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What is the supreme law of the land?

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What is the supreme law of the land?

the constitution

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what does the constitution do?

sets up federal laws and basic rights

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The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?

We the people

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What is an amendment?

a change or addition to the constitution

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What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

the bill of rights

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What are some of the rights or freedoms from the First Amendment?

speech; press; religion; assembly; petition

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How many amendments does the constitution have?

27

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what did the declaration of independence do?

declared the US independent from Great Britain

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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

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what is the freedom of religion?

right to practice or not practice any religion

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what is the economic system of the US

capitalist's, market economy

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what is the rule of law?

no one is above the law and everyone has to obey it

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3 branches of govt

executive; legislative; judicial

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what stops a branch of govt from becoming too powerful?

check and balances

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who is in charge of the executive branch?

president

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who makes federal laws?

congress

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what are the 2 parts of the US congress?

house of representatives and senate

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how many 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

Charles Schumer

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how many representatives are there in the house of representatives?

435

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how long is a house representative elected for?

2 years

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23

Name your US representative

Jerrold Nodler

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who does a senator represent?

the people of that state

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why do some states have more house representatives than others?

they have larger populations

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how long is a president elected for?

4 years

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in what month do we vote for the president?

november

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who is the president now?

Joe Biden

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who is the vice president now?

Kamala Harris

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if the president can’t serve, who becomes president?

vice president

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who is elected after president and vice president if they cant serve

speaker of the house

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Who is commander of chief of the military

President

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who signs bills into laws

president

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who vetos bills

president

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what does the presidents cabinet do?

advise the president

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what are 2 cabinet level positions?

vice president; attorney general; secretary of: agriculture; interior commerce; defense; education; energy; health & human services; transportation; treasury; veteran affairs; homeland security; housing & urban development; labor; state

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what does the judicial branch do?

reviews laws; explains laws; resolves disputes; declares laws unconstitutional

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what is the highest court in the US

supreme court

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how many supreme court justices

9

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who is the Chief Justice on the supreme court?

John Roberts

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One power of the federal gov

create army and declare war

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one power that belongs to the state

get a drivers license

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who is the governer of our state

kathy Hochul

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what is the capital of your state?

albany

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what are the 2 main political parties?

democrat and republican

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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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48

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

communism

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what movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights movement

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what did Martin Luther King Jr do

fought for civil rights

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what major event happened on September 11, 2001

terrorists attacked the US

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name one native American tribe

Cherokee

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name one of the longest rivers of the US

Missouri

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what ocean is on the west cost of the US

Pacific

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what ocean is one the east cost of the US

Atlantic

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name one US territory

Puerto Rico

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Name a state that borders Canada

NY

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Name a state that borders Mexico

Texas

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what is the capital of the US

Washington DC

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95

where is the statue of liberty

NY Harbor Liberty Island

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why does the US flag have 13 stripes?

one for each of the original colonies

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why does the US flag have 50 stars?

one for each state

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what is the national anthem called?

star spangled banner

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when do we celebrate independence day?

july 4th

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name two national US holidays

New Years Day and Independence day

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