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128 Civics Questions for CALIFORNIA in ORDER (MV001_FMF01) – Fast Male & Female Voices, 1 Answer, Repetition · 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test

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  What is the form of government of the United States?
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  What is the form of government of the United States Republic?
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  Republic. What is the supreme law of the
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  land? What is the supreme law of the
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  land? US Constitution.
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  US Constitution. Name one thing the US
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  Constitution does. Name one thing the US
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  Constitution does. Forms the government.
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  Forms the government. The US Constitution starts with
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  the words We the people. What does we the People mean?
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  The US Constitution starts with the words We the people.
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  What does we the People mean? Self government.
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  Self government. How are changes made to the US
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  Constitution? How are changes made to the US
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  Constitution? Amendments.
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  Amendments. What does the Bill of Rights
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  protect? What does the Bill of Rights
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  protect? The basic rights of Americans.
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  The basic rights of Americans. How many amendments does the US
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  Constitution have? How many amendments does the US
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  Constitution have? 27. 27.
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  Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
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  Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
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  It says America is free from British control.
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  It says America is free from British control.
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  What founding documents said the American colonies were free from
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  Britain? What founding documents said the
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  American colonies were free from Britain?
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  Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Independence.
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  Name 2 important ideas from the Declaration of Independence in
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  the US Constitution. Name 2 important ideas from the
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  Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.
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  Equality. Liberty.
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  Equality. Liberty.
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  The words life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are in what
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  founding document? The words life, liberty, and the
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  pursuit of happiness are in what founding document?
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  Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Independence.
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  What is the economic system of the United States?
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  What is the economic system of the United States?
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  Free market economy. Free market economy.
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  What is the rule of law? What is the rule of law?
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  Everyone must follow the law. Everyone must follow the law.
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  Many documents influence the US Constitution.
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  Name 1. Many documents influence the US
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  Constitution. Name 1.
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  Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Independence.
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  There are three branches of government.
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  Why? There are three branches of
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  government. Why?
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  Checks and balances. Checks and balances.
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  Name the three branches of government.
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  Name the three branches of government.
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  Congress President and the courts.
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  Congress President and the courts.
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  The President of the United States is in charge of which
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  branch of government? The President of the United
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  States is in charge of which branch of government?
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  Executive branch. Executive branch.
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  What part of the federal government rights laws?
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  What part of the federal government rights laws?
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  U.S. Congress.
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  U.S. Congress What?
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  Are the two parts of the US Congress?
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  What are the two parts of the US Congress?
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  Senate and House of Representatives.
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  Senate and House of Representatives.
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  Name one power of the US Congress.
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  Name one power of the US Congress.
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  Rights laws. Rights laws.
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  How many US senators are there? How many US senators are there?
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  100. 100. How long is a term for US
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  Senator? How long is a term for US
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  Senator? Six years.
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  Six years. Who is one of your state's US
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  Senators now? Who is one of your state's US
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  senators now, Adam? Schiff or Alex Padilla?
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  Adam Schiff or Alex Padilla? How many voting members are in
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  the House of Representatives? How many voting members are in
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  the House of Representatives? 435. 435 How?
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  Long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives.
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  How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
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  Two years. Two years.
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  Why? Do US representatives serve
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  shorter terms than US senators? Why do US representatives serve
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  shorter terms than US Senators? To more closely follow public
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  opinion. To more.
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  Closely follow public opinion. How many senators does each
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  state have? How many senators does each
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  state have? 2. 2.
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  Why does each state have two senators?
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  Why does each state have two senators?
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  Equal representation for small states.
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  Equal representation for small states.
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  Name your US representative. Name your US representative.
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  Answer will vary. Answer will vary.
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  What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
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  now? What is the name of the Speaker
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  of the House of Representatives? Now Mike Johnson.
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  Mike Johnson. Who does AUS Senator represent?
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  Who does AUS Senator represent? Citizens of their state.
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  Citizens of their state. Who elects US senators?
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  Who elects US senators? Citizens from their state.
