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37 Cards in this Set
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What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
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Free speech, the right to bear arms
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
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The United States, the Flag
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
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To give up loyalty to other countries
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
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Vote, and join a political party
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When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
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April 15
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
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Freedom
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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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Because of high taxes
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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July 4, 1776
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There were 13 original states, name three.
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North Carolina, South Carolina, New York
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
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The constitution was written
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When was the Constitution written?
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1787
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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James Madison
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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Started the first free libraries.
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
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Louisiana
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
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Civil War
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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Freed the slaves
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
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fought for women’s rights
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Name your U.S. Representative.
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Rick Larson
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Name one right only for United States citizens.
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Vote in a federal election
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
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Vote in a federal election
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What does the judicial branch do?
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Interprets the laws
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Who are your U.S. senators?
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Maria cantwell, Patty Murry
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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John Roberts
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
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Nancy Pelosi
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How many justices are on the supreme court?
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Nine (9)
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We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
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Six (6)
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
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Korean War
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Who was President during World War I?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?
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Japan, Germany, and Italy
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
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World War II
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
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Communism
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
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Civil Rights Movement
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
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Fought for Civil Rights
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Name one state that borders Mexico.
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California
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Name one U.S. territory.
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Puerto Rico
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