what political party is the current president part of?
democrat
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who is the speaker of the house
kevin mcCarthy
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four amendments about who can vote
1. 18+ 2. no poll tax 3. Citizen 4. Any race
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what is one responsibility that is only for a US citizen
serve on a jury
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what are the two rights only for US citizen
vote in federal election and run for federal office
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what are two rights for everyone living in the US
speech and religion
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what do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance
US and flag
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what is one promise you make when you become a us citizen
loyal to the US
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how old do citizens have to be to vote for president?
18
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what are two ways Americans can participate in democracy
vote and join a political party
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when is the last day you can send in federal income tax reform
april 15th
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when must all men register for the Selective Service
18-26
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what is one reason the colonists came to America
religious freedom
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who lived in the US before Europeans arrived?
native americans
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what group of people were taken to the US and sold as slaves?
Africans
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why did the colonist fight Britain
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 4th 1776
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name 3 original states (from the colonies)
new hampshire; maine; rhode island; connecticut; new york; new jersey; pennsylvania; delaware; maryland; virginia; north carolina; south carolina; georgia
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what happened at the constitutional convention
constitution was written
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when was the constitution written
1787
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one of the writers of the Federalist Papers
John Jay
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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 US buy from France in 1803
Louisiana territory
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name a war fought by the US in the 1800’s
war of 1812; civil war; spanish-american war; mexican-american war
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name the US war between the north and south
civil war
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name a problem that led to the civil war
slavery
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what is 1 important thing that Lincoln did
freed slaves
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what did the emancipation proclamation do?
freed slaves
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what did Susan B Anthony do?
fought for womens rights and civil rights
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name a war fought by the US in the 1900’s
world war 1; world war 2; korean war; vietnam war
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who was president during world war one
Woodrow Wilson
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who was president during the great depression and world war two
Franklin D Roosevelt
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who did the US fight in world war 2
Japan Germany and Italy
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what war was Eisenhower a general in?
world war 2
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during the cold war what was the main concern of the US