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67 Cards in this Set
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What was Christopher Columbus trying to do when he discovered America
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Find a shorter route by sea to Asia
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This was the area of land that people first entered America for the first time from another continent
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Bering Strait
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Who was Ponce de Leon
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Spanish explorer who traveled through Florida in 1513 looking for the fountain of youth
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The area where most people had settled in early America in the early 1700's
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The Atlantic Coast
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Why did explorerers come to North America
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To claim land for European countries, find gold and spread Christianity
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The Country that gave Christopher Columbus the money to explore the new area
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Spain
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Name two reasons why France came to America
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The French came to America to get Fur and convert the native americans (Indians) to catholicism
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How was territory added to the United States
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Purchasing land from other countries (louisiana purchase)
Winning wars and signing treaties |
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Who sailed down the Mississipi River to the Gulf of Mexico
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La Salle
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Name the 3 levels of government and the name of the leader for that level of government
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Local level of government - Mayor is the leader
State level - Governor is the leader National level President is the leader |
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How can the U S constitution be changed
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By an Ammendment approvd by the states and Congress
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The legislative body of the United States. This consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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Congress
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A written plan for the nations government
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Constitution
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A government where the people hold the power.(a republic)
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Democracy
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A system of government in which the people choose representatives to make the laws and run the government.
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Republic
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The branch of government that makes the laws.
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Legislative
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The branch of government whose job is to make sure that laws are carried out fairly
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Judicial
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The branch of government in charge of enforcing our nations laws.
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Executive
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What are the 3 Branches of the United States Government
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Executive, Judicial and Legislative
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This describes the organization of the national government
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Constitution
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Congress is part of this branch of the government
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Legislative
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What are the two parts of Congress called
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House of Representatives and
Senate |
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List the countries that the United states gained the most territory from
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Florida was purchased from Spain
The French sold us lots of land in the Louisana purchase The British gave up the Oregon territory to America |
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Who elects members to the House of Representatives and Senate
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Citizens
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Who is the head of the executive branch
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President
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Where does the President live and work
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White House
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Who is in charge of our nations armed forces
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President
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The President can also suggest laws for _________
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Congress
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What are the 3 levels of government in the United States
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Local, State and National
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What is the capital city of the United States
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Washington DC
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This explains how the national and state governments share power
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Constitution
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How do most people in America become Citizens
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By being born in the United States
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Village, town, city and county governments make of this level of government
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Local
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This is the level of government set up by the people of each state
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State government
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This is the government of our entire country
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National
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State governments are run by
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governors
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Government
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Made up of the rules or laws that we follow and the people who run our country.
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Builds and maintains our roads
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Government
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leaders
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the people who make decisions in the government for the people that elected them
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True or False
The United States is a Republic |
True the US is a republic
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How are the leaders chosen in a republic
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The leaders are elected in a republic
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The type of republic that the US is called a
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Representative Democracy
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An official member of a country
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Citizen
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In the US the _______ elect the leaders who run the government
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citizens
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A person who comes to live in a new land.
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Immigrant
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What are some of the responsibilities of citizens that are under 18 years of age.
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Children that are citizens should attend school and learn about history of the United states and the Government of the US
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Are most people in the US immigrants or decendents of immigrants
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Yes
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The way of life followed by a group of people
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Culture
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Culture is composed of what type of things
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Food, music, clothing, customs and religion and Language
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The president is the head of the _______________ branch of government
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Executive
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The main responsibility of this branch of goverment is interpreting laws
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Judicial
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An offical document used to travel outside of the country
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passport
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A panel of citizens that makes decisions in a court of law
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jury
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Money the government collects to pay for services such as roads and schools and military
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Taxes
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A responsibility American citizen has that shows how they want government to be run
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Voting
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List three examples of our constitutional rights as US citizens
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Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion and The right to bear arms. (have guns)
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List three responsiblities of a US citizens
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Pay taxes and serve on a jury and vote.
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Three types of government services paid by taxes
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Construction of Roads and National parks and public schools.
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A region where one standard time is used
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Time Zone
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How many time zones does the US have
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Four
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How many time zones does the US have
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Four
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List the 4 time zones in the US
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Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern
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What time zone are we in?
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Central
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When was use of time zones adopted
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1880's
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution is known as the
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Bill of Rights
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This guarantees citizens freedoms such as freedom of press, freedom of religion and freedome of speech
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Bill of Rights
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How can the constitution be changed
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by ammendments which are passed by Congress
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