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100 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND?
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THE CONSTITUTION
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WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION DO?
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-SETS UP THE GOVERNMENT
-DEFINES THE GOVERNMENT -PROTECTS BASIC RIGHT OF AMERICANS. |
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THE IDEA OF SELF-GOVERNMENT IS IN THE FIRST THREE WORDS OF THE CONSTITUTION. WHAT ARE THIS WORDS?
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WE THE PEOPLE.
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WHAT IS AN AMENDMENT?
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- A CHANGE OR ADDITION TO THE CONSTITUTION.
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WHAT DO WE CALL TO THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION?
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
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WHAT IS ONE RIGHT OR FREEDOM FROM THE FIRST AMENDMENT?
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH
OF RELIGION OF ASSEMBLY OF PRESS |
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HOW MANY AMENDMENTS DOES THE CONSTITUTION HAVE?
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TWENTY SEVEN
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WHAT DID THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE DO?
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ANNOUNCED OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN
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WHAT ARE TWO RIGHTS IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
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LIFE
LIBERTY PERSUIT OF HAPPINESS |
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WHAT IS FREEDOM OF RELIGION?
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YOU CAN PRACTICE OR NOT PRACTICE A RELIGION
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WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES?
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CAPITALIST ECONOMY
MARQUET ECONOMY |
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WHAT IS THE "RULE OF LAW"?
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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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NAME ONE BRACH OR PART OF THE GOVERNMENT?
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CONGRESS
LEGISTATIVE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE THE COURTS JUDICIAL |
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WHAT STOPS ONE BRACH OF THE GOVERNMENT FROM BECOMING TOO POWERFUL?
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CHECKS AND BALANCE
SEPARATION OF POWER |
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WHO IS CHARGE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
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THE PRESIDENT.
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WHO MAKES FEDERAL LAWS?
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CONGRESS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE US OR NATIONAL LEGISTATURE |
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WHO ARE THE TWO PARTS OF THE CONGRESS?
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THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE?
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HOW MANY SENATORS ARE THERE?
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ONE HUNDRED. 2 EACH STATE
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WHO ELECTS A SENATORS AND HOW MANY YEARS?
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SIX (6)
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WHO IS ONE OF YOUR STATE'S SENATOR?
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JIM WEBB
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THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE HAS HOW MANY MEMBERS?
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435- FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE
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WHO ELECT A US REPRESENTATIVE AND HOW MANY YEARS?
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2- TWO
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NAME YOUR US REPRESENTATIVE?
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CONGRESSMAN JIM MORAN
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WHAT DOES A US SENATOR REPRESENT?
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ALL PEOPLE OF THE STATES.
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WHAT DO SOME STATES HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIVES THAN SOME STATES?
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BECAUSE OF THE STATE'S POPULATION
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WE ELECT THE PRESIDENT FOR HOW MANY YEARS?
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4 YEARS
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IN WHAT MONTH WE ELECT THE PRESIDENT?
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IN NOVEMBER
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENT NOW?
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GEORGE W. BUSH
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT NOW?
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RICHARD CHENEY
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IF THE PRESIDENT CAN NO LONGER SERVE WHO BECOMES THE PRESIDENT?
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THE VICE-PRESIDENT
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IF BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT CAN NO LONGER SERVE WHO BECOMES THE PRESIDENT?
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THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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WHO IS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE MILITARY?
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THE PRESIDENT
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WHO SIGNS BILLS TO BECOME LAWS?
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THE PRESIDENT
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WHO VETOES BILL?
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THE PRESIDENT
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WHAT DOES THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET DO?
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ADVISES THE PRESIDENT
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WHAT ARE TWO CABINET LEVEL POSITION?
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SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SECRETARY OF STATE |
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WHAT DOES THE JUDICIAL BRANCH DO?
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REVIEWS THE LAWS
EXPLAINS THE LAWS RESOLVES DISPUTES(DISAGREEMENTS) |
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WHAT IS THE HIGHER COURT OF THE UNITED STATES?
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THE SUPREME COURT
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HOW MANY JUSTICES ARE IN THE SUPREME COURT?
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NINE (9)
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WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES NOW?
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JOHN ROBERTS
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UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION,SOME POWER BELONG TO THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT. WHAT IS ONE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
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TO PRINT MONEY
TO DECLARE WAR TO CREATE AN ARMY TO MAKE TREATIES |
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UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION, SOME POWER BELONG TO THE STATE. WHAT IS ONE POWER OF THE STATES?
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PROVIDE SCHOOLING AND EDUCATION
PROVIDE PROTECTION(POLICE) PROVIDE SAFETY(FIRE DEPARTMENTS) |
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WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF YOUR STATE NOW?
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TIM KAINE
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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF YOUR STATE?
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RICHMOND
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WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES?
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DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
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WHAT IS THE POLITICAL PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT NOW?
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REPUBLICAN
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE NOW?
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NANCY PELOSI
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THERE ARE FOUR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION ABOUT WHO CAN VOTE. DESCRIBE ONE OF THEM.
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CITIZENS 18 AND OLDER CAN VOTE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY(TAX POLE) TO VOTE. |
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WHAT IS ONE RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS ONLY FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS?
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SERVE ON A JURY.
VOTE IN A FEDERAL ELECTION. |
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NAME ONE RIGHT ONLY FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS?
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VOTE IN A FEDERAL ELECTION.
