |
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Definition
Legislative Branch
Legislative Branch:Headed by Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main task of these two bodies is to make the laws. Its powers include passing laws, originating spending bills (House), impeaching officials (Senate), and approving treaties (Senate).
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_threebranches.htm |
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| Which branch of the government does the Supreme Court belong to? |
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Definition
Judicial Branch
Judicial Branch:Headed by the Supreme Court. Its powers include interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights.
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_threebranches.htm |
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Term
| What are the names of the two major divisions of the Legislative Branch |
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Definition
House of Representatives
&
Senate |
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| Which branch of government declares war? |
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Definition
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| How many stripes and how many stars does the United States Flag contain? |
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Definition
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| How long does a member of The House of Representatives serve? |
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Definition
| A Representative serves for four years. |
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| How long does a member of The Senate serve? |
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Definition
Senators serve for six years before they must run for re-election.
One-Third of the Senators run for election every two years. |
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| How long does the President of the United States serve? |
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Definition
The President serves for 4 years and must then run for re-election.
The president can only serve for a total of 8 years. |
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Term
What is the supreme law of
the land? |
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Definition
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| What are the first three words of the Constitution and what idea do they establish? |
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Definition
We The People
The idea of Self-Government |
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Term
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| A change to the Constitution or an addition to the Constitution |
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What do we call the first
ten amendments to the
Constitution? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the six major rights defined by the First Amendment? |
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Definition
prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion,
free exercise of religion,
freedom of speech,
freedom of the press,
right to peaceably assemble
petition the governmental for redress of grievances. |
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Term
How many amendments
does the Constitution have? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the three rights declared in the Declaration of Independence |
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Definition
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness |
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| What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? |
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Definition
| To declare the United States independence from Great Britain and to state the grievances the people of the Unites States had against Great Britain. |
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| What is the purpose of the Constitution? |
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Definition
| Sets up the government, defines the duties of the various branches of the government, and protects basic rights of citizens |
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Term
What is the economic system
in the United States?* |
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Definition
| Capitalist or market econonomy |
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Term
| What is the “rule of law”? |
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Definition
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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Term
Who is in charge of the
executive branch? |
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Definition
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Term
| How many U.S. SEnators are there? |
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Definition
There are two senators elected from each State.
We have 50 states so there are 100 Senators. |
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Term
The House of Representatives
has how many voting
members? |
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Definition
four hundred thirty-five
The number of Representatives from each State is determined by the population of the State.
Therefore, Texas has thirty-two representatives and the much smaller Delaware only has One |
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Term
| Who are the Senators from Texas? |
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Definition
Republican Senator John Cornyn
and
Republican Senator Ted Cruz |
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Term
| If both the President and the Vice-President can no longer serve as President then who becomes President? |
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Definition
| The Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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Term
| The President's cabinet advises the President on various matters. Name four Cabinet Positions. |
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Definition
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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Term
| Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? |
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Definition
| Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr |
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Term
| Who is the governor of Texas? |
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Definition
| Republican Governor Rick Perry |
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| What is the capital of Texas? |
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Definition
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What are the two major
political parties in the
United States?* |
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Definition
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Term
What are the colors and animals that represent each of the two major
political parties in the
United States?* |
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Definition
Democrat Donkey Blue
Republican Elephant Red |
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Term
What is the name of the
Speaker of the House of
Representatives now? |
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Definition
| Republican Representative from Ohio - John Boehner |
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Term
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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Definition
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Term
When was the Declaration of
Independence adopted? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name the original 13 States |
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Definition
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
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Term
When was the Constitution
written? |
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Definition
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Term
The Federalist Papers
supported the passage of
the U.S. Constitution.
The authors used the pseudonym "Publius", in honor of Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola.
Who were the three writers of the Federalist Papers? |
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James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
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Term
| Name four wars fought by the United States in the 1800's |
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Definition
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War |
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Term
| Name five wars fought by the United States in the 1900's. |
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Definition
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War |
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Term
Territories are States that are directly controlled by the Federal government instead of having their own sovereignty.
What are the 5 US Territories |
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Definition
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam |
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Term
| How many stripes does the United States flag contain and what do they represent? |
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Definition
the 13 stripes
represent the
original colonies |
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Term
| How many stars does the United States Flag contain and what do they represent? |
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Definition
| The 50 stars of the flag represent each of the sovereign states. |
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