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35 Cards in this Set
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Who is the President of Mexico?
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Vicente Fox
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Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?
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Stephen Harper
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Who is the Secretary of Homeland Security?
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Michael Chertoff
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Who gave the "I have a dream...." speech?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Which memorial did the "I have a dream..." speech take place in front of?
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The Lincoln Memorial
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Who is the Prime Minister of Israel
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Ehud Olmert
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Who is the President of the Palestinians?
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Mahmoud Abbas
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What is another name for the Prime Minister of the Palestinians?
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President Abbas
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Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain?
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Tony Blair
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Who is the President of France?
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Jacques Chirac
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Who is the leader of North Korea?
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Kim Jong II
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What is the name for the frist 10 amendments to the Constitution?
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The Bill of Rights
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The area between North and South Korea is called the DMZ. What does this stand for?
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De-Militarized Zone
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What does FEMA stand for?
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Who is the leader of Afghanistan?
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Hamid Karzai
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What is the name of the extreme Muslim group that used to control Afghanistan?
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Taliban
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Who is the President of Russia?
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Vladimir Putin
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Who is the Prime Minister of Japan?
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Junichiro Koizumi
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Who is the leader of Al-Qaeda
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Osama Bin Laden
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What is the name of the current Pope?
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Pope Benedict XVI
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What does CIA stand for?
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Central Inteligence Agency
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What does FBI stand for?
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Who was the 33rd President of the United States?
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Harry S. Truman
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What is the name of the global war lasting from 1939-1945?
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World War II
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What is the document that describes the system of laws and principles of a government?
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Constitution
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What are the 3 major groups in Iraq?
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Sunnies
Shites Kurds |
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Which 2 Japanese cities did the US drop atomic bombs on?
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki |
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Which religion is represented by a star and a crescent?
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Islam
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What does EPA stand for?
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Environmental Protection Agency
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What are the 2 parts of congress?
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House of Representatives
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What is the US government program that helps older people pay medical expenses?
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Medicare
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What is the major hurricane that devestated New Orleans?
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Hurricane Katrina
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Who is the minority Leader of the House?
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Nancy Pelosi
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What does NASA stand for?
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National Aeronautic and Space Administration
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What does ACLU stand for?
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American Civil Liberties Union
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