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What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution.
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What does the Constitution do?
It sets up the government, defines the government, and protects basic rights of Americans.
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What are the first three words of the Constitution?
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 ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights.
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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition the government.
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How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Twenty-seven (27).
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announced our independence from Great Britain.
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life and liberty.
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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 or market economy.
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What is the rule of law?
Everyone must follow the law; leaders and government must obey the law.
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Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress, legislative, President, executive, or the courts.
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances or separation of powers.
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President.
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Who makes federal laws?
Congress, which includes the Senate and House of Representatives.
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and the House of Representatives.
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How many U.S. senators are there?
One hundred (100).
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We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
Six (6).
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Answers will vary.
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Four hundred thirty-five (435).
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
Two (2).
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Name your U.S. Representative.
Answers will vary.
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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?
Because of the state’s population.
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We elect a President for how many years?
Four (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?
Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name.
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name.
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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 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?
Examples: Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense.
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What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes, and decides if laws go 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 on the Supreme Court?
Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the current number.
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name.
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Under our Constitution, what is one power of the federal government?
To print money.
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Under our Constitution, what is one power of the states?
Provide schooling and education.
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Who is the Governor of your state now?
Answers will vary.
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What is the capital of your state?
Answers will vary.
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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?
Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the party.
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name.
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Serve on a jury.
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Name one right only for United States citizens.
Vote in a federal election.
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What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States or the flag.
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
To obey the laws of the United States.
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
Eighteen (18) and older.
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Vote and join a political party.
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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 eighteen (18).
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom.
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians or 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?
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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Name three of the 13 original states.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
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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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Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
James Madison.
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. 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 United States in the 1800s.
Civil War.
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The 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?
Freed the slaves.
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves in the Confederacy.
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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.
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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?
World War II.
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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 the United States.
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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee.
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Missouri River.
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean.
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean.
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Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico.
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Name one state that borders Canada.
Maine.
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Name one state that borders Mexico.
California.
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What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York Harbor.
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies.
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because there is one star for each state.
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What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner.
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4.
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Name two national U.S. holidays.
Independence Day and Thanksgiving.
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