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128 Civics Questions in ORDER (KRISTIE VOICE) for U.S. Citizenship Test – Very 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? 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 and the US Constitution.
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  Equality Liberty The words life, liberty, and the pursuit of
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  happiness are in what founding document Declaration of
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  Independence What is the economic system of the United
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  States? Capitalism What is the rule of
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  law? Everyone must follow the law.
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  Many documents influenced the US Constitution Name 1.
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  Federalist Papers There are three branches of government.
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  Why checks and balances Name the three branches of government
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  Congress, President and the courts The president of the
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  United States is in charge of which branch of government?
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  Executive branch What part of the federal government rights
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  laws? U.S.
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  Congress. What are the two parts of the US
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  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. Please visit How many voting
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  members are in the House of Representatives?
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  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.
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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 What is the name of
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  the vice President of the United States now?
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  J Devance 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? The President Who appoints
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  federal judges? The president.
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  The executive branch has many parts.
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  Name 1 President. What does the president's
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  cabinet do? Advises the president.
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  What are two cabinet level positions?
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  Secretary of Labor, Secretary of State.
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  Why is the Electoral College important?
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  It decides who is elected president.
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  What is one part of the judicial branch?
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  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?
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  9 How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to
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  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 is the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? John Roberts Name one power that
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  is only for the federal government.
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  Print paper money 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
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  state? Answers will vary.
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  To find the capital of your state, please visit.
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  There are 4 amendments to the US Constitution about who can vote.
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  Describe one of them. Any citizen can vote who can
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  vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on
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  a jury in the United States. Citizens.
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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. What do we show loyalty to when
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  we say the Pledge of Allegiance the United States name 2
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  promises that new citizens make in the oath of allegiance.
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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? 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.
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  Freedom. Who lived in America before the
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  Europeans arrived? American Indians What group of
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  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 The American
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  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.
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  New Hampshire New York New Jersey North Carolina South
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  Carolina What founding document was written in 1787?
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  US Constitution The Federalist Papers supported the passage of
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  the US 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 U.S. diplomat George
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  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 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 Federalist Papers.
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  What territory did the United States buy from France in 18 O 3
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  Louisiana Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
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  Civil War Name the 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.
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  Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Freed the slaves What did the
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  Emancipation 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. 14th
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  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
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  rights movement in the 1800s. Susan B Anthony, name one, were
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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?
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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 main
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  rival during the Cold War? Russia during the Cold War What
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  was 1 main concern of the United States Communism.
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  Why did the United States enter the Korean War to stop the
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  spread of communism. Why did the United States enter
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  the Vietnam War? To stop the spread of communism.
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  What did the civil Rights movement do?
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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 Fought for civil rights. Why did the United States enter
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  the Persian Gulf War? To force the Iraqi military from
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  Kuwait. 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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  Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11th, 2001
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  attacks. War in Iraq.
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  Name one American Indian tribe in the United States, Cherokee.
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  Name one example of an American innovation landing on the moon.
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  What is the capital of the United States?
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  Washington, DC. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
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  New York Harbor Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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  Or 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 the
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  Pluribus Unum. What does that mean out of many?
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  One. What is Independence Day?
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  The country's birthday? Name three national US holidays
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  New Year's Day. Memorial Day.
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  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.