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Practice 128 Civics Questions in ORDER for U.S. Citizenship Test – Fast Female Voice, One Simple Answer, NO Repetition · 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test

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  What is the form of government of the United States Republic?
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  What is the supreme law of the land?
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  US Constitution Name one thing the US Constitution does forms
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  the government. the US Constitution starts with the
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  words we the people. What does we the people mean?
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  Self Government. How are changes made to the US
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  Constitution? Amendments.
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  What does the Bill of Rights protect the basic rights of
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  Americans? How many amendments does the US
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  Constitution have? 27 Why is the Declaration of
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  Independence important? It says all people are created
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  equal. What founding document said the
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  American colonies were free from Britain?
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  Declaration of Independence name 2 important ideas from the
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  Declaration of Independence in the US Constitution Equality,
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  liberty the words life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are
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  in what founding document Declaration of Independence What
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  is the economic system of the United states Capitalism What is
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  the rule of law? Everyone must follow the law.
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  Many documents influence the US Constitution.
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  Name 1 Federalist Papers. There are three branches of
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  government. Why checks and balances?
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  Name the three branches of government, Congress, President,
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  and the courts. The President of the United
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  States is in charge of which branch of government?
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  Executive branch? What part of the federal
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  government? Rights Laws U.S.
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  Congress What are the two parts of the US Congress, Senate and
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  House of Representatives? Name one power of the US
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  Congress rights laws. How many US senators are there?
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  100 How long is a term for AUS senator?
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  Six years. Who is one of your state's US
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  Senators now? Answers will vary.
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  To find your state's US Senators, please visit.
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  How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
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  435 How long is a term for a member of the House of
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  Representatives? Two years.
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  Why do US Representatives serve shorter terms than US senators?
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  To more closely follow public opinion?
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  How many senators does each state have?
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  2 Why does each state have two senators?
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  Equal representation for small states.
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  Name your US representative. Answers will vary.
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  To find your US Representative, please visit What is the name of
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  the Speaker of the House of Representatives now, Mike
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  Johnson. Who does AUS senator represent?
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  Citizens of their state who elects US senators?
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  Citizens from their state who does a member of the House of
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  Representatives represent? Citizens in their district.
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  Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
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  Citizens from their district. 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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  The President of the United States is elected for how many
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  years? Four years?
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  The President of the United States can serve only two terms.
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  Why? Because of the 22nd Amendment,
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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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  What is the name of the vice president of the United States
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  now? JD Vance?
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  If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
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  The vice president Name one power of the president vetoes
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  bills. Who is commander in chief of the
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  US military? The president who signs bills to
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  become laws. The president who vetoes bills.
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  The President Who appoints federal judges?
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  The President The executive branch has many parts.
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  Name 1 President What does the President's cabinet do?
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  Advises the president. What are two cabinet level
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  positions? Secretary of Labor, Secretary of
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  State. Why is the Electoral College
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  important? It decides who is elected
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  president. What is one part of the judicial
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  branch? Supreme Court.
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  What does the judicial branch do?
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  Reviews laws. What is the highest court in the
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  United States Supreme Court? How many seats are on the
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  Supreme Court 9. How many Supreme Court justices
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  are usually needed to decide a case?
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  5 How long do Supreme Court justices serve for life?
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  Supreme Court justices serve for life.
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  Why to be independent of politics.
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  Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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  John Roberts. Name one power that is only for
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  the federal government. Print paper money.
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  Name one power that is only for the states.
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  Give a driver's license. What is the purpose of the 10th
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  Amendment? Powers not given to the federal
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  government belong to the states or to the people.
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  Who is the governor of your state now?
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  Answers will vary. To find the governor of your
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  state, please visit What is the capital of your state?
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  Answers will vary. To find the capital of your
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  state, please visit. There are 4 amendments to the US
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  Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
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  Any citizen can vote who can vote in federal elections, run
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  for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States.
