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92 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 |
DEFINES THE GOVERMENT, SETS UP THE GOVERMENT, PROTECTS THE BASIC RIGHTS OF AMERICANS. |
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THE IDEA OF SELF GOVERNMENT IS IN THE FIRST THREE WORDS OF THE CONSTITUTION. |
WE THE PEOPLE |
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WHAT IS AN AMENDMENT |
A CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION, AN ADDITION TO THE CONSTITUTION |
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WHAT DO WE CALL THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. |
THE BILL OF RIGHTS |
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WHAT IS ONE RIGHT OT FREEDOM FROM THE FIRST AMENDMENT |
SPEECH,RELIGION,ASSEMBLY,PRESS,PETITION THE GOVERNMENT. |
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HOW MANY AMENDMENTS DOES THE CONSTITUTION HAVE ? |
27 |
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WHAT DID THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE DO? |
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 THE 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 ECONOMY, MARKET ECONOMY |
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WHAT IS THE RULE OF LAW? |
EVERYONE MUST FOLLOW THE LAW, LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT MUST OBEY THE LAW, NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW |
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NAME ONE BRANCH OR PART OF THE GOVERNMENT. |
CONGRESS,LEGISLATIVE,PRESIDENT,EXECUTIVE, THE COURTS, JUDICIAL |
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WHAT STOPS ONE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT FROM BECOMING TOO POWERFUL? |
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 THE FEDERAL LAWS |
CONGRESS, SENATE OF THE HOUSE, US OR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE. |
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WHAT ARE THE TWO PARTS OF THE U.S CONGRESS? |
THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. |
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HOW MANY U.S SENATORS ARE THERE? |
100 |
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WE ELECT A US SENATOR FOR HOW MANY YEARS |
6 |
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WHO IS ONE OF YOUR STATES US SENATORS NOW? |
JOHN CORNYN, TED CRUZ |
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THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS HOW MANY VOTING MEMBERS? |
435 |
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WE ELECT A US REPRESENTATIVE FOR HOW MANY YEARS |
2 |
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NAME YOUR US REPRESENTATIVE. |
MARC VEASEY |
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WHO DOES A US SENATOR REPRESENT |
ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE |
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WHY DO SOME STATES HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIVES THAN OTHER STATES? |
BECAUSE OF THE STATE POPULATION |
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WE ELECT A PRESIDENT FOR HOW MANY YEARS |
4 |
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IN WHAT MONTH DO WE VOTE FOR A PRESIDENT |
NOVEMBER |
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES |
BARACK OBAMA |
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE VICE PRESIDENT |
JOE BIDEN |
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IF THE PRESIDENT CAN NO LONGER SERVE WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT? |
THE VICE PRESIDENT |
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IF BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT CAN NO LONGER SERVE WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT? |
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. |
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WHO IS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE MILITARY |
THE PRESIDENT |
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WHO SIGNS THE 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 CABINET LEVEL POSITIONS |
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, SECRETARY OF EDUCATION |
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WHAT DOES THE JUDICIAL BRANCH DO? |
REVIEWS THE LAW, EXPLAINS THE LAW, RESOLVES 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 ARE IN THE SUPREME COURT |
9 |
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WHO IS IN THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES |
JOHN G. ROBERTS JR. |
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UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION, SOME POWERS BELONG TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? WHAT IS ONE POWER? |
TO PRINT MONEY, TO DECLARE WAR, TO CREATE AN ARMY, TO MAKE TREATIES |
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UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION, COME POWERS BELONG TO THE STATES WHAT IS ONE POWER? |
PROVIDE SCHOOLING AND EDUCATION, PROVIDE PROTECTION, PROVIDE SAFETY, GIVE A DRIVERS LICENSE, APPROVE ZONING AND LAND USE. |
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WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS |
GREG ABBOTT |
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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE TEXAS |
AUSTIN |
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WHAT ARE TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES? |
DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLICAN |
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WHAT IS THE POLITICAL PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT. |
DEMOCRATIC |
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE |
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. |
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WHAT IS ONE RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS ONLY FOR US CITIZENS |
SERVE A JURY |
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NAME ONE RIGHT FOR US CITIZENS |
VOTE IN A FEDERAL ELECTION, RUN FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. |
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WHAT ARE TWO RIGHTS OF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES |
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, FREEDOM OF WORSHIP |
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WHAT DO WE 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 US CITIZEN |
TO GIVE UP LOYALTY TO OTHER COUNTRIES, OBEY THE LAWS OF THE US |
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HOW OLD DO CITIZENS HAVE TO BE TO VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT? |
18 OR OLDER |
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WHAT ARE TWO WAYS THAT AMERICANS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THEIR DEMOCRACY? |
JOIN A POLITICAL PARTY, VOTE |
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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 MEN REGISTER FOR THE SELECTIVE SERVICE? |
AT AGE 18 |
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WHAT IS ONE REASON COLONIST CAME TO AMERICA? |
FREEDOM,RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
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WHO LIVED IN AMERICA BEFORE THE EUROPEANS ARRIVED |
NATIVE AMERICANS |
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WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WAS TAKEN TO AMERICA AND SOLD AS SLAVES |
AFRICANS |
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WHY DID THE COLONISTS FIGHT IN THE BRITISH |
BECAUSE OF HIGH TAXES |
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WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? |
THOMAS JEFFERSON |
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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 |
NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND |
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WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION |
THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN |
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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 OF THE WRITERS |
JAMES MADISON |
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WHAT IS ONE THING BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IS FAMOUS FOR |
US. DIPLOMAT |
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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 |
THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY |
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NAME ONE WAR FOUGHT BY THE US IN 1800S |
CIVIL WAR |
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NAME THE US WAR BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH |
THE CIVIL WAR |
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NAME OF PROBLEM THAT LED TO THE CIVIL WAR |
SLAVERY |
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WHAT WAS ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN DID |
FREED THE SLAVES |
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WHAT DID THE EMANCIPATION DO |
FREED THE SLAVES |
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WHAT DID SUSAN B ANTHONY DO |
FOUGHT FOR WOMAN RIGHTS |
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NAME ONE WAR FOUGHT BY THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1900S |
WORLD WAR 1 WORLD WAR 2 |
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WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT DURING WORLD WAR I |
WOODROW WILSON |
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WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR 2 |
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT |
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WHO DID THE UNITED STATES FIGHT IN WORLD WAR 2 |
ITALY,GERMANY,JAPAN |
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BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT EISENHOWER WAS A GENERAL. WHAT WAR WAS HE IN? |
WORLD WAR 2 |
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DURING THE COLD WAR WHAT WAS THE MAIN CONCERN OF THE US |
COMMUNISM |
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WHAT MOVEMENT TRIED TO END RACIAL DESCRIMINATION |
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT |
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WHAT DID MARTIN LUTHER KING DO? |
FOUGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, WORKED FOR EQUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. |
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NAME ONE AMERICAN INDIE TRICE IN THE US |
CHEROKEE |
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NAME ONE OF THE TWO LONGEST RIVERS IN THE US |
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSOURI RIVER |
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WHAT OCEAN IS IN ON THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES |
PACIFIC OCEAN |
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WHAT OCEAN IS IN THE EAST COAST OF THE US |
ATLANTIC OCEAN |
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NAME ONE US TERRITORY |
PUERTO RICO, US VIRGIN ISLANDS |
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NAME ONE STATE THAT BORDERS CANADA |
WASHINGTON |
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NAME ONE STATE THAT BORDERS MEXICO |
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS |
