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Republic
What is the form (type) of government of the United States?
constitution
What is the supreme law of the land?
Protects our rights, sets up our government
What does the Constitution do?
We the People
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are they?
Amendments
How are changes made to the US Constitution?
Bill of rights
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Speech
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
27
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Declared independence from England, July 4, 1776
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Articles of Confederation
Many documents influenced the US Constitution. Name one.
capitalism
What is the economic system in the United States?
Everyone must follow the law even the government
What is the “rule of law”?
Judicial
Name one branch or part of the government?
Checks and balances
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
President
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Congress
Who makes federal laws?
Senate, House of Reps
What are the two parts of the US Congress?
100
How many US Senators are there?
6 years
We elect a US Senator for how many years?
life, liberty
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley
Who is one of Missouri’s US Senators now?
435
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
2 years
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We elect a US Representative for how many years?
Sam Graves
Name your US Representative.
All the people of the state
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Who does a US Senator represent?
because some states have more people
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Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
4 years
We elect a President for how many years?
November
In what month do we vote for President?
January
In what month is the Presidential Inauguration?
Joe Biden
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Kamala harris
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Vice President
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Speaker of the House
If the President and second in line can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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Sign bills into law
Name one power of the President.
It decides who is elected president. It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
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Why is the Electoral College important?
Advise the president
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
Secretary of defense, education
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What are two Cabinet-level positions?-
-Reviews laws
What does the judicial branch do?
Supreme Court
What is the highest court in the United States?
9
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
John Roberts
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
Power to Print money
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power that our federal government has?
-Issue Driver’s license
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Under our Constitution, some power belongs to the states. What is one power of the states?
Mike Parson
Who is the Governor of Missouri now?
Jefferson City
What is the capital of your state?
Democrat, Republican
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What are the two major political parties in the US?
Democratic party
What is the political party of the President now?
Kevin McCarthy
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
26th-18 year olds can vote
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Voting
What is one civic responsibility that a US citizen has?-
jury Duty
What is one civic duty that a US citizen has?
religion, Speech
What are two rights of everyone living in the US?
united states, the flag
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Naturalize-take the test, Derive citizenship-parent be born in the United States
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How can people become United States citizens?
By voting, joining a community group
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
April
What MONTH is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
18-26
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
Religious freedom
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Native Americans
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Africans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
High Taxes, no representation
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Why did the colonists fight the British in the American Revolution?
Thomas jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
July 4th, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
New York, Georgia, virginia, North Carolina
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There were 13 original states. Name four
Constitution was written
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
1787
When was the Constitution written?
james Madison
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
They helped people understand the U.S. constitution, they supported passing the U.S. constitution
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Why were the Federalist Papers important?
George washington
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Who was the “Father” and First President of our country?-
Louisiana Territory
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What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
Which president bought the territory from France in 1803?
-Civil War
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Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s
Civil war
Name the US war between the North and the South?
Slavery
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
freed slaves
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves in the confederacy
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Susan B. Anthony
Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s?
-Vietnam War
Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s.
Germany attacked US ships. to support allied powers. to oppose the central powers.
Why did the US enter WWI?
Longest economic recession in modern history
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What was the Great Depression?-
Pearl Harbor
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Why did the US enter WWII?
FDR
Who was the President during the Great Depression and WWII?
-Communism;nuclear war
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
-Civil rights movement
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
-Fought for civil rights
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Terrorist attacked the twin towers in New York
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?-
-Shawnee
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Name one American Indian tribe in the US.
Light bulb
Name one example of an American innovation.
Missouri Mississippi
Name the two longest rivers in the United States.
Pacific ocean
What ocean is on the West Coast of the US?
Atlantic Ocean
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the US?
-Puerto Rico
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Name one US territory.
Canada- Washington. Mexico-California
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Name one state that borders Canada AND Name one state that borders Mexico.
Washington D.C.
What is the capital of the US?
New York
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
For the original 13 colonies
Why does the flag have 13 stripes? -
for the 50 states
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
The Star- Spangled Banner
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What is the name of the national anthem?
out of many, one
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The nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum”. What does that mean?
thanksgiving, Labor day
Name two national US holidays.-
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