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103 Cards in this Set
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What is the supreme law of the land? |
The Constitution |
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What does the Constitution do? |
Sets up/defines the government and protects the basic rights of Americans |
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The idea of self government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these three words? |
We the people |
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What is an amendment? |
A change/addition to the constitution |
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What do we call the first 10 amendments to the constitution? |
The bill of rights |
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What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? |
Press, Religion, Assembly, Speech, Petition the government |
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How many amendments to the constitution have? |
27 |
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What did the Declaration of Independence do? |
Announced/declared our independence from Great Britain |
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? |
Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness |
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What is freedom of religion? |
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. |
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What is the economic system in the United States? |
Capitalist/market economy |
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What is the "rule of law"? |
Everyone must follow the law. Leaders & Government must obey the law. No one is above the law. |
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Name one branch or part of the government. |
Congress, President, the courts, legislative, executive, judicial |
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful for? |
Checks and balances Separation of powers |
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Who is in charge of the executive branch? |
The president |
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Who makes federal laws? |
Congress, Senate and House of Representatives, US or national legislature |
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What are the two parts of the US Congress? |
The Senate and the House of representative |
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How many US senators are there? |
100 |
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We elect a US senator for how many years? |
Six |
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We elect a US representative for how many years? |
2 |
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The house of representatives has how many voting members? |
435 |
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Who is one of your states US senators now? |
Martin Heinrich (D) Tom Udall (D) |
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Who was the first black American senator and when was he elected. |
Hiram Revels of Mississippi 1870 |
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Name your US representative. |
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) '13 Steve Pearce (R) '11 Ben Ray Lujan (D) '09 |
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Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives? |
Jeanette Rankin |
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Who does a US senator represent? |
All of the people of the state |
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Why do some states have more representatives than others? |
Because of the states population. |
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We elect a president for how many years |
4 |
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We elect a president for how many years |
4 |
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What are two cabinet level positions? |
Secretary of: agriculture commerce defense education energy health and human services homeland security housing & urban development the interior labor state transportation the treasury Veterans Affairs Attorney General vice president |
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What does the judicial branch do? |
Review/explains laws resolve disputes decides if a law goes against the Constitution |
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What is the highest court in the United States? |
The Supreme Court |
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How many justices on the Supreme Court? |
Nine |
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Who is the chief justice of the United States now? |
John Roberts |
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Under our constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? |
Print money declare war create an army make treaties |
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Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? |
Provides schooling and education, protection (police), safety (fire departments) give a drivers license approve zoning and land-use |
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Who is the governor of your state now? |
Susanna Martinez (R) |
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What is the capital of your state? |
Santa Fe |
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What are the two major political parties in the United States? |
Democratic and Republican |
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In what month do we vote for president? |
November |
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What is the political party of the president now? |
Democratic |
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What is the name of the speaker of the house of representatives now? |
Paul D. Ryan |
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There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. |
Citizens 18 and older can vote. You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote. Any citizen can vote (gender). A male citizen of any race can vote. |
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? |
Serve on the jury vote in federal elections |
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Name one right only for United States citizens. |
Vote in a federal election run for federal office |
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What is the name of the president of the United States now? |
Barack Obama |
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What is the name of the vice president of the United States now |
Joe Biden |
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If the president can no longer serves, becomes president? |
The vice president |
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If the president and vice president to no longer serve who becomes president? |
The speaker of the house |
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Who is the commander-in-chief military? |
The president |
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Who signs bills to become laws? |
The president |
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Who vetoes bills? |
The president |
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What does the presidents cabinet do |
Advises the president |
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What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? |
Freedom of Speech Petition the government Expression Assembly Religion Bear arms |
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? |
July 4, 1776 |
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There were 13 original states. Name three. |
New York, Georgia, Rhode Island, |
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What happened at the Constitutional convention? |
The Constitution was written. The founding fathers wrote the constitution |
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What do you show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance |
The United States, the flag |
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? |
Give up loyalty to other countries, 2 defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, 3 obey the laws of the United States, 4 serve in the US military if needed, 5 serve do important work for the nation if needed, 6 be loyal to the United States |
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Age to vote? |
18 and older |
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? |
Vote Call senators and representatives Run for office Write to your newspaper |
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When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? |
April 15 |
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When must all man register for the selective service? |
Between 18 and 26 inclusive |
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What is one reason colonists came to America |
Freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity |
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? |
Native Americans |
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Who were slaves? |
Africans |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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When was the constitution written? |
1787 |
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The Federalist papers supported the passage of the US Constitution name one of the writers. |
John Jay Alexander Hamilton James Madison Publius |
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? |
He started the first three libraries, wrote the "Poor Richards Almanac," first postmaster general of the United States |
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Who is the father of our country? |
George Washington |
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Who was the first president? |
George Washington |
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? |
Louisiana |
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s |
War of 1812, Mexican-American war, Civil War, Spanish-American war |
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Name the US war between the north and the south. |
The Civil War |
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War |
Slavery, states rights |
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? |
Freed the slaves with the emancipation proclamation, Saved the union during the Civil War |
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? |
Freed the slaves in the Confederacy |
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What did Susan B Anthony do? |
Fought for women and civil rights. |
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. |
World War I |
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Who was the president during World War I. |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Who did the United States fight in World War II |
Japan, Germany, and Italy |
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Before he was the president, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? |
World War II |
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? |
Communism |
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? |
Pacific |
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Name one state that borders Canada. |
Montana |
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Where is the Statue of Liberty? |
On liberty Island of the New York Harbor in the Hudson river |
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes? |
To represent the 13 original colonies |
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Why is the flag have 50 stars? |
To represent the 50 states |
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What is the name of the national anthem? |
The Star-Spangled Banner |
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When do we celebrate Independence Day? |
July 4 |
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What is the capital of the United States? |
Washington D.C. |
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination? |
Civil rights movement |
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What did Martin Luther King, Junior do? |
Fought for civil rights and worked for equality for all Americans |
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? |
Terrorists attacked the United States |
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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. |
Navajo |
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. |
Mississippi river, Missouri River |
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Name one state that boarders Mexico. |
New Mexico |
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What ocean is on the east coast of the United States? |
Atlantic |
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Name one US territory |
Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana islands, Guam |
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Name two national US holidays |
Christmas and Thanksgiving |
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Who was the president during the great depression and World War II? |
Franklin Roosevelt |
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Why did the colonist fight the British? |
High taxes (taxation w/out representation)
British army stayed in their houses. (Boarding, quartering)
No self-government |
