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128 Civics Questions in ORDER (ISABELLA VOICE) for U.S. Citizenship Test – Fast Female Voice, One 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 amendment? What does the Bill of Rights
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  protect the basic rights of Americans?
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  How many amendments does the US Constitution have?
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  27 Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
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  It says all people are created equal.
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  What founding document said the American colonies were free from
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  Britain? Declaration of Independence name
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  2 Important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and
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  the US Constitution Equality, Liberty The words life, liberty,
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  and the pursuit of happiness are in what founding document
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  Declaration of Independence What is the economic system of the
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  United States Capitalism What is the rule of law?
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  Everyone must follow the law. Many documents influenced the US
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  Constitution. Name 1 Federalist Papers.
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  There are three branches of government.
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  Why checks and balances? Name the three branches of
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  government, 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? Executive branch?
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  What part of the federal government writes laws?
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  U.S. Congress What are the two parts
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  of the US Congress? Senate and House of
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  Representatives Name one power of the US Congress rights laws.
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  How many US senators are there? 100 How long is a term for AUS
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  senator? Six years.
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  Who was one of your state's US senators now?
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  Answers will vary. To find your state's US
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  Senators, please visit How many voting members are in the House
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  of Representatives? 435?
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  How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
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  Two years? Why do US representatives serve
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  shorter terms than US senators To more closely follow public
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  opinion? How many senators does each
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  state have? 2 Why does each state have two
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  senators? Equal representation for small
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  states Name your US representative.
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  Answers will vary. To find your US Representative,
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  please visit. What is the name of the Speaker
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  of the House of Representatives now?
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  Mike 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 What is the name of
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  the Vice President of the United States now?
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  JD Vance If the president can no longer serve, who becomes
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  president? The Vice President of the United
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  States Name one power of the president vetoes bills.
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  Who is commander in chief of the US military?
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  The president. Who signs bills to become laws?
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  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
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  parts. Name 1 President.
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  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 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 mine? How many Supreme Court justices
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  are usually needed to decide a case 5 How long do Supreme Court
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  justices serve for life? Supreme Court justices serve for
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  life. Why?
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  To be independent of politics. Who was the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? John Roberts.
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  Name one power that is only for the federal government.
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  Print paper money. Name one power that is only for
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  the states. Give a driver's license.
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  What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
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  Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states
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  or to the people. Who is the governor of your
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  state now? Answers will vary.
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  To find the governor of your state, please visit.
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  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
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  elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in
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  the United States? Citizens, what are three rights
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  of 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 obey the laws of the United states
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  obey the laws of 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 Declaration 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 Louisiana Name one
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  more fought by the United States in the 1800s Civil War Name the
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  US war between the North and the South.
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  The Civil War The Civil War had many important events.
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  Name 1 Lincoln was assassinated. Abraham Lincoln is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  Freed the slaves. What did the Emancipation
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  Proclamation do? Freed the slaves What US war
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  ended slavery? The Civil War What amendment
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  says all persons born or naturalized in the United States
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  and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are U.S. citizens?
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  14th Amendment. When did all men get the right
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  to vote after the Civil War? Name 1 leader of the women's
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  rights movement in the 1800s Susan B Anthony Name 1 war
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  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
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  Great Depression and World War 2?
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  Franklin Roosevelt Why did the United States enter World War 2?
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  To support the Allied powers, Dwight Eisenhower is famous for
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  many things. Name 1 general during World War
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  2. Who was the United States main
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  rival during the Cold War? Russia during the Cold War.
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  What was 1 main concern of the United States?
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  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? Thought 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 11, 2001 in the United
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  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.
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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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  Why does the flag have 50 stars? Because there are 50 states,
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  what is the name of the national anthem?
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  The Star Spangled Banner. The nation's first motto was E
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  Pluribus Unum. What does that mean?
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  Out of many, one What is Independence Day?
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  The country's birthday Name three national US holidays New
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  Year's Day, 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.