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128 Civics Questions in ORDER (SUSAN VOICE) for 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?
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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 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 and
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  the US Constitution. Equality Liberty The words life,
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  liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are in what Founding
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  document Declaration of Independence What is the
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  economic system of the United States?
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  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 government,
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  Congress, presidents, 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 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?
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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 of the House of
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  Representatives now Mike Johnson.
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  Who does AUS Senator represents? Citizens of their state.
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  Who elects US Senators Citizens from their state.
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  Who does a member of the House of Representatives represents?
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  Citizens in their districts. Who elects members of the House
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  of Representatives? Citizens from their districts.
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  Some states have more representatives than other
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  states. Why?
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  Because they have more people. The President of the United
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  States is elected for how many years?
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  Four 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 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 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
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  justices 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 the federal
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  governments. Prints 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. 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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  Votes run for office. What is one way Americans can
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  serve their country votes? 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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  American Revolution. 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 Hampshire New York New Jersey North Carolina South
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  Carolina. What founding document was
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  written in 1787? US Constitution The Federalist
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  Papers supported 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, James Madison is
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  famous for many things, 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 1
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  War 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 Freed the slaves What did
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  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 and subject to the jurisdiction
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  thereof are U.S. citizens. 14th Amendment When did all men get
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  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 States in
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  the 1900s World War One. Why did the United States enter
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  World War One? To support the Allied powers.
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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? The Great Crash 1929?
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  Who was president during the Great Depression and World War
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  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 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 endure
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  the Korean War To stop the spread of communism.
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  Why did the United States injure the Vietnam War to stop the
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  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? Terrorist attacks the United
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  States Name one U.S. military conflict after the September
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  11th, 2001 attacks. War in Iraq Name 1 American
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  Indian tribe in the United States.
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  Cherokee Name one example of an American innovation landing on
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  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 strikes?
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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 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.