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WAT R THE COLORS OF OUR FLAG?
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
WAT DO THE STARS ON THE FLAG MEAN?
ONE FOR EACH STATE
HOW MANY STARS R THERE ON OUR FLAG?
THERE ARE 50 STARS ON OUR FLAG
WAT COLOR R THE STARS ON OUR FLAG?
THE STARS ON OUR FLAG R WHITE
HOW MANY STRIPES R THERE ON OUR FLAG?
THERE R 13 STRIPES ON OUR FLAG
WAT DO THE STRIPES ON OUR FLAG REPRESENT?
THE FIRST 13 STATES
WAT COLORS R THE STRIPES ON OUR FLAG?
THE STRIPES ON OUR FLAG R RED AND WHITE
HOW MANY STATES R THERE IN THE UNITED STATES?
50 STATES
WAT DO WE CELEBRATE ON THE 4TH OF JULY?
INDEPENDENCE DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE FROM WHOM?
INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN
WAT COUNTRY DID WE FIGHT DURIN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?
WE FOUGHT GREAT BRITAIN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY?
GEORGE W. BUSH
WHO IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY?
DICK CHENEY
WHO ELECTS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STAES?
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT IF THE PRESIDENT DIES?
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WHAT IS THE CONSTITUTION?
THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND
WHAT DO WE CALL CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION?
AMENDMENTS
HOW MANY CHANGES, OR AMENDMENTS, ARE THERE TO THE CONSTITUTION?
27 AMENDMENTS
WAT R THE 3 BRANCHES OF OUR GOVERNMENT?
EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, AND LEGISLATIVE
WHAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT?
CONGRESS
WAT MAKES UP CONGRESS?
THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WHO MAKES THE FEDERAL LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES?
CONGRESS
WHO ELECTS CONGRESS?
THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOW MANY SENATORS R THERE IN CONGRESS?
THERE R 100 SENATORS IN CONGRESS, 2 FOR EACH STATE
FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT EACH SENATOR?
6 YEARS
NAME 2 SENATORS FROM YOUR STATE.
NORM COLEMAN
AMY KLOBUCHAR
HOW MANY VOTIN MEMBERS R IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
THERE R 435 VOTIN MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT EACH MEMBER IF THE HOUSE OF RERESENTATIVES?
FOR 2 YEARS
WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT?
THE PRESIDENT
FOR HOW LONG IS THE PRESIDENT ELECTED?
THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED FOR 4 YEARS
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST PART OF THE JUDICIARY BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT?
THE SUPREME COURT
WHAT R THE DUTIES OF THE SUPREME COURT?
TO INTERPRET AND EXPLAIN THE LAWS
WHAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE UNITED STATES?
THE CONSTITUTION
WAT IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS?
THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
WAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE U LIVE IN ?
ST. PAUL
WHO IS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE U LIVE IN?
TIM PAWLENTY
WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT IF BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT DIE?
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
WHO IS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT?
JOHN G. ROBERTS JR
WAT WERE THE ORIGINAL 13 STATES?
VIRGINIA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, RHODE ISLAND, CONNETICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, AND GEORGIA
WHO SAID "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"?
PATRICK HENRY
NAME SOME COUNTRIES THAT WERE OUR ENEMIES DURING WORLD WAR II.
GERMANY, ITALY, AND JAPAN
WHAT WAS THE 49TH STATE ADDED TO THE U.S.
ALASKA
HOW MANY FULL TERMS CAN A PRESIDENT SERVE?
2 FULL TERMS
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR?
A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
WAT R SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO B ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A PRESIDENT?
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
Y R THERE 100 SENATORS IN THE U.S. SENATE?
EACH STATE ELECTS 2 SENATORS
WHO NOMINATES JUDGES FOR THE SUPREME COURT?
THE PRESIDENT NOMINATES JUDGES FOR THE SUPREME COURT
HOW MANY SUPREME COURT JUSTICES R THERE?
THERE R 9 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Y DID THE PILGRIMS COME TO AMERICA?
TO GAIN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
WAT IS THE EXECUTIVE OF A STATE GOVERNMENT CALLED?
