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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the Supreme law of the land? |
The constitution |
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What do we call the first 10 amendments to the constitution? |
Bill of Rights |
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What is the economic system in the U.S.? |
Capitalism |
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What is the highest court in the US? |
The Supreme Court |
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Who makes federal laws? |
Congress |
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What is freedom of religion? |
You can practice or not practice any religion |
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Name 1 branch of the government |
Judicial |
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What is the Capitol of your state? |
Nashville |
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for president? |
18 |
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Who wrote the declaration of independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members? |
435 |
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In what month do we vote for President? |
November |
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Who is the governor of your state now? |
Bill Haslam |
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Why do some states have more representatives than other states? |
Population |
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What are the 2 major political parties in the US? |
Republican & Decomcrat |
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The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the constitution. What are these 3 words? |
We The People |
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What are the 2 parts of the US Congress? |
Senate & House of Representatives |
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How many senators are there? |
100 |
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Who does a US senator represent? |
All people of the state |
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We elect a president for how many years? |
4 |
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If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president? |
Vice president |
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If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president? |
Speaker of the house |
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the US |
Mississippi |
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Where is the statue of liberty? |
New York |
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes? |
13 original colonies |
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War |
Slavery |
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the US? |
Terrorists attack the US |
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Name 1 US territory |
Puerto Rico |
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Name one war fought by the US in the 1900's |
World War II |
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What is the name of the National anthem? |
The Star Spangled Banner |