RUN FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. |
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WHAT ARE TWO RIGHTS OF EVERYONE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES?
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-FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
-FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY. -FREEDOM TO PETITION OF GOVERNMENT. |
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WHAT DO WE SHOW LOYALTY TO WHEN WE SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
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-THE UNITED STATES AND THE FLAG.
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WHAT IS ONE PROMISE YOU MAKE WHEN YOU BECOME A UNITED STATES CITIZEN?
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-GIVE UP LOYALTY TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
-DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. -OBEY THE LAWS. -SERVE IN THE MILITARY.(IF NEEDED) |
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HOW OLD DO CITIZENS HAVE TO BE TO VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT?
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-18 YEARS OLD AND OLDER.
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WHAT ARE TWO WAYS THAT AMERICANS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THEIR DEMOCRACY?
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-VOTE
-JOIN IN APOLITICAL PARTY -HELP WITH A CAMPAIN |
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WHEN IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN SEND IN FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS?
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-APRIL 15
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WHEN MUST ALL MEN REGISTER FOR THE SELECTIVE SERVICE?
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-AT AGE 18 OR BETWEEN 18 AND 26 YEARS OLD.
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WHAT IS ONE REASON COLONIST CAME TO AMERICA?
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-FREEDOM
-POLITICAL REASON -RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -ECONOMIC OPORTUNITY |
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WHO LIVED IN AMERICA BEFORE THE EUROPEANS ARRIVED?
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-NATIVE AMERICANS
-AMERICAN INDIANS |
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WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WAS TAKEN TO AMERICA AND SOLD AS SLAVE?
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-AFRICANS
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WHO DID THE COLONIST FIGHT THE BRITISH?
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-BECAUSE HIGH TAXATION(WITHOUT REPRESENTATION)
-THEY DIDN'T HAVE SELF GOVERNMENT. |
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WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
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-THOMAS JEFFERSON
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WHEN WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDECE ADOPTED?
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-JULY 4, 1776
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THERE WERE 13 ORIGINAL STATES. NAME THREE.
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-NEW YORK
-NEW JERSEY -VIRGINIA |
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WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?
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-THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN.
-THE FOUNDING FATHERS WROTE THE CONSTITUTION. |
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WHEN WAS THE CONSTITUTION WRITTEN?
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-1787
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THE FEDERALIST PEPERS SUPPORTED THE PASSAGE OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.NAME ONE OF THE WRITERS.
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-JAMES MADISON
-ALEXANDER HAMILTON -JOHN JAY -PUBLIUS |
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WHAT IS ONE THING THAT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IS FAMOUS FOR?
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-US DIPLOMAT
-OLDEST MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. |
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WHO IS THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY?
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-GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT?
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-GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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WHAT TERRITORY THE UNITED STATES BUY FROM FRANCE IN 1803?
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-THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY
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NAME ONE WAR FOUGHT BY UNITED STATES IN THE 1800's
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-MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR.
-CIVIL WAR. -HISPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. |
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NAME THE AMERICAN WAR BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
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-THE CIVIL WAR.
-WAR BETWEEN STATES. |
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NAME ONE PROBLEM THAT LED TO THE CIVIL WAR.
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-SLAVERY.
-ECONOMIC REASONS. -STATES RIGHTS. |
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WHAT WAS ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT ABRAHAM LINCON DID?
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-FREED THE SLAVES.
-SAVED OR PRESERVED THE UNION. -LED THE US DURING THE 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 ONE WAR THE U.S. FOUGHT IN THE 1900's
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-WORLD WAR I
-WORLD WAR II -KOREAN WAR -VIETNAM WAR |
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WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF U.S. DURING WORLD WAR I?
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-WOODROW WILSON
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WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II?
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-FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.
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WHO DID THE U.S. 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 U.S.?
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-COMMUNISM
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WHAT MOVEMENT TRIED TO END RACIAL DISCRIMIANTION?
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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
-WORKED FOR EQUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. |
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WHAT MAJOR EVENT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, IN THE U.S.?
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-TERRORIST ATTACK THE U.S.
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NAME ONE AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBE IN THE U.S.
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-CHEROKEE
-NAVAJO -SIOUX |
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NAME ONE OF THE TWO LONGEST RIVERS OF THE U.S?
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-MISSOURY
-MISSISSIPPI |
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WHAT OCEAN IS IN THE WEST COAST OF THE U.S?
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-PACIFIC OCEAN.
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WHAT OCEAN IS IN THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S?
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-ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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NAME ONE U.S. TERRITORY.
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-PUERTO RICO
-GUAM -US VIRGIN ISLANDS |
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NAME ONE STATE THAT BORDERS CANADA.
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-MAINE
-OHIO -NEW YORK -ALASKA |
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NAME ONE STATE THAT BORDERS MEXICO.
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-CALIFORNIA
-ARIZONA -TEXAS -NEW MEXICO |
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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE U.S.?
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-WASHINGTON D.C.
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WHERE IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY?
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-NEW YORK.
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WHY DOES THE FLAG HAVE 13 STRIPES?
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-THEY REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES.
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WHY DOES THE FLAG HAVE 50 STARS?
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-REPRESENT THE 50 STATES.
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM?
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- THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.
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WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY?
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-THE 4 OF JULY.
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NAME TWO NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.
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-NEW YEAR'S.
-THANKSGIVINGS. -LABOR DAY. -MEMORIAL DAY. |
