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128 Civics Questions in ORDER (AMIRI 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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  The Constitution. Name one thing the US
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  Constitution does forms the government. the US Constitution
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  starts with the words We the people.
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  What does we the people mean Self Government.
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  How are changes made to the US Constitution Amendments?
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  What does the Bill of Rights protect 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 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. Liberty and self government The
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  words life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are in what
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  Founding 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 Declaration of
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  Independence. There are three branches of
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  government. Why checks and balances?
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  Name the three branches of government legislative,
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  executive, and judicial. 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 rights laws? Congress.
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  What are the two parts of the US Congress?
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  The Senate and House Name one Power of the US Congress
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  declares war. How many US Senators are there?
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  100 How long is a term for AUS senator?
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  Six years. Who is one of your state's US
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  senators? Now look up on senate.gov link
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  in description. How many voting members are in
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  the House of Representatives? 435 How long is a term for a
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  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? Two.
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  Why does each state have two senators?
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  Equal representation. Name your US representative,
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  Look up on house.gov link in description.
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  What is the name of the speaker of the House of Representatives
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  now? Mike Johnson.
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  Who does AUS senator represent? Citizens of their state.
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  Who elects US senators? Citizens from their state who
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  does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
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  Citizens in their district. Who elects members of the House
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  of Representatives? Citizens from their
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  Congressional District. Some states have more
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  representatives than other states.
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  Why they have more people The president of the United States
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  is elected for how many years? Four years?
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  The president of the United States can serve only two terms.
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  Why to keep? The.
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  President from becoming too powerful.
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  What is the name of the President of the United States
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  now? Donald Trump.
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  What is the name of the vice President of the United States
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  now? JD Vance If the president can no
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  longer serve, who becomes president?
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  The vice president, name one power of the president, signs
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  bills into law 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. The president.
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  What does the President's cabinet do?
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  Advises the President. What are two cabinet level
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  positions Secretary of State and Vice President.
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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?
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  The 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 life?
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  Supreme Court justices serve for life.
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  Why? To be independent.
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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
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  the federal government. Declare war.
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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 Look up on usa.gov
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  link in description. What is the capital of your
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  state? Look up on usa.gov link in
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  description. 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 religion, and the right to bear
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  arms. 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 and be loyal to the
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  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 and run for office.
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  What is one way Americans can serve their country?
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  Vote. Why is it important to pay
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  federal taxes required by law? It is important for all men age
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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? Native Americans.
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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 Americans
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  declared independence from Britain?
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  High taxes. Who wrote the Declaration of
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  Independence? Thomas Jefferson.
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  When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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  July 4th, 1776. The American Revolution had many
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  important events. Name 1.
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  Declaration of Independence. There were 13 original states.
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  Name 5 New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and
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  South Carolina. What founding document was
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  written in 1787? Constitution.
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  The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the United States
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  Constitution. Name one of the writers
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  Alexander Hamilton. Why were The Federalist Papers
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  important? They helped people understand
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  the Constitution. Benjamin Franklin is famous for
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  many things, name 1. U.S. diplomat George Washington
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  is famous for many things. Name 1 1st President of the
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  United States. Thomas Jefferson is famous for
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  many things. Name 1 Writer of the Declaration
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  of Independence. James Madison is famous for many
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  things. Name 1 one of the writers of The
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  Federalist Papers. 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. What territory did the United
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  States buy from? France in eighteen O 3.
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  Louisiana Name 1. War fought by the United States
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  in the 1800s Civil War Name the US War between the North and the
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  South. The Civil War The Civil War had
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  many important events. Name 1 Emancipation Proclamation
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  Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 Freed the slaves What did the Emancipation Proclamation
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  do? Freed the slaves What US war
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  ended slavery? The Civil War 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?
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  14th 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 rights
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  movement in the 1800s Susan B Anthony Name 1.
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  War fought by the United States in the 1900s World War 2.
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  Why did the United States enter World War One?
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  Because Germany attacked US 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 Why did the
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  United States enter World War 2? Pearl Harbor Dwight Eisenhower
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  is famous for many things. Name 1 general during World War
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  Two. 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 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? Thought to end racial
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  discrimination, Martin Luther King Junior is famous for many
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  things. Name 1 Fought for civil rights
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  Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
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  To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait.
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  What major event happened on September 11th, 2001 in the
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  United States? Terrorists attacked the United
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  States. Name one.
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  U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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  War in Iraq Name 1. American Indian tribe in the
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  United States. Cherokee Name one example of an
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  American 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.
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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 the
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  country's birthday? Name three national US holidays,
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  Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's 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 military.