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30 Cards in this Set
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what are the colors of our flag?
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Red, White and blue
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Who is the Vice President of the United States today?
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Richard Cheney
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What do the stars on the flag mean
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50 states
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Who becomes our president if the President dies?
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The Vice President
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What color are the stars on our flag?
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White
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What do the strips mean on the flag represent?
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the first 13 states
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How many changes, or ammendments, are there to the Constitution?
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27
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What color are the stripes on the flag
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red and white
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What do we celbrate independence from whom?
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Great Britain
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Who makes the Federal laws in the United States?
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Congress
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What is the legislative branch of our Government?
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Congress
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What are the three branches of our Government
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Executive, Judicial, Legislative
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What makes up Congress
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The senate and the House of Representative
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Who was the first president of the United States
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George Washington
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For how long do we elect each Senator?
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6 years
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How many senators are there in the Congress
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100
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What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
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Great Britain
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Who elects the Congress?
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The citizens of the United States
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How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
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435
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What were the 13 states original states?
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Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Georgia
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Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?
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Patrick Henry
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Hor how long do we elect each member of the House of Representatives?
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2 years
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Who is the head of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government?
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The President
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What was the 49th state added to our Union?
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Alaska
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Name some countries that were our enemies during World Ward II?
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Germany, Italy, Japan
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For how long is the president elected?
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4 years
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Name the highest part of the the Judiciary Branch our Government>
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the Supreme Court
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What is the Supreme Law of the United States
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The constitution
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What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
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To interpret and explain the laws
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What is the bill of rights?
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The first 10 ammendments to the Constition
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