THE GOVERNOR
WHAT IS TEH HEAD EXECUTIVE OF A CITY GOVERNMET CALLED?
THE MAYOR
WAT HOLIDAY WAS CELEBRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY AMERICAN COLONISTS?
THANKSGIVING
WHO WAS THE MAIN WRITER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
WHEN WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCED ADOPTED?
JULY 4, 1776
WAT R SOME OF THE BASIC BELIEFS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?1
THAT ALL MEN R CREATED EQUAL AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PERSUIT OF HAPPINESS
WAT IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES?
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
WHO WROTE THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER?
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
WAT IS TEH MINIMUM VOTIN AGE IN TEH U.S.?
18 IS THE MINIMUM VOTIN AGE
WHO SIGNS BILLS INTO LAWS?
THE PRESIDENT
WAT IS THE HIGHER COURT IN TEH U.S?
THE SUPREME COURT
WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT DURIN THE CIVIL WAR?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WAT DID THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION DO?
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION FREED THE SLAVES
WAT SPECIAL GROUP ADVICES THE PRESIDENT
THE CABINET ADVISES THE PRESIDENT
WHICH PRESIDENT IS CALLED THE "FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY"?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
WAT WAS THE 50TH STATE TO B ADDED TO THE U.S?
HAWAII
WHO HELPED THE PILGRIMS IN AMERICA?
THE NATIVE AMERICANS
WAT IS THE NAME OOF THE SHIP THAT BROUGHT THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA?
THE MAYFLOWER
WAT WERE THE 13 ORIGINAL STATESOF THE U.S CALLED BEFORE THEY WERE STATES?
COLONIES
WAT GROUP HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR?
CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR
NAME THE AMENDMENT THAT GUARANTEE OR ADDRESS VOTIN RIGHTS
THE 15TH, 19TH, 24TH, AND 26TH AMENDMENTS
IN WAT YEAR WAS THE CONSTITUTION WRITTEN?
THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN IN 1787
WAT R THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUION CALLED?
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
WHOSE RIGHTS R GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS?
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE U.S
WAT IS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION CALLED?
THE PREAMBLE
WHO MEETS IN THE US CAPITOL BUILDING?
CONGRESS
WAT IS THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HOME?
THE WHITE HOUSE
WHERE IS THE WHITE HOUSE LOCATED?
WASHINGTON DC
NAME ONE RIGHT OR FREEDOM GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT
THE RIGHTS OF FREEDOM OF RELIGION, OF SPEECH, OF THE PRESS, OF ASSEMBLY, AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT
WHO IS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE U.S?
THE PRESIDENT
IN WAT MONTH DO WE VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT?
NOVEMBER
IN WAT MONTH IS THE NEW PRESIDENT INAUGURATED?
JANUARY
HOW MANY TIMES MAY A SENATOR OR CONGRESSMAN BE RE-ELECTED?
THERE IS NO LIMIT
WAT R THE 2 MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE U.S TODAY?
THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
WAT IS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OF OUR GOVERNMENT ?
THE PRESIDENT, THE CABINET, AND THE DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE CABINET MEMBERS
WHERE DOES FREEDOM OF SPEECH COME FROM?
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
WAT U.S. CITEZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES FORM IS USED TO APPLY FOR NATURALIZED CITIZENSHIP?
FORM N-400
WAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES THE UNITED STAES HAVE?
A REPUBLIC
NAME ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
FOR COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS AND TRY TO RESOLVE WORLD PROBLEMS OR TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AID TO MANY COUNTRIES
NAME ONE BENEFIT OF BEING A CITIZEN OF THE U.S.
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
CAN THE CONSTITUTION B CHANGED?
YES
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT GRANTED TO THE U.S CITIZENS?
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
WAT IS THE WHITE HOUSE?
THE PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HOME
WAT IS THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL?
THE PLACE WHERE CONGRESS MEETS
HOW MANY BRANCHES R THERE IN THE UNITED STATES GOEVRNMENT?
THERE R 3 BRANCHES