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  Citizens from their state. Who does a member of the House
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  of Representatives represent? Who does a member of the House
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  of Representatives represent? Citizens in their Congressional
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  District. Citizens in their Congressional
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  District. Who elects members of the House
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  of Representatives? Who elects members of the House
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  of Representatives? Citizens from their
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  Congressional District. Citizens from their
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  Congressional District. Some states have more
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  representatives than other states.
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  Why? Some states have more
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  representatives than other states.
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  Why? Because they have more people.
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  Because they have more people. The President of the United
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  States is elected for how many years?
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  The President of the United States is elected for how many
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  years? Four years.
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  Four years. The President of the United
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  States can serve only two terms. Why?
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  The President of the United States can serve only two terms.
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  Why to? Keep the president from becoming
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  too powerful. To keep the president from
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  becoming too powerful. What is the name of the
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  President of the United States now?
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  What is the name of the President of the United States
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  now? Donald Trump.
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  Donald Trump. What is the name of the Vice
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  President of the United States now?
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  What is the name of the Vice President of the United States
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  now? JD Vance.
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  JD Vance. If the president can no longer
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  serve, who becomes president? If the president can no longer
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  serve, who becomes president? The Vice President of the United
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  States. The Vice President of the United
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  States. Name one power of the president.
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  Name one power of the president. Veto's bills.
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  Veto's bills. Who is commander in chief of the
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  US military? Who is commander in chief of the
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  US military? The President of the United
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  States. The President of the United
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  States. Who signs bills to become laws?
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  Who signs bills to become laws? The President of the United
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  States. The President of the United
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  States. Who vetoes bills?
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  Who vetoes bills? The President of the United
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  States. The President of the United
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  States. Who appoints federal judges?
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  Who appoints federal judges? The President of the United
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  States. The President of the United
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  States. The executive branch has many
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  parts, name 1. The executive branch has many
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  parts, name 1. President of the United States.
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  President of the United States. What does the president's
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  cabinet do? What does the president's
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  cabinet do? Advises the President of the
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  United States. Advises the President of the
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  United States. What are two cabinet level
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  positions? What are two cabinet level
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  positions? Secretary of Labor, Secretary of
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  State. Secretary of Labor, Secretary of
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  State. Why is the Electoral College
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  important? Why is the Electoral College
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  important? It decides who is elected
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  president. It decides who is elected
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  president. What is one part of the judicial
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  branch? What is one part of the judicial
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  branch? Supreme Court.
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  Supreme Court What? Does the judicial branch do?
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  What does the judicial branch do?
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  Reviews Laws. Reviews Laws.
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  What is the highest court in the United States?
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  What is the highest court in the United States?
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  Supreme Court. Supreme Court.
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  How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
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  How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
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  9 9 How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to
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  decide a case? How many Supreme Court justices
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  are usually needed to decide a case?
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  5. 5. How long do Supreme Court
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  justices serve? How long do Supreme Court
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  justices serve? For.
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  Life for life. Supreme Court justices serve for
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  life. Why?
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  Supreme Court justices serve for life.
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  Why? To be independent of politics.
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  To be independent of politics. Who is the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? Who is the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? John Roberts.
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  John Roberts. Name one power that is only for
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  the federal government. Name one power that is only for
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  the federal government. Print paper money.
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  Print paper money. Name one power that is only for
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  the states. Name one power that is only for
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  the states. Give a driver's license.
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  Give a driver's license. What is the purpose of the 10th
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  Amendment? What is the purpose of the 10th
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  Amendment? It states that the powers not
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  given to the federal government belong to the states or to the
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  people. It states that the power is not
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  given to the federal government, belong to the states or to the
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  people. Who is the governor of your
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  state now? Who is the governor of your
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  state now? Gavin Newsom.
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  Gavin Newsom. What is the capital of your
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  state? What is the capital of your
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  state? Sacramento.
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  Sacramento. There are 4 amendments to the US
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  Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
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  There are 4 amendments to the US Constitution about who can vote.
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  Describe one of them. Citizens 18 and older can vote.
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  Citizens 18 and older can vote. Who can vote in federal
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  elections, run for federal office and serve on a jury in
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  the United States? Who can vote in federal
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  elections, run for federal office and serve on a jury in
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  the United States? Citizens.
