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Practice 128 Civics Questions & Answers in ORDER with AUGUST's Voice, One Answer, No Repetition · U.S. Citizenship Test 2026

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  Master your Civics tests here with 128 questions and answers
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  in order. What is the form of government
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  of the United States Republic? What is the supreme law of the
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  land? US Constitution Name one thing
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  the US Constitution does forms the government. the US
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  Constitution starts with the words We the people.
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  What does We the People mean self government?
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  How are changes made to the Constitution?
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  Amendments. 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 in
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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
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  courts The President of the United States is in charge of
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  which branch of government? Executive branch Which part of
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  the federal government rights 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 is 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? How long is a term for a member
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  of the House of 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 Name your US
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  Representative. Answers will vary.
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  To find your state's US Representative, please visit
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  What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
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  now, 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 the 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, the President of the
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  United States can only serve 2 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 name one
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  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. The president who appoints
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  federal judges. The President The executive
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  branch has many 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 decides who is elected
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  president. What is one part of the judicial
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  branch Supreme Court? What does the Judicial branch
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  do? Reviews laws.
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  What is the highest court in the United States Supreme Court?
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  How many seats are on the Supreme Court 9.
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  How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a
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  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 is 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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  states, 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 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? Naturalize.
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  What are two examples of civic participation in the United
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  States? Vote.
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  Run for office. What is one way Americans can
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  serve their country? Vote.
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  Why is it important to pay federal taxes required by law?
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  It is important for all men aged 18 through 25 to register for
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  the Selective Service. Name one reason why required by
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  law. The colonists came to America
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  for many reasons. Name 1 Freedom.
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  Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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  American Indians. What group of people was taken
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  and sold as slaves? Africans What war did the
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  Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
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  American Revolution Name one reason why the Americans
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  declared independence from Britain?
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  High taxes. Who wrote the Declaration of
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  Independence? Thomas Jefferson.
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  When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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  July 4th, 1776 The American Revolution had many important
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  events. Name 1 Declaration of
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  Independence. There were 13 original states.
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  Name 5. New Hampshire, New York New
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  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 Constitution. Name one of the writers, John
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  Jay. Why were The Federalist Papers
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  important? They supported passing the US
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  Constitution. Benjamin Franklin is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  U.S. diplomat George Washington is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Father of our country Thomas
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  Jefferson is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Writer of the Declaration of
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  Independence, James Madison is famous for many things, name 1.
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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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  One of the writers of The Federalist Papers.
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  What territory did the United States buy from France in
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  eighteen O 3 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 Lincoln was assassinated.
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  Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 Freed the slaves What did the Emancipation Proclamation
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  do? Freed the slaves What US war
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  ended slavery? The Civil War Amendment says all
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  persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to
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  the jurisdiction thereof are U.S. citizens. 14th Amendment.
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  When did all men get the right to vote after the Civil War?
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  Name 1 leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s,
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  Susan B Anthony. Name 1 war fought by the United
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  States in the 1900s World War One.
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  Why did the United States enter World War One?
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  To support the 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's main rival during the Cold War?
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  Russia during the Cold War. What was 1 main concern of the
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  United 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 is famous for
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  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.
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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 a
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  Pluribus Unum. What does that mean out of many?
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  One What is Independence Day? The country's birthday Name?
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  Three national US holidays? New Year's Day, Memorial Day,
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  Labor Day What is Memorial Day? A holiday to honor soldiers who
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  died in military service. What is Veteran's Day?
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  A holiday to honor people in the US military.
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