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Practice 128 Civics Questions in ORDER for U.S. Citizenship Test – Fast Female Voice, One Simple Answer, REPETITION · 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test

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  What is the form of government of the United States?
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  What is the form of government of the United States?
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  Republic. Republic.
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  What is the supreme law of the land?
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  What is the supreme law of the land?
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  US Constitution, US Constitution Name one thing the US
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  Constitution does. Name one thing the US
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  Constitution does. Forms the government.
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  Forms 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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  the US Constitution starts with the words We the people.
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  What does we the people mean? Self government.
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  Self government. How are changes made to the US
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  Constitution? How are changes made to the US
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  Constitution? Amendments.
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  Amendments. What does the Bill of Rights
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  protect? What does the Bill of Rights
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  protect? The basic rights of Americans.
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  The basic rights of Americans. How many amendments does the US
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  Constitution have? How many amendments does the US
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  Constitution have? 27 27.
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  Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
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  Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
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  It says all people are created equal.
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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? What founding document said the
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  American colonies were free from Britain?
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  Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence Name
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  2 important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and
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  the US Constitution Name 2 important ideas from the
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  Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution Equality
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  Liberty Equality Liberty The words life, liberty, and the
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  pursuit of happiness are in what founding document The words
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  life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are in what
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  founding document? Declaration of Independence
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  Declaration of Independence What is the economic system of the
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  United States? What is the economic system of
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  the United States? Capitalism Capitalism What is
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  the rule of law? What is the rule of law?
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  Everyone must follow the law. Everyone must follow the law.
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  Many documents influence the US Constitution Name 1.
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  Many documents influence the US Constitution name 1.
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  Federalist Papers Federalist Papers There are three branches
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  of government. Why there are three branches of
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  government? Why checks and balances?
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  Checks and balances Name the three branches of government.
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  Name the three branches of government, Congress, President
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  and the courts. Congress, President and the
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  courts. The President of the United
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  States is in charge of which branch of government.
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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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  Executive branch. What part of the federal
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  government rights laws? What part of the federal
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  government rights laws? U.S.
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  Congress. U.S.
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  Congress What are the two parts of the US Congress?
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  What are the two parts of the US Congress?
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  Senate and House of Representatives Senate and House
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  of Representatives. Name one power of the US
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  Congress. Name one power of the US
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  Congress Rights, Laws, rights, laws.
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  How many US Senators are there? How many US Senators are there?
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  100 100 How long is a term for AUS senator?
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  How long is a term for AUS senator?
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  Six years. Six years.
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  Who is one of your state's US Senators now?
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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? How many voting members are in
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  the House of Representatives? 435 435.
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  How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
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  How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
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  Two years. Two years.
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  Why do US Representatives serve shorter terms than US senators?
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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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  To more closely follow public opinion.
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  How many senators does each state have?
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  How many senators does each state have?
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  2 2 Why does each state have two senators?
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  Why does each state have two senators?
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  Equal representation for small states Equal representation for
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  small states Name your US representative Name your US
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  Representative. Answers will vary.
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  Define your US Representative. Please visit What is the name of
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  the speaker of the House of Representatives now?
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  What is the name of the speaker of the House of Representatives
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  now? Mike Johnson Mike Johnson.
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  Who does AUS senator represent? Who does AUS senator represent?
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  Citizens of their state. Citizens of their state.
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  Who elects US senators? Who elects US senators?
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  Citizens from their state. Citizens from their state.
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  Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
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  Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
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  Citizens in their district. Citizens in their district.
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  Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
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  Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
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  Citizens from their district. Citizens from their district.
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  Some states have more representatives than other
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  states. Why?
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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. 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? The President of the United
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  States is elected for how many years?
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  Four years? Four years?
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  The President of the United States can serve only two terms.
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  Why 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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  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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  What is the name of the President of the United States
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  now? Donald Trump Donald Trump What
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  is the name of the Vice President of the United States
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  now? What is the name of the Vice
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  President of the United States now?
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  JD Vance. JD Vance.
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  If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
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  If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
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  The vice president. The vice president Name one
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  power of the president Name one power of the president.
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  Vetoes bills. Vetoes bills.
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  Who is commander in chief of the US military?
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  Who is commander in chief of the US military?
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  The president. The president.
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  Who signs bills to become laws? Who signs bills to become laws?
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  The president. The president who vetoes bills.
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  Who vetoes bills? The president.
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  The president who appoints federal judges?
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  Who appoints federal judges? The president.
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  The president. The executive branch has many
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  parts. Name 1.
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  The executive branch has many parts.
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  Name 1. President.
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  President, What does the President's Cabinet do?
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  What does the President's Cabinet do?
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  Advises the President Advises the President.
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  What are two cabinet level positions?
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  What are two cabinet level positions?
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  Secretary of Labor, Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor,
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  Secretary of State. Why is the Electoral College
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  important? Why is the Electoral College
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  important? It decides who is elected
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  president. It decides who is elected
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  president. What is one part of the judicial
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  branch? What is one part of the judicial
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  branch? Supreme Court.
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  Supreme Court. What does the judicial branch
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  do? What does the judicial branch
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  do? Reviews laws.
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  Reviews laws. What is the highest court in the
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  United States? What is the highest court in the
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  United States Supreme Court? Supreme Court.
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  How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
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  How many seats are on the Supreme Court 9?
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  9 How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to
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  decide a case? How many Supreme Court justices
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  are usually needed to decide a case?
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  5 5 How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
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  How long do Supreme Court justices serve for life?
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  For life? Supreme Court justices serve for
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  life. Why Supreme Court justices serve
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  for life? Why to be independent of
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  politics? To be independent of politics.
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  Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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  Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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  John Roberts. John Roberts.
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  Name one power that is only for the federal government.
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  Name one power that is only for the federal government.
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  Print paper money. Print paper money.
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  Name one power that is only for the states.
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  Name one power that is only for the states.
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  Give a driver's license. Give a driver's license.
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  What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
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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. 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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  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? 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. 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. Any citizen can vote.
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  Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal
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  office and serve on a jury in the United States Who can vote
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  in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a
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  jury in the United States? Citizens.
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  Citizens. What are three rights of
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  everyone living in the United States?
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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, 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? What do we show loyalty to when
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  we say the Pledge of Allegiance? The United States the United
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  States Name 2 promises that new citizens make in the Oath of
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  Allegiance Name 2 Promises that new citizens make in the Oath of
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  Allegiance To obey the laws of the United States Be loyal to
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  the United States To obey the laws of the United States Be
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  loyal to the United States. How can people become United
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  States citizens? How can people become United
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  States citizens? Naturalize.
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  Naturalize. What are two examples of civic
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  participation in the United States?
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  What are two examples of civic participation in the United
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  States? Vote, Run for office.
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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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  What is one way Americans can serve their country?
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  Vote. Vote Why is it important to pay
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  federal taxes? Why is it important to pay
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  federal taxes? Required by law 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 it is
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  important for all men aged 18 through 25 to register for the
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  Selective Service. Name one reason why Required by
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  law. Required by law.
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  The colonists came to America for many reasons.
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  Name 1. The colonists came to America
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  for many reasons. Name 1.
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  Freedom. Freedom Who lived in America
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  before the Europeans arrived? Who lived in America before the
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  Europeans arrived? American Indians American
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  Indians What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
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  What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
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  Africans Africans. What war did the Americans fight
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  to win independence from Britain?
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  What war did the Americans fight to win?
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  independence from Britain American Revolution American
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  Revolution Name one reason why the Americans declared
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  independence from Britain. Name one reason why the
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  Americans declared independence from Britain?
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  High taxes. High taxes.
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  Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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  Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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  Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson.
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  When was the Declarations of Independence adopted?
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  When was the Declarations of Independence adopted?
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  July 4th, 1776. July 4th, 1776.
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  The American Revolution had many important events.
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  Name 1. The American Revolution had many
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  important events. Name 1.
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  Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence.
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  There were 13 original states. Name 5.
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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 New Hampshire New York
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  New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina What founding document
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  was written in 1787? What founding document was
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  written in 1787? US Constitution US Constitution
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  The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US
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  Constitution. Name one of the writers The
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  Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution.
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  Name one of the writers. John Jay.
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  John Jay. Why were The Federalist Papers
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  important? Why were The Federalist Papers
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  important? They supported passing the US
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  Constitution. They supported passing the US
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  Constitution. Benjamin Franklin is famous for
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  many things, name 1. Benjamin Franklin is famous for
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  many things. Name 1 U.S. diplomat U.S.
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  diplomat George Washington is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 George Washington is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Father of our country.
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  Father of our country Thomas Jefferson is famous for many
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  things. Name 1 Thomas Jefferson is
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  famous for many things. Name 1.
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  Writer of the Declaration of Independence Writer of the
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  Declaration of Independence. James Madison is famous for many
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  things. Name 1.
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  James Madison is famous for many things name 1.
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  Father of the Constitution. Father of the Constitution.
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  Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Alexander Hamilton is famous for
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  many things name 1. One of the writers of The
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  Federalist Papers. 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 1803? What territory did the United
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  States buy from France in 1803? Louisiana.
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  Louisiana Name 1. War fought by the United States
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  in the 1800s Name 1. War fought by the United States
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  in the 1800s Civil War Civil War Name the US War between the
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  North and the South Name the US War between the North and the
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  South The Civil War The Civil War The Civil War had many
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  important events Name 1. The Civil War had many important
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  events. Name 1.
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  Lincoln was assassinated. Lincoln was assassinated.
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  Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Abraham Lincoln is famous for
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  many things Name 1. Freed the slaves.
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  Freed the slaves. What did the Emancipation
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  Proclamation do? What did the Emancipation
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  Proclamation do? Freed the slaves.
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  Freed the slaves What US war ended slavery?
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  What US war ended slavery? The Civil War The Civil War What
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  amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United
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  States are U.S. citizens? What amendment says all persons
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  born or naturalized in the United States are U.S. citizens?
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  14th Amendment 14th Amendment When did all men get the right
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  to vote? When did all men get the right
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  to vote? After the Civil War.
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  After the Civil War Name 1 leader of the women's rights
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  movement in the 1800s. Name 1 leader of the women's
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  rights movement in the 1800s Susan B Anthony Susan B Anthony
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  Name 1 war fought by the United States in the 1900s Name 1 War
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  fought by the United States in the 1900s World War One World
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  War One. Why did the United States enter
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  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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  To support the Allied powers. When did all women get the right
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  to vote? When did all women get the right
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  to vote? after World War One?
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  after World War One, what was the Great Depression?
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  What was the Great Depression? Longest economic recession in
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  modern history? Longest economic recession in
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  modern history. When did the Great Depression
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  start? When did the Great Depression
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  start? The Great Crash 1929 The Great
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  Crash 1929. Who was president during the
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  Great Depression and World War 2?
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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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  Franklin Roosevelt Why did the United States enter World War 2?
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  Why did the United States enter World War 2?
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  To support the Allied powers. To support the Allied Powers.
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  Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things.
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  Name 1. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for
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  many things Name 1. General during World War 2.
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  General during World War 2 Who was the United States main rival
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  during the Cold War? Who was the United States main
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  rival during the Cold War? Russia Russia during the Cold
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  War. What was 1 main concern of the
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  United States during the Cold War?
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  What was 1 main concern of the United States?
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  Communism. Communism.
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  Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
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  Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
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  To stop the spread of communism. To stop the spread of communism.
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  Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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  Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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  To stop the spread of communism. To stop the spread of communism.
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  What did the civil rights movement do?
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  What did the civil rights movement do?
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  Fought to end racial discrimination.
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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. Martin Luther King Junior is
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  famous for many things Name 1. Fought for civil rights.
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  Fought for civil rights Why did the United States enter the
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  Persian Gulf War? 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. 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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  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. 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.
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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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  War in Iraq Name 1 American Indian tribe in the United
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  States Name 1 American Indian tribe in the United States.
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  Cherokee Cherokee. Name one example of an American
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  innovation. Name one example of an American
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  innovation. Landing on the moon.
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  Landing on the Moon. What is the capital of the
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  United States? What is the capital of the
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  United States? Washington, DC Washington, DC
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  Where is the Statue of Liberty? Where is the Statue of Liberty?
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  New York Harbor. New York Harbor Why does the
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  flag have 13 stripes? Why does the flag have 13
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  stripes? Because there were 13 original
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  colonies. Because there were 13 original
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  colonies. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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  Why does the flag have 50 stars? Because there are 50 states.
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  Because there are 50 states. What is the name of the national
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  anthem? What is the name of the national
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  anthem? The Star Spangled Banner The
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  Star Spangled Banner The nation's first motto was E
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  Pluribus Unum. What does that mean?
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  The nation's first motto was E Pluribus Unum.
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  What does that mean? Out of many, one, Out of many
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  one. What is Independence Day?
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  What is Independence Day? The country's birthday.
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  The country's birthday. Name three national US holidays.
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  Name three national US holidays New Year's Day Memorial Day
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  Labor Day New Year's Day Memorial Day Labor Day What is
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  Memorial Day? What is Memorial Day?
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  A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service.
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  A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service What is
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  veteran's day? What is veteran's day?
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  A holiday to honor people in the US military.
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  A holiday to honor people in the US military.