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30 Cards in this Set
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The Idea of the self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are there words?
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We the people
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What do we call the first 10 ammendments to the constitution?
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Bill of Rights
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What is one freedom or right from the first ammendment?
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speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
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What is the economic system in the United States?
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Capital
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Name one branch or part of the government.
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Executive, legislative, and judicial
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What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?
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Checks and balances
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We elect a US Senator for how many years?
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6 years
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Name one of your states Senators.
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Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl
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What is the name of the Vice President of the US?
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Joe Biden
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How many Supreme Court Justices are on the US Supreme Court?
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9
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
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Political liberty; religious freedom; economic opportunity; to escape persecution
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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Native Americans
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
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high taxes, freedom from British rule, etc.
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There were 13 original states. Name 3.
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)Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia |
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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, or (John) Jay
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What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
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The Louisiana Territory
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Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s.
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The War of 1812, The Civil War, The Mexican American War, and the Spanish American War.
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What did the emancipation proclimation do?
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Freed the slaves
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the US?
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Communism
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the US.
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Missouri or Mississippi
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Who was president during WWI?
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Woodrow Wilson
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What ocean is on the west coast of the US?
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Paciffic
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Name one US territory.
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Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands
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Name one state that borders Canada.
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Maine, New York, Michigan
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Name one state that borders Mexico.
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California, Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?
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Liberty Island on the Hudson River
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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13 original colonies
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What is the name of the National Anthem?
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Star Spangled Banner
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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To represent the 50 states.
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Name two US holidays.
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New Year's DayNew Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25.
..... Click the link for more information., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas |
