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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 the Government

Defines the Government

Protects basic RIghts of Americans
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The idea of self-government is in the first three 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 are the first ten amendments of the constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
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What is one right or 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?
announced our independence (from Great Britain)

declared our independence (from Great Britain)

said that the United States is free (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 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 must obey the law.

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 government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances

separation of powers
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
President
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Who makes federal laws?
Congress

Senate and House (of Representatives)

(U.S. or national) legislature
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What are the __two__ parts of the U.S. Congress?
the Senate and House (of Representatives)
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How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
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We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6
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Who is __one__ of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Ben Sasse & Deb Fischer (both R)
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2
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Name your U.S. Representative.
U.S. House Nebraska District 1 Mike Flood Republican,  District 2 Don Bacon Republican, District 3 Adrian Smith Republican
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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
all people of the state
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Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
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 President?
November
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Joe Biden
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
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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?
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 bills to become laws?
The President
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Who vetoes bills?
The President
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What does the President’s Cabinet do?
Advises the President
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What are __two__ Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of Commerce

Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Education

Secretary of Energy

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Homeland Security

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Secretary of the Interior

Secretary of Labor

Secretary of State

Secretary of Transportation

Secretary of the Treasury

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Attorney General

Vice President
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What does the judicial branch do?
reviews laws

explains laws

resolves disputes (disagreements)

decides if a law goes against the Constitution
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What is the highest court in the United States?
Supreme Court
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is __one__ power of the federal government?
to print money

to declare war

to create an army

to make treaties
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is __one__ power of the states?
provide schooling and education

provide protection (police)

provide safety (fire departments)

give a driver’s license

approve zoning and land use
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Who is the Governor of your state now?
Pete Ricketts, soon to be replaced by Jim Pillen
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What is the Capital of Nebraska
Lincoln
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What are the __two__ major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
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What is the political party of the President now?
Democratic
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Nancy Pelosi
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There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe __one__ of them.
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).

You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.

Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)

A male citizen of any race (can vote)
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What is __one__ responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
serve on a jury

vote in a federal election
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Name __one__ right only for United States citizens.
vote in a federal election

run for federal office
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What are __two__ rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of expression

freedom of speech

freedom of assembly

freedom to petition the government

freedom of religion

the right to bear arms
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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 United States citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries

defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

obey the laws of the United States

serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)

loyal to the United States
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
18
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What are __two__ ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
vote

join a political party

help with a campaign

join a civic group

join a community group

give an elected official your opinion on an issue

call Senators and Representatives

publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

run for office

write to a newspaper
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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?
Between 18 and 26
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What is __one__ reason colonists came to America?
freedom

political liberty

religious freedom

economic opportunity

practice their religion

escape persecution
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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 the British?
Taxation w/o rep
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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__.
New Hampshire

Massachusetts

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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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name __one__ of the writers.
James Madison

John Jay

Alexander Hamilton
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What is __one__ thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat

oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

first Postmaster General of the United States

writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

started the first free libraries
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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?
Louisiana Purchase
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Name __one__ war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812

Mexican-American War

Civil War

Spanish-American War
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Civil War
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Name __one__ problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
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What was __one__ important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Emancipation Proclamation
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the Slaves
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women’s rights
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Name __one__ war fought by the United States in the 1900s.\*
World War I

World War II

Korean War

Vietnam War

(Persian) Gulf War
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Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
WW2
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
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, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked America
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Name __one__ American Indian tribe in the United States.
Navajo
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Name __one__ of the two longest rivers in the United States
Mississippi
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic
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Name __one__ U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico
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Name __one__ state that borders Canada.
Montana
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Name __one__ state that borders Mexico.
Texas
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What is the capital of the United States?
Washington dc
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Liberty Island, New York
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
13 original colonies
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Represent each state
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What is the name of the national anthem?
Star Spangled Banner
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4th
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Name __two__ national U.S. holidays.
New Years and Indepence Day

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