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95 Cards in this Set
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WAT R THE COLORS OF OUR FLAG?
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RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
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WAT DO THE STARS ON THE FLAG MEAN?
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ONE FOR EACH STATE
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HOW MANY STARS R THERE ON OUR FLAG?
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THERE ARE 50 STARS ON OUR FLAG
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WAT COLOR R THE STARS ON OUR FLAG?
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THE STARS ON OUR FLAG R WHITE
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HOW MANY STRIPES R THERE ON OUR FLAG?
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THERE R 13 STRIPES ON OUR FLAG
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WAT DO THE STRIPES ON OUR FLAG REPRESENT?
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THE FIRST 13 STATES
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WAT COLORS R THE STRIPES ON OUR FLAG?
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THE STRIPES ON OUR FLAG R RED AND WHITE
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HOW MANY STATES R THERE IN THE UNITED STATES?
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50 STATES
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WAT DO WE CELEBRATE ON THE 4TH OF JULY?
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
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INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE FROM WHOM?
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INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN
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WAT COUNTRY DID WE FIGHT DURIN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?
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WE FOUGHT GREAT BRITAIN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
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WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY?
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GEORGE W. BUSH
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WHO IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY?
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DICK CHENEY
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WHO ELECTS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STAES?
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THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT IF THE PRESIDENT DIES?
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THE VICE PRESIDENT
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WHAT IS THE CONSTITUTION?
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THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND
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WHAT DO WE CALL CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION?
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AMENDMENTS
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HOW MANY CHANGES, OR AMENDMENTS, ARE THERE TO THE CONSTITUTION?
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27 AMENDMENTS
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WAT R THE 3 BRANCHES OF OUR GOVERNMENT?
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EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, AND LEGISLATIVE
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WHAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT?
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CONGRESS
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WAT MAKES UP CONGRESS?
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THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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WHO MAKES THE FEDERAL LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES?
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CONGRESS
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WHO ELECTS CONGRESS?
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THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES
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HOW MANY SENATORS R THERE IN CONGRESS?
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THERE R 100 SENATORS IN CONGRESS, 2 FOR EACH STATE
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FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT EACH SENATOR?
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6 YEARS
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NAME 2 SENATORS FROM YOUR STATE.
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NORM COLEMAN
AMY KLOBUCHAR |
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HOW MANY VOTIN MEMBERS R IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
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THERE R 435 VOTIN MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT EACH MEMBER IF THE HOUSE OF RERESENTATIVES?
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FOR 2 YEARS
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WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT?
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THE PRESIDENT
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FOR HOW LONG IS THE PRESIDENT ELECTED?
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THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED FOR 4 YEARS
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WHAT IS THE HIGHEST PART OF THE JUDICIARY BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT?
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THE SUPREME COURT
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WHAT R THE DUTIES OF THE SUPREME COURT?
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TO INTERPRET AND EXPLAIN THE LAWS
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WHAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE UNITED STATES?
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THE CONSTITUTION
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WAT IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS?
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THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
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WAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE U LIVE IN ?
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ST. PAUL
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WHO IS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE U LIVE IN?
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TIM PAWLENTY
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WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT IF BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT DIE?
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THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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WHO IS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT?
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JOHN G. ROBERTS JR
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WAT WERE THE ORIGINAL 13 STATES?
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VIRGINIA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, RHODE ISLAND, CONNETICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, AND GEORGIA
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WHO SAID "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"?
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PATRICK HENRY
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NAME SOME COUNTRIES THAT WERE OUR ENEMIES DURING WORLD WAR II.
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GERMANY, ITALY, AND JAPAN
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WHAT WAS THE 49TH STATE ADDED TO THE U.S.
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ALASKA
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HOW MANY FULL TERMS CAN A PRESIDENT SERVE?
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2 FULL TERMS
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WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR?
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A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
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WAT R SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO B ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A PRESIDENT?
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A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT MUST:
BE A NATIVE-BORN, NOT NATURALIZED, CITIZEN BE AT LEAST 35 YEARS OLD AND HAVE LIVED IN THE US FOR AT LEAST 14 YEARS |
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Y R THERE 100 SENATORS IN THE U.S. SENATE?
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EACH STATE ELECTS 2 SENATORS
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WHO NOMINATES JUDGES FOR THE SUPREME COURT?
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THE PRESIDENT NOMINATES JUDGES FOR THE SUPREME COURT
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HOW MANY SUPREME COURT JUSTICES R THERE?
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THERE R 9 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
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Y DID THE PILGRIMS COME TO AMERICA?
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TO GAIN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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WAT IS THE EXECUTIVE OF A STATE GOVERNMENT CALLED?
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THE GOVERNOR
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WHAT IS TEH HEAD EXECUTIVE OF A CITY GOVERNMET CALLED?
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THE MAYOR
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WAT HOLIDAY WAS CELEBRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY AMERICAN COLONISTS?
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THANKSGIVING
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WHO WAS THE MAIN WRITER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
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WHEN WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCED ADOPTED?
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JULY 4, 1776
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WAT R SOME OF THE BASIC BELIEFS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?1
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THAT ALL MEN R CREATED EQUAL AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PERSUIT OF HAPPINESS
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WAT IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES?
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THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
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WHO WROTE THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER?
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FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
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WAT IS TEH MINIMUM VOTIN AGE IN TEH U.S.?
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18 IS THE MINIMUM VOTIN AGE
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WHO SIGNS BILLS INTO LAWS?
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THE PRESIDENT
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WAT IS THE HIGHER COURT IN TEH U.S?
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THE SUPREME COURT
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WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT DURIN THE CIVIL WAR?
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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WAT DID THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION DO?
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THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION FREED THE SLAVES
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WAT SPECIAL GROUP ADVICES THE PRESIDENT
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THE CABINET ADVISES THE PRESIDENT
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WHICH PRESIDENT IS CALLED THE "FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY"?
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
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WAT WAS THE 50TH STATE TO B ADDED TO THE U.S?
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HAWAII
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WHO HELPED THE PILGRIMS IN AMERICA?
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS
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WAT IS THE NAME OOF THE SHIP THAT BROUGHT THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA?
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THE MAYFLOWER
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WAT WERE THE 13 ORIGINAL STATESOF THE U.S CALLED BEFORE THEY WERE STATES?
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COLONIES
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WAT GROUP HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR?
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CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR
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NAME THE AMENDMENT THAT GUARANTEE OR ADDRESS VOTIN RIGHTS
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THE 15TH, 19TH, 24TH, AND 26TH AMENDMENTS
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IN WAT YEAR WAS THE CONSTITUTION WRITTEN?
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THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN IN 1787
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WAT R THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUION CALLED?
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS
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WHOSE RIGHTS R GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS?
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ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE U.S
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WAT IS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION CALLED?
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THE PREAMBLE
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WHO MEETS IN THE US CAPITOL BUILDING?
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CONGRESS
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WAT IS THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HOME?
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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WHERE IS THE WHITE HOUSE LOCATED?
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WASHINGTON DC
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NAME ONE RIGHT OR FREEDOM GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT
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THE RIGHTS OF FREEDOM OF RELIGION, OF SPEECH, OF THE PRESS, OF ASSEMBLY, AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT
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WHO IS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE U.S?
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THE PRESIDENT
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IN WAT MONTH DO WE VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT?
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NOVEMBER
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IN WAT MONTH IS THE NEW PRESIDENT INAUGURATED?
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JANUARY
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HOW MANY TIMES MAY A SENATOR OR CONGRESSMAN BE RE-ELECTED?
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THERE IS NO LIMIT
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WAT R THE 2 MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE U.S TODAY?
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THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
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WAT IS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OF OUR GOVERNMENT ? |
THE PRESIDENT, THE CABINET, AND THE DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE CABINET MEMBERS
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WHERE DOES FREEDOM OF SPEECH COME FROM?
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS
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WAT U.S. CITEZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES FORM IS USED TO APPLY FOR NATURALIZED CITIZENSHIP?
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FORM N-400
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WAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES THE UNITED STAES HAVE?
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A REPUBLIC
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NAME ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
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FOR COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS AND TRY TO RESOLVE WORLD PROBLEMS OR TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AID TO MANY COUNTRIES
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NAME ONE BENEFIT OF BEING A CITIZEN OF THE U.S.
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TO OBTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS, TO TRAVEL WITH A U.S. PASSPORT, OR TO PETITION FOR CLOSE RELATIVES TO COME TO THE U.S TO LIVE
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CAN THE CONSTITUTION B CHANGED?
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YES
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT GRANTED TO THE U.S CITIZENS?
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THE RIGHT TO VOTE
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WAT IS THE WHITE HOUSE?
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THE PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HOME
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WAT IS THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL?
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THE PLACE WHERE CONGRESS MEETS
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HOW MANY BRANCHES R THERE IN THE UNITED STATES GOEVRNMENT?
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THERE R 3 BRANCHES
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