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128 Civics Questions in ORDER (WREN VOICE) for the U.S. Citizenship Test – Slow 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 Constitution?
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  Name one thing the US Constitution does forms the
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  government. the US Constitution starts with the words We the
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  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. 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 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? 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
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  the United States? Capitalism.
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  What is 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 writes 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 Representatives?
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  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?
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  Now? This answers will vary.
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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 follow public opinion more closely, How many senators does
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  each 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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  This answer will vary. 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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  People of their state? Who elects US Senators?
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  Citizens from their state? Who does a member of the House
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  of Representatives represent? People 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 of the state's
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  population. The president of the United
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  States is elected for how many years?
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  For years. The President of the United
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  States can serve only two terms. Why?
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  Because of the 22nd Amendment. What is the name of the
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  President of the United States now?
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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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  JD Vance. If the president can no longer
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  serve, who becomes president? The vice president.
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  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? Attorney General, Vice
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  President. 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?
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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? Lifetime appointment Supreme
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  Court justices serve for life. Why to be independent of
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  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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  Declare war. Name one power that is only for
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  the states. Provides schooling and
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  education. 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. Who is the governor of your
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  state? Now this answer will vary.
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  What is the capital of your state?
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  This answer will vary. There are 4 amendments to the US
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  Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
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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? Citizens of the United States.
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  What are three rights of everyone living in the United
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  States? Freedom of religion, Freedom of
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  speech, freedom of assembly. 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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  Give up loyalty to other countries.
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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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  Join a civic group. Join a community group.
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  What is one way Americans can serve their country?
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  Obey the law. 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 Europeans
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  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
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  to win independence from Britain.
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  War for American independence Name one reason why the
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  Americans 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
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  important events. Name 1 Declaration of
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  Independence. There were 13 original states.
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  Name 5. New York, New Jersey,
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  Pennsylvania. 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, James Madison.
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  Why were The Federalist Papers important?
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  They helped people understand the 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
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  many things, name 1 First Secretary of State.
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  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 First Secretary of the
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  Treasury. What territory did the United
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  States buy from France in eighteen O 3 Louisiana
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  Territory. Name 1 war fought by the United
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  States in the 1800s Civil War Name the US war between the
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  North and the South the Civil War.
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  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 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
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  born or 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. 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?
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  Because Germany attacked US civilian ships.
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  When did all women get the right to vote after World War One?
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  What was the Great Depression? Longest economic recession in
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  modern history? When did the Great Depression
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  start? Stock market crash of 1929.
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  Who was president during the Great Depression and World War
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  2? Franklin Roosevelt.
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  Why did the United States enter World War 2?
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  Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for
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  many things. Name 1 34th President of the
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  United States. Who was the United States main
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  rival during the Cold War? Russia.
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  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 to force
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  the Iraqi military from 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 Afghanistan. Name 1 American Indian tribe in
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  the United States Cherokee. Name one example of an American
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  innovation airplane. 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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  We all become 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, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day.
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  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.