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  Citizens. What are three rights of
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  everyone living in the United States?
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  What are three rights of everyone living in the United
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  States? Freedom of speech, freedom of
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  assembly, freedom of religion. Freedom of speech, freedom of
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  assembly, freedom of religion. What do we show loyalty to when
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  we say the Pledge of Allegiance? What do we show loyalty to when
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  we say the Pledge of Allegiance? The United States.
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  The United States. Name 2 promises that new
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  citizens make in the Oath of allegiance.
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  Name 2 promises that new citizens make in the Oath of
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  allegiance. Obey the laws of the United
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  States. Be loyal to the United States.
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  Obey the laws of the United States.
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  Be loyal to the United States. How can people become United
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  States citizens? How can people become United
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  States citizens? Naturalize.
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  Naturalize. What are two examples of civic
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  participation in the United States?
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  What are two examples of civic participation in the United
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  States? Vote.
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  Join a political party. Vote.
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  Join a political party. What is one way Americans can
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  serve their country? What is one way Americans can
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  serve their country? Vote.
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  Vote. Why is it important to pay
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  federal taxes? Why is it important to pay
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  federal taxes? Required by law.
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  Required by law. It is important for all men age
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  18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service.
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  Name one reason why. It is important for all men age
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  18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service.
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  Name one reason why. Required by law.
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  Required by law. The colonists came to America
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  for many reasons. Name 1.
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  The colonists came to America for many reasons.
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  Name 1. Freedom.
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  Freedom. Who lived in America before the
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  Europeans arrived? Who?
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  Lived in America before the Europeans arrived.
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  American Indians. American Indians.
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  What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
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  What? Group of people was taken and
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  sold as slaves. Africans.
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  Africans. What war did the Americans fight
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  to win independence from Britain?
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  What war did the Americans fight to win independence from
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  Britain? American Revolution.
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  American Revolution. Name one reason why the
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  Americans declared independence from Britain.
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  Name one reason why the Americans declared independence
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  from Britain. High taxes.
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  High taxes. Who wrote the Declaration of
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  Independence? Who wrote the Declaration of
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  Independence? Thomas Jefferson.
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  Thomas Jefferson. When was the Declaration of
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  Independence adopted? When was the Declaration of
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  Independence adopted? July 4th, 1776.
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  July 4th, 1776. The American Revolution had many
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  important events. Name 1.
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  The American Revolution had many important events.
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  Name 1. Declaration of Independence.
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  Declaration of Independence. There were 13 original states.
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  Name 5. There were 13 original states.
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  Name 5. New York, New Jersey, New
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  Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina.
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  New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South
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  Carolina. What founding document was
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  written in 1787? What founding document was
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  written in 1787? US Constitution.
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  US Constitution. The Federalist Papers supported
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  the passage of the US Constitution.
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  Name one of the writers. The Federalist Papers supported
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  the passage of the US Constitution.
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  Name one of the writers. Alexander Hamilton.
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  Alexander Hamilton. Why were The Federalist Papers
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  important? Why were The Federalist Papers
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  important? They helped people understand
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  the US Constitution. They helped people understand
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  the US Constitution. Benjamin Franklin is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. US.
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  Diplomat. U.S.
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  Diplomat. George Washington is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  George Washington is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Father of our country.
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  Father of our country. Thomas Jefferson is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Writer of the Declaration of
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  Independence. Writer of the Declaration of
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  Independence. James Madison is famous for many
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  things. Name 1.
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  James Madison is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Father of the Constitution.
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  Father of the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. One of the writers of The
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  Federalist Papers. One of the writers of The
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  Federalist Papers. What territory did the United
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  States buy from France in 18 O? 3 What territory did the United
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  States buy from France in 18 O 3?
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  Louisiana. Louisiana.
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  Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
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  Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
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  Civil War. Civil War.
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  Name the US war between the North and the South.
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  Name the US war between the North and the South.
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  The Civil War. The Civil War.
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  The Civil War had many important events.
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  Name 1. The Civil War had many important
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  events. Name 1.
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  Emancipation Proclamation. Emancipation Proclamation.
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  Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Abraham Lincoln is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  Free the slaves. Emancipation Proclamation.
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  Free the slaves. Emancipation Proclamation.
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  What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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  What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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  Freed the slaves. Freed the slaves.
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  What US war ended slavery? What US war ended slavery?
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  The Civil War. The Civil War What?
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  Amendment says all persons born are naturalized in the United
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  States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are U.S.
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  citizens. What amendment says all persons
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  born are naturalized in the United States and subject to the
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  jurisdiction thereof are U.S. citizens?
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  14th Amendment. 14th Amendment. When did all men get the right
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  to vote? When did all men get the right
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  to vote? After the Civil War.
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  After the Civil War. Name 1 leader of the women's
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  rights movement in the 1800s. Name 1 leader of the women's
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  rights movement in the 1800s. Susan B Anthony.
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  Susan B Anthony. Name one war fought by the
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  United States in the 1900s. Name one war fought by the
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  United States in the 1900s World War. 1.
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  World War One. Why did the United States enter
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  World War One? Why did the United States enter
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  World War? 1 Because Germany attacked US
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  civilian ships. Because Germany attacked US
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  civilian ships. When did all women get the right
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  to vote? When did all women get the right
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  to? Vote 1920. 1920.
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  What was the Great Depression? What was the Great Depression?
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  Longest economic recession in modern history.
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  Longest economic recession in modern history.
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  When did? The Great Depression start.
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  When did the Great Depression start?
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  The Great Crash, 1929. The Great Crash, 1929.
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  Who was president during the Great Depression in World War 2?
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  Who was president during the Great Depression in World War 2?
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  Franklin Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt.
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  Why did the United States enter World War 2?
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  Why did the United States enter World War 2?
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  Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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  Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  General during World War 2. General during World War 2.
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  Who was the United States main rival during the Cold War?
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  Who was the United States main rival during the Cold War?
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  Russia. Russia.
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  During the Cold War, what was 1 main concern of the United
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  States? During the Cold War, what was 1
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  main concern of the United States?
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  Communism. Communism.
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  Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
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  Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
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  To stop the spread of communism. To stop the spread of communism.
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  Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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  Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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  To stop the spread of communism. To stop the spread of communism.
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  What did the civil rights movement do?
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  What did the civil rights movement do?
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  Fought to end racial discrimination.
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  Fought to end racial discrimination.
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  Martin Luther King Junior is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Martin Luther King Junior is
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  famous for many things. Name 1.
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  Fought for civil rights. Fought for civil rights.
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  Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
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  Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
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  To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait.
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  To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait.
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  What major event happened on September 11th, 2001 in the
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  United States? What major event happened on
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  September 11th, 2001 in the United States?
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  Terrorists attacked the United States.
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  Terrorists attacked the United States.
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  Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11th, 2001
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  attacks. Name one U.S. military conflict
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  after the September 11th, 2001 attacks.
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  War in Iraq. War in Iraq.
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  Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
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  Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
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  Crow. Crow.
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  Name one example of an American innovation.
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  Name one example of an American innovation.
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  Airplane. Airplane.
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  What is the capital of the United States?
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  What is the capital of the United States?
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  Washington, DC. Washington, DC.
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  Where is the Statue of Liberty? Where is the Statue of Liberty?
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  New York Harbor. New York Harbor.
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  Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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  Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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  Because there were 13 original colonies.
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  Because there were 13 original colonies.
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  Why does the flag have 50 stars? Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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  Because there are 50 states. Because there are 50 states.
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  What is the name of the national anthem?
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  What is the name of the national anthem?
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  The Star Spangled Banner. The Star Spangled Banner.
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  The nation's first motto was E pluribus Unum.
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  What does that mean? The nation's first motto was E
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  pluribus Unum. What does that mean?
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  We all become one. We all become one.
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  What is Independence Day? What is Independence Day?
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  The country's birthday. The country's birthday.
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  Name three national US holidays. Name three national US holidays.
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  New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
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  New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
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  What is Memorial Day? What is Memorial Day?
• 57:11
  A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service.
• 57:18
  A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service.
• 57:26
  What is Veteran's Day? What is Veteran's Day?
• 57:38
  A holiday to honor people in the US military.
• 57:44
  A holiday to honor people in the US military.