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  Citizens. What are three rights of
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  everyone living in the United States?
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  Freedom of speech, Freedom of assembly, freedom of religion.
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  What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
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  The United States name 2 promises that new citizens make
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  in the oath of allegiance to obey the laws of the United
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  States be loyal to the United states.
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  How can people become United States citizens?
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  Naturalize. What are two examples of civic
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  participation in the United States?
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  Vote. Run for office.
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  What is one way Americans can serve their country?
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  Vote. Why is it important to pay
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  federal taxes required by law? It is important for all men aged
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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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  The colonists came to America for many reasons.
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  Name 1 Freedom. Who lived in America before the
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  Europeans arrived? American Indians.
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  What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
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  Africans What war did the Americans fight to win
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  independence from Britain. American Revolution Name one
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  reason why the Americans declared independence from
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  Britain? High taxes.
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  Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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  Thomas Jefferson. When was the Declarations of
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  Independence adopted? July 4th, 1776.
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  The American Revolution had many important events.
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  Name 1 Declaration of Independence.
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  There were 13 original states. Name 5 New Hampshire New York
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  New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina.
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  What founding document was written in 1787?
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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, John Jay.
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  Why were The Federalist Papers important?
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  They supported passing the US Constitution.
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  Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. U.S. diplomat George Washington
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  is famous for many things. Name 1.
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  Father of our country Thomas Jefferson is famous for many
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  things. Name 1.
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  Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
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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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  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. What territory did the United
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  States buy from France in eighteen O 3.
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  Louisiana Name 1. War fought by the United States
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  in the 1800s Civil War Name the US war between the North and the
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  South. The Civil War The Civil War had
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  many important events. Name 1.
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  Lincoln was assassinated. Abraham Lincoln is famous for
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  many things. Name 1 Freed the slaves.
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  What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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  Freed the slaves What US war ended slavery?
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  The Civil War What amendment says all persons born or
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  naturalized in the United States are U.S. citizens?
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  14th Amendment When did all men get the right to vote after the
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  Civil War Name 1. Leader of the women's rights
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  movement in the 1800s Susan B Anthony Name 1.
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  War fought by the United States in the 1900s World War One.
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  Why did the United States enter World War One to support the
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  Allied powers. When did all women get the right
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  to vote after World War One? What was the Great Depression?
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  Longest economic recession in modern history?
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  When did the Great Depression start?
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  The Great Crash 1929 Who was president during the Great
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  Depression and World War 2? Franklin Roosevelt Why did the
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  United States enter World War 2? To support the Allied powers.
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  Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 general during World War 2.
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  Who was the United States main rival during the Cold War?
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  Russia during the Cold War What was 1 main concern of the United
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  States Communism. Why did the United States enter
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  the Korean War to stop the spread of communism.
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  Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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  To stop the spread of communism. What did the civil Rights
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  movement do? Fought to end racial
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  discrimination. Martin Luther King Junior is
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  famous for many things. Name 1 Fought for civil rights.
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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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  What major event happened on September 11th, 2001 in the
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  United States? Terrorists attacked the United
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  States. Name one U.S. military conflict
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  after the September 11th, 2001 attacks war in Iraq.
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  Name 1 American Indian tribe in the United States.
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  Cherokee. Name one example of an American
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  innovation landing on the moon. What is the capital of the
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  United States? Washington, DC.
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  Where is the Statue of Liberty? New York Harbor Why does the
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  flag have 13 stripes? Because there were 13 original
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  colonies. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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  Because there are 50 states, what is the name of the national
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  anthem? The Star Spangled Banner The
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  nation's first motto was E Pluribus Unum.
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  What does that mean out of many? One.
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  What is Independence Day? The country's birthday?
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  Name three national US holidays New Year's Day.
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  Memorial Day. Labor Day What is Memorial Day?
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  A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service.
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  What is veteran's day? A holiday to honor people in the
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